OUR EXPERT TEAM

No one understands the needs of divorcing couples better than Patricia. With over three decades of experience practicing family law mediation in both divorce and child custody, she is equipped with the knowledge to handle even the most financially and emotionally challenging cases. Patricia helped found SnapDivorce on the firm belief that mediation is the most effective and amicable way to divorce.

I am continually impressed by how successful divorce mediation is in helping my clients resolve their cases fairly and amicably.

Patricia’s wide breadth of experience gives her a unique insight into both the legal and personal intricacies of divorce. As a trained expert in mediation, Patricia will use her robust skill set to navigate you through a trying time and help you arrive at an amicable resolution.

In addition to mediating cases, Patricia oversees SnapDivorce’s mediator education program, which is designed to provide ongoing professional development to all of our mediators and ensure they meet the highest standards of expertise. Her experience makes her an invaluable resource to our divorce mediators dealing with especially complex issues.

In addition to being a divorce mediator with SnapDivorce, Patricia is a partner at the family law firm of Cooley & Handy.

Kevin founded SnapDivorce with the singular goal of helping couples like you resolve their divorces amicably. Concerned by the animosity, stress, and staggering costs that often accompany the traditional divorce process, he resolved to develop a smoother, more efficient and affordable alternative. The idea for SnapDivorce was born out of simple inquiry of self-reflection: “if I was facing divorce, how would I want it to get resolved?”

Kevin boasts nearly two decades of experience as an attorney, but he takes pride in being a husband and father first and foremost. His unwavering dedication to his practice and family has compelled him to encourage divorcing couples to use divorce mediation as a constructive resolution tool, not only for themselves, but for their families as well. According to Kevin, once couples come in for their initial consultation, their relief is palpable – they can see a reasonable path forward to resolve their divorces.

I see our clients’ worries and anxieties about divorce disappear as soon as they meet with one of our mediators, and that’s exactly what I intended.

Kevin is also the Chief Marketing Officer for SnapDivorce. He manages its communication channels, including its marketing initiatives, website design (including SEO), podcast, and company blog. Kevin’s aim is for SnapDivorce’s podcast and blog to serves as a valuable educational resource for  people contemplating divorce to explain the process to them and highlight the clear benefits of mediation through SnapDivorce. Kevin’s goal is to cultivate a brand name in divorce mediation synonymous with trust. “Our reputation is everything,” he explains.

Remi joined SnapDivorce after spending a decade litigating high-conflict divorce cases in New York and Pennsylvania. Frustrated and disheartened by watching her clients waste an exorbitant amount of time and money in acrimonious litigation, Remi was drawn to the company’s effective mediation-based methodology.

Navigating you through a smooth divorce process and achieving a fair, equitable, and amicable outcome is Remi’s top priority. Her compassionate and individualized approach to client communication fosters trust and transparency. Remi’s goal is to keep you informed throughout each step while addressing and alleviating your concerns along the way.

I’ve seen the positive impact that mediation has had on my clients’ futures

Remi is a professionally trained mediator and has authored numerous published articles on family law and mediation. She has spent the last fourteen years helping couples successfully resolve family law cases and splits her time between New York and Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining SnapDivorce, Remi was an associate in the Family Law group at Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell and Hippel, LLP, in both its New York and Pennsylvania offices, where she practiced exclusively family law.

Adam Pomerantz focuses his mediation practice on family law matters, including divorce, custody, spousal support and child support. Having spent a large portion of his law practice in litigation, Adam has a great deal of experience mediating a wide variety of cases and understands the high cost of litigation and the toll it can take on the parties’ financial resources, time and emotional energy. Adam values divorce mediation because it allows couples to control their own outcomes, derive solutions that are best for them, conserve and protect their assets and avoid lengthy, costly litigation and unpredictable decisions by over-worked judges.

Mediation allows a couple to control the outcome of their case and derive solutions that are best for them

As an experienced litigator and mediator, Adam possesses creative problem-solving skills that help him compassionately guide couples through the difficulties and details of divorce and assist them in reaching tailored solutions that allow them to transition their lives into the future.

In addition to his private mediation practice, Adam mediates cases for the Dallas and Denton County courts. When he’s not arbitrating or mediating, Adam enjoys playing golf, traveling with his wife and sons, playing with his two dogs and cooking.

Stephanie has practiced family law in Texas for almost 14 years. She is a graduate of South Texas College of Law.  Since graduation she has focused her career exclusively on family Law. Stephanie is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas and a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Mediation allows couples to resolve their divorces in a practical, civil and economical way.

Stephanie has assisted clients in all aspects of their divorces – child custody, property division and support. After becoming frustrated with the court system and the devastating impact that contentious and expensive divorce litigation can have on couples, Stephanie was drawn to divorce mediation as a practical, civil and economical alternative to traditional divorce litigation. Stephanie was particularly drawn to SnapDivorce’s efficient and settlement-based process.

Stephanie is both compassionate and understanding and, therefore, able to smoothly guide divorcing couples through what is typically an incredibly stressful process. Stephanie also values communication with her clients and will happily answer any questions you have. Her goal is to assist you to resolve your divorce fairly and as amicably as possible.

While not practicing family law, Stephanie loves spending time with her very active family and large dog.

As an experienced lawyer and mediator, as well as a parent of three, Jo understands the emotional, legal and financial components to a separation and divorce.  Jo is a family mediator and collaborative attorney who dedicates her entire practice to helping families in New York find out of court solutions.

Mediation enables families to move forward efficiently, equitably, and with dignity and grace.

Prior to opening up her own practice in 2012, Jo was a commercial litigator at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP and Friedman, Wang & Bleiberg, LLP (now Foley & Lardner, LLP).  Seeing first-hand the emotional and financial toll of litigation, and appreciating that it often is ill-suited for family disputes, Jo shifted gears, and has spent the last decade successfully mediating amicable, creative, and sustainable settlements.

Jo has trained extensively and across many modalities of mediation.  She primarily is an interest-based mediator – moving clients from positions to underlying interests.  She respects her clients as unique individuals who are the ultimate authorities on what is in the best interest for themselves and their families.  Jo takes pride in her personalized and attentive service, and former clients have praised her calm, kind and steady demeanor.

As a divorce mediator, Jo guides and supports each client with compassion and understanding.  She expertly helps families navigate issues, including, decision-making, co-parenting schedules, support, and asset distribution, and handles all stages of the process – mediation, drafting of agreements, and uncontested court filings.

In additional to providing mediation services with Snap Divorce, Jo has a private practice in NY, is an active member of several NYS bar and mediation associations, and is proud to serve on the board of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation and as the immediate past Vice President and Co-Chair of the Mentorship Committee of the Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York.  Jo also has been appointed to the Matrimonial Mediation Roster for the Supreme Courts and Family Courts in New York and Westchester Counties.

Jo is grateful to do the work she does, and believes in giving back to the community.  She mediates divorces and serves as pro bono/low bono consulting attorney for low income divorcing clients as part of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Mediation Project, CLUSTER, and FamilyKind.

Jo lives in Larchmont, New York with her husband, 3 children, and rambunctious puppy Edna, and has a daily meditation practice which keeps her grounded and grateful.

Susan understands that divorce can be a stressful and emotional process that typically results in neither spouse feeling good about the final outcome. As a professionally trained and court certified mediator, Susan provides a more positive experience helping couples find creative and mutually acceptable solutions to the issues involved in divorce. She enables couples to find what works best for them.

Mediation is future focused. It helps couples understand what their lives will look like at the end of this process.

During the mediation, Susan keeps the focus on the future. She helps couples answer the question “What will our lives look like at the end of this process?” Her listening and communication skills as well as her legal knowledge and years of mediation experience result in a comfortable low stress atmosphere and solutions-oriented process that leaves couples ready for the next chapter in their lives.

In addition to mediating for SnapDivorce, Susan has a private law practice and mediates in local Northern Virginia Courts. When not mediating, Susan enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and long walks with her dog.

As an experienced divorce attorney, Autumn N. Hancock has seen firsthand the financial and emotional toll that divorce litigation takes on families. She likewise deeply understands the benefits that alternative dispute resolution and mediation offers to families in conflict. That is what inspired Autumn to become a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator.

Mediation allows divorcing couples to craft their own solutions and to work together to resolve their divorce.

As a mediator, Autumn has been able to give parties the tools to craft their own solutions to their problems and to work together to make the important decisions that will shape the future of their family. Autumn has a passion for helping families work through the difficult transition of divorce.

In addition to working as a mediator with SnapDivorce, Autumn practices adoption and family law in St. Petersburg, Florida, and is an Adjunct Professor of legal studies at St. Petersburg College. Prior to founding her own law firm, Autumn gained litigation experience working with juveniles at the State Attorney’s Office and in private practice focusing on family law, real estate litigation, criminal law, bankruptcy, and civil litigation.

Throughout her education and her career, Autumn has remained very active in her community. She volunteers her time with many organizations, including Wills for Heroes, Lawyers for Young Adults Project, Community Law Program, Lunch Pals, Guardian ad Litem, and serves as a Board Member for the St. Petersburg Bar Association and as the Journal Editor for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.

Outside of her work with families, Autumn’s favorite thing to do is spend time with her two young sons and her husband. Autumn loves scuba diving, traveling, working on art projects with her kids, taking walks around the neighborhood, shopping, riding her Peloton bike, exploring new towns, and spending time laughing with friends.

Carole is committed to achieving the best results for all concerned through divorce mediation. As a former Family Law attorney with over 15 years of divorce litigation experience, she saw firsthand how an adversarial approach to divorce does not serve divorcing couples well, as they navigate a challenging and emotionally sensitive experience. Even while formerly practicing law and acting as an advocate representing her clients, Carole’s awareness of the challenges parties face in divorce caused her to create and nationally market a CD for consumers of legal services.  Through this tool, she educated countless divorcing couples on how to navigate the divorce process, beginning with discovery and going all the way through custody, co-parenting, spousal support, alimony, marital debt and property distribution to settlement.

Mediation is your best opportunity to retain control and decision making over your future.

Carole’s approach to mediation is to be an informed guide and neutral mirror, reflecting in a clear manner, the essence of what is of importance to each party. Carole provides an environment that allows for the development of creative and perhaps previously unseen solutions.

Carole knows that mediation is your best opportunity to retain control and decision making over your future. She believes that when you feel heard and are thus able to move beyond positions to truly consider what is in your best interest, it expedites resolving issues which might otherwise have remained too long beyond your grasp.

In addition to joining SnapDivorce, Carole maintains a private mediation practice. Carole has 100 hours of training in mediation, arbitration, and domestic violence issues.

With over 15 years’ experience as family law practitioner, Dawn uses the skills and insights she has acquired to facilitate equitable divorces for couples like you. Rather than spending excessive amounts of time, energy and money litigating divorces, Dawn recognizes that  mediation is the better solution for couples looking to divorce amicably and successfully move on to the next chapters in their lives.

Mediation allows a couple to resolve their disputes much more quickly, inexpensively, and amicably.

As a professional trained mediator, helping couples fairly resolve the issues of divorce, equitable distribution and child custody matters is Dawn’s focus. Her attention to detail and her calm, compassionate demeanor, paired with her experience and knowledge, make Dawn  highly sought-after.

In addition to mediating cases, Dawn has dedicated a significant portion of her legal career to representing families in all stages of divorce, separation, support and custody matters. When not mediating cases for SnapDivorce, Dawn runs a successful solo family law practice.

With 16 years of experience practicing divorce and family law in New York City and its surrounding counties, Jennifer boasts an unrivaled level of knowledge and insight. She is a certified practitioner in both divorce mediation and collaborative divorce, and her expertise has helped hundreds of couples achieve positive and amicable outcomes.

With professional ties to SnapDivorce founder Kevin Handy dating back to 1998, Jennifer has been an advocate and staunch believer in the company’s mission for over 20 years. She knows first-hand how effective mediation can be in facilitating a simple and cost-effective divorce for couples facing even the most challenging issues.

Data shows that couples who mediate their cases report much higher levels of satisfaction post-divorce than couples who have gone through a contentious litigation process. I have seen these favorable outcomes first-hand for 16 years.

Jennifer is masterful in empowering couples with creative and tailored solutions. Her thoughtful, approachable, and supportive guidance is instrumental in the mediation and uncontested divorce process. In addition to her training in mediation, Jennifer has enhanced her unique leadership and mediation techniques through completion of a course in divorce coaching.

In addition to being a divorce mediator for SnapDivorce, Jennifer is a partner at Kaminer Kouzi & Associates LLP, having co-founded the firm in 2008. Jennifer lives in Westchester County with her husband, three children, and her rescue dog, and enjoys traveling, hiking, running and using her Peloton bike in her spare time.

Michele has been helping couples resolve their divorce and family law matters in Southwestern Pennsylvania for over 30 years. She has worked as both a mediator and a litigator, as well as an appointed advocate for the family courts. Having seen couples face the stress and cost of traditional divorce throughout her career, Michele has become a strong advocate for mediation, because it allows couples to resolve their cases amicably and fairly, without the cost, hostility and anxiety associated with traditional divorce.

Mediation allows for both parties to be heard and actively contribute to the resolution of their case, leading to fair, equitable and satisfying results.

As an experienced and trained divorce mediator, Michele shares your desire to reach a fair and equitable result and is wholly committed to helping you resolve your divorce as amicably as possible. Michele is an active member of the Washington County Bar Association, and has served as its President, the Chair of its Family Law Division, and on numerous committees. She is also an active member of the Family Law Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association.  Michele is a frequent lecturer in the areas of family law, professionalism and ethics, and participates in several programs offered to area schools and local communities.

In her personal life, Michele is family-oriented with three grown-children, two stepdaughters and three granddaughters.

As an experienced divorce litigator, Alison has seen how taxing divorce can be on not only the parties going through the process, but for the rest of their family as well. It is for this reason that she is such a proponent of the mediation process. Alison believes that mediation provides an excellent low-stress environment for couples to divorce and gives couples the control to craft creative solutions to their disputes.

Alison takes a compassionate approach to mediation and ensures that her clients feel comfortable and informed throughout the process. Having spent time working for the Special Victims Unit and Child Advocacy Center in Queens, New York, Alison understands how to interact with families in the most sensitive and stressful situations.

Mediation is an empowering process for couples, allowing them to find creative and effective solutions in a tumultuous time.

In addition to being a mediator at SnapDivorce, Alison is a litigator with Cooley & Handy, focusing her practice exclusively on family law. Prior to joining Cooley & Handy and SnapDivorce, Alison clerked for the Honorable Jack Panella of the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

When she is not working, Alison enjoys spending time with family, traveling and swimming. As part of a long line of Penn State alumni, Alison loves spending time in Happy Valley visiting friends and cheering on the Nittany Lions.

Marti joined SnapDivorce after spending a decade litigating divorce, custody and paternity cases throughout South Florida. After years of seeing families stressed by the long and adversarial judicial system, and watching their savings dwindled by the high cost of litigation, Marti became passionate about the mediation process and the control it offers divorcing couples over the outcome of their cases.

Mediation gives couples control over the divorce, reduces their animosity and anxiety, and saves them from wasting their life savings on litigation.

Joining SnapDivorce has enabled Marti to use her knowledge and skills in a targeted way to help families resolve their disputes with less stress, less time, and less cost involved.

Marti is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and operates her own law practice in Coral Gables, Florida. When she’s not helping families resolve their disputes as a mediator or advocate, she enjoys gardening and spending time with her husband and two young daughters enjoying the warm South Florida weather.

Helping you navigate the separation and divorce process, while keeping you focused on reaching a fair and equitable resolution, is Liz’s primary objective. Based on her years of experience, Liz knows that mediation is the best pathway for divorcing couples to reach an amicable resolution of their issues and create a high-quality life post-divorce. Having initially practiced as a litigator for children’s rights, becoming a mediator was a natural progression for Liz — a way to help clients resolve their divorces efficiently, without the exorbitant fees, costs and animosity associated with traditional divorce litigation.

When you are able to sit around a table and discuss your divorce amicably with a trained and skilled mediator the process is incredibly effective and efficient.

Liz’s goal is to have you leave the mediation process knowing that your concerns have been heard and addressed. Every question that you have — from child support or spousal maintenance to equitable distribution of marital property — will be carefully discussed, analyzed and answered. When your mediation is complete, you will know that you have been treated fairly and that the process has been just.

In addition to with working with SnapDivorce, Liz runs her own law practice in Pittsford, New York.