Reachaccord.com - Marion L. Wasserman

Certified Mediator and Former Vice President, Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Member, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council

Former Executive Director, Women Lawyers Network of Needham and Surrounding Communities

J.D., Harvard Law School; M.A., University of Michigan

Marion Lee Wasserman received her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Ms. Wasserman also holds a Master's degree in English literature from the University of Michigan. She received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Ms. Wasserman established her own law practice in 1993, after five years in-house at Bolt, Beranek and Newman Inc. She helps couples and families resolve disputes, and she also assists businesses with technology-related legal matters. Ms. Wasserman's experience in the business world gives her a broad perspective that couples and families appreciate and find beneficial.

Ms. Wasserman has been providing mediation services since 1995 and has extensive mediation training through basic and advanced programs. She has mediation experience in both private and court-sponsored programs, including programs of the Norfolk Superior Court, the Plymouth District Court and the Community Dispute Settlement Center. Ms. Wasserman's mediation training includes advanced training in divorce mediation (Divorce Mediation Training Associates and the Community Dispute Settlement Center) and special additional training in the mediation of family disputes (Mediation Works, Inc.). Ms. Wasserman has been granted certification by the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.

Ms. Wasserman is also trained in the collaborative law approach to dispute resolution. She received her collaborative law training through the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council.

Ms. Wasserman has taught Legal Studies at Brandeis University and has taught writing at Tufts University. She is a professional writer and the author of a book about family issues.

Ms. Wasserman is admitted to practice in Massachusetts. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (Certified Member). In addition, she is on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.