Schwartzberg, Ora

Current Employment Position(s)

Owner, since June 1, 1985

Lawyer Overview

Ora Schwartzberg has been practicing law since 1985 and has also been a mediation practitioner for over fifteen years. She is a graduate of Vermont Law School. Prior to that, she received a master's degree in counseling from SUNY, Plattsburgh (New York), and an undergraduate degree in education from Temple University in Philadelphia. She has had careers as an inner-city high school teacher (English) and as a counselor prior to attending law school. Attorney Schwartzberg practiced law in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, New York, until 2001 when she passed the New Hampshire Bar and relocated to New Hampshire.

Although a large part of her practice involves divorce mediation, Attorney Schwartzberg also mediates cases involving small business, real estate, and family issues unrelated to divorce. She is an active member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, presently serving as the President of the Grafton County Bar Association, Chair of Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association, and a member of the New Hampshire Bar Legislative Committee. She is also a member of the American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Mediation & Arbitration
• Complex Divorce Litigation
• Collaborative Law
• Prenuptial & Cohabitation Agreements
• Property Division
• Family Law, Parenting Plans & Child Support
• Post-Divorce Modifications
• Closely Held & Family Businesses

West Practice Categories

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Collaborative, Divorce, Family Law, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1985
• New Mexico, 1992
• New Hampshire, 2001

Certification/Specialties

• NH Certified Marital Mediator
• Certified Collaborative Law Attorney

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New Hampshire Bar (Member, Legislative Committee)
• New Hampshire Bar, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Chair)
• Grafton County Bar (President)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Trainer (Law Students & Mediators)
• Consultant (Attorneys & Legislators on Family Law Issues)

Education

• Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont, May, 1984
  J.D.
• State University of New York, Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, June, 1976
  M.S.
  Major: Counseling
• Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, June, 1968
  B.S.
  Major: English

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

P. O. Box 130
117 Route 10
Piermont, NH 03779

Phones

(603) 272-9500 (Piermont)
(603) 224-8008 (Concord)

Faxes

(603) 272-9305

Emails

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Websites

http://www.nhlawyer.net