Rachel Green
Divorce & Family Mediator,
Collaborative Attorney, Parent Coordinator
Rachel Fishman Green, Esq. founded ReSolution in 1995. ​She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York and currently Chairs the Ethics Committee and Domestic Violence Task Force, where she was Editor-In-Chief of their newsletter for 5 years. She is a frequent presenter on Ethics and Domestic Violence at conferences and seminars, given by the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation and the Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York. She also mediates disputes about allegations of attorney misconduct, referred to her by the Judicial Grievance Committee.
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​Rachel has helped thousands of divorcing and separating couples resolve conflicts concerning all aspects of divorce including, division of homes, time with children, dividing small businesses, fair distribution of pension assets, child support, division of health and child care expenses, taxes of divorcing couples and how to bring new girlfriend/boyfriend into children’s lives.
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Awards:
Academy of Family Mediators: Achievement of the Advanced Practitioner
Association for Conflict Resolution
New York State Council on Divorce Mediation
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Education:
1990 Boston University School of Law, cum laude
Brooklyn Mediation Center, Safe Horizon: Mediation Certification
Matrimonial Fee Dispute Arbitration Certification from NY State
For ten years, Michael practiced in private firms and the public sector, then left the law to run an arts business working with young families.
His decision to make a career change was due to finding the strictly legalistic approach to problems and disputes often left many important human elements out of the picture. People in conflict experience a range of emotional, psychological, financial, social and spiritual cross currents. Michael found working to resolve a conflict as an attorney, required a pretense that these elements didn’t exist. When the law offered finality to a conflict, it didn't offer resolution to the participants.
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Looking for a holistic process to help people in conflict, Michael explored mediation and was able to meld his legal career with the more encompassing approach of mediation.
Michael continues to work with the Center for Mediation in Law’s Support and Development Practice Group. He's a member of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York and the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation where he regularly attends continuing education seminars.
He's a former member of the Family Divorce & Mediation Council (FDMC) Board of Directors and is currently serving on the Continuing Education Committee.
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Education:
1989 graduate of Yale Law School
Oberlin College BA
Center for Mediation in Law: Mediation Intensive Training
Ackerman Institute for the Family: Divorce Mediation
Michael Henry
Divorce & Family Mediator, Collaborative Attorney
