Mediator Resume

Attorney at law since 1983 and Family Mediator since 1994 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Debra L. Smith - Attorney at Law and Associate

Attorney, Mediator, Justice of the Peace

Mentor, Committee for Public Counsel, 1996-Present; Independent Family Mediator, 1994-Present; Guardian ad Litem, 1990-Present; Sole Practitioner, Debra L. Smith, 1984-Present.

Attorney since 1983 and mediator in civil litigation since 1989 and family mediator since 1994.

Arbitrator and Mediator for American Arbitration Association in Person Injury, Uninsured and Underinsured Cases beginning in April 1989 to 1996. Arbitrator and Mediator for the U.S. Arbitration & Mediation of New England, Inc. in April 1994.

Family law mediator to resolve matters including divorce, parenting time, child support, alimony, division of assets and liabilities, modification and other related matters.

Mediation in person or on Zoom.

Proficient on Zoom as taught college classes at Suffolk University on Zoom, presented on Zoom for professional organizations. Attended AFCC MA Conference on "Brave New World: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence in Family Law” on March 21, 2025.

New England School of Law (now New England Law/Boston) (JD - 1982); University of Maryland (MA, Health Education - 1975); Boston University, School of Education (BS - 1975).

Admitted to the Bar: Colorado (1992), Massachusetts (1983).

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; Massachusetts Bar Association; Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc.; Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Inc.; Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem; Massachusetts Justice of the Peace Association, Inc.; The Women's Bar Association.

June 8, 2024, Speaker on a panel on "The Dream Team, Helping with Transition Using the Collaborative Law Process" at the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 61st Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. May 13, 2022, Speaker on a panel Discussing Conflict, Culture and the Collaborative Process at the Roundtable for the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council. May 14, 2021, Co-Presenter at the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Inc.'s Roundtable training on "Using Social Media to Address Bias and Diversity in the Collaborative Community.” January 22, 2014, Chair and Speaker on "Collaborative Family Law" at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hourly Rate: $395.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $395.00/hr Cancellation: $395.00/hr Cancellation Period: 2 Days Comment: Cancellation of 24 hours before a meeting is requested. If the meeting is cancelled less than 24 hours, a fee of one hour or $395.00 is charged.

English

United States of America

Watertown, Massachusetts