Brett E. Jones, Esq.

  • Attorney

Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP

280 Route 82
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533


Bio:

After many years litigating divorces, I have observed the many benefits for my client and the family of a collaborative divorce as compared to a litigated divorce. I always strive to provide my clients with thoughtful, thorough, supportive, organized, knowledgeable expertise keeping in mind my client's needs and goals.

I was named one of the 10 Best Attorneys in New York by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. I have focused my practice of law on Matrimonial and Family Law for the last nineteen years, working in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster Counties. I received my full collaborative divorce and mediation training and have worked as a collaborative divorce attorney for many years. I currently hold the position of Co-Chair for the Executive Committee for the Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association.

I have handled numerous litigated and non-litigated divorce matters, which have included a wide range of simple to complex issues, including complex legal issues and business assets. I also am a mediator with MH Mediation, a Partner at Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP and a Fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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Education:

Le Moyne College 1992-1996
Albany Law School 1996-1999
 

Collaborative Training:

Mediation Training, 2014

Advanced Collaborative Law Training, 2014

Advanced Collaborative Law Training, 2012

Advanced Interdisciplinary Training, 2012

Basic Collaborative Law Training, 2008

Advanced Collaborative Training, 2015

 

Practice Areas:

Family Law

Matrimonial Law

Collaborative Divorce Attorney

Mediator

 

Practice Groups:

Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association

 

Licenses:

New York State 2000- present

 

Activities:

Named one of the 10 Best Attorneys for 2018 by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

Co-Chair of the Executive Committee for the Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association

Presentation - What Financial Professionals Need to know about Divorce - presented to Mass Mutual Financial agents and advisors - October 2015

Presenter - Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce Symposium - April 2015

Presentation - Divorce Options- What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know - presented to Hudson Valley Psychological Association- March 2015

Presenter - Matrimonial Skills 101 - presented to the Dutchess County Bar Association - January 2014

Presenter - Divorce Options Workshops in Dutchess County- 2017

 

Memberships:

Dutchess County Bar Association

Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association

International Association of Collaborative Professionals

Community Foundations of Dutchess County

New York Bar Association

Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association

   
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