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MARILYN A. WESTLAKE, ESQ.

Divorce Mediation has been my area of concentration since 1986. I have represented clients in a full range of legal issues including divorce, child custody, parental access schedules (visitation), child support, grandparent rights and adoption.

My career in law started when I graduated from New York Law School in the top 12% of my class. This was followed by a year working for the Department of Transportation in Washington D.C., and five years in Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia.

I retired as Acting Justice for the Village of Fayetteville in 1995. In 1994 I held a position as an adjunct professor of Family Mediation at SUNY Oswego. I am frequently called upon to present programs and judge negotiating competitions for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society at SU College of Law. I have been a volunteer mediator for Child Find of America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reuniting parents and children who are the victims of parental abduction.

In addition to my legal background, I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Masters in Counseling, both from Syracuse University.

My husband and I have a total of four children, two of whom were adopted (one from the Philippines and one from Peru). We have two grandchildren.

Most recently, I became a pioneer in a new concept in divorce and family mediation by founding “Mediation Without Walls”. There is no longer any reason for clients to take the time to drive to my office. I am available by phone. Mediation clients can take advantage of this program by using conference call technology. Each party receives a call in their separate location. Documents are exchanged via email attachments or regular mail. “Mediation Without Walls” allows me to offer efficient mediation services to clients throughout New York State as well as NYS residents who are located throughout the world.

Court Admissions: New York State, Federal District Court, Supreme Court of the United States

Professional Affiliations:
New York State Bar Association
Onondaga County Bar Association
Association for Conflict Resolution

Accomplishments: a founder and past steering committee member of the Children 1st! education program for separating and divorcing parents. Co-founder and past chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Onondaga County Bar Association.

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