Court Based ADR Programs in Courts in New York City:

Commercial Division

Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Family Law

Early Neutral Evaluation Program

Commercial Division ADR Programs

The New York County Supreme Court Commercial Division ADR Program

For information regarding the ADR Program in New York County, contact:

Maris Buckner, Program Coordinator

Commercial Division Support Office
60 Centre Street, Room 148
New York, New York 10007
mbuckner@nycourts.gov

The Queens County Supreme Court Commercial Division ADR Program

For information regarding the ADR Program in Queens County, contact:

Maria Bradley, Esq., Program Coordinator

Supreme Court, Civil Branch, Queens County
Queens County Courthouse
88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Room 511
Jamaica, New York 11435
Tel: 718-298-1211
Email: mbradley@nycourts.gov

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Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Family Law Programs

The New York County Matrimonial Mediation Program helps divorcing couples with cases in court come to agreements on parenting and economic matters. 

Loren Schwartz, Program Coordinator

Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County
New York County Courthouse
60 Centre Street, Room 148
New York, New York 10007
Tel: 646-386-3020
Email: lschwart@nycourts.gov
Fax: 212-748-5312 (attention: Loren Schwartz)

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The Queens County Matrimonial Mediation Program helps divorcing couples with cases in court come to agreements on parenting and economic matters. 

To learn more, contact:

Maria Bradley, Esq., Program Coordinator

Supreme Court, Civil Branch, Queens County
Queens County Courthouse
88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Room 511
Jamaica, New York 11435
Tel: 718-298-1211
Email: mbradley@nycourts.gov

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Collaborative Family Law Center
The Collaborative Family Law Center connects qualifying couples in New York City to specially-trained lawyers and other professionals to help them get divorced without going to court.

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The New York County Early Neutral Evaluation Program is a program in Manhattan, mainly for liability and damages matters.  The Neutral Evaluator, an attorney,  meets with parties to try to help them come to an agreement. The Neutral can also offer opinions about the parties’ chances for success in court. By evaluating the cases of each party, the Neutral Evaluator helps parties understand the merits of their cases so that they can decided how to proceed.  The opinion of a neutral third party may help parties generate a settlement. 

Parties with questions about any aspect of the Program should call 646-386-3691.