Alliteration aside, we have a lot of exciting news to share about Jennifer Hawthorne 's role at Skylark Law & Mediation, PC and her contributions to the field of dispute resolution. Since August 2016, Jen has been working with Skylark as a mediator and collaborative divorce professional. Her role grew from an of counsel position to full time associate, and in 2022 Jen became a partner at Skylark. Jen's skills as a mediator and her ability to lighten even the toughest conversations have elevated the work at Skylark. Her laugh and the laughter of her clients still carries throughout the office when she has in person meetings. For the last year Jen has been overseeing Skylark's student interns from New England law, providing opportunities for future attorneys to truly understand what it means to be a well-rounded dispute resolution professional. She intends to continue this mentorship and find ways in the future to expand on the opportunities available for potential
Test Negative & Stay Positive! Checking in on the Influence a Global Pandemic has on Divorce Mediation and the Mediators Themselves
Photo by Maxime on Unsplash Almost two years has passed since we wrote our first blog post about the havoc COVID-19 was causing in parenting plans ( Co-Parenting in a Crisis: COVID-19 and Beyond ). Little did we know how long this crisis would persist and all the things that it would change. We continue to contemplate how long we'll wear masks in public and whether we'll ever shake hands regularly again, and yet life goes on. People get married and divorced, and they still need help figuring out how to navigate family conflict. As we continue to help people with these major life decisions, we've noticed some of the potentially long-lasting effects of the pandemic. Below is a list of what we've seen change about our practice, and we're interested to see the comments and if your experience has been similar or different: Video Killed the In-Person Star I spent my childhood (and 20s and 30s) wondering when we would regularly use video screens to communicate like