Lesley Friedland: FamilyKind Not for Profit in The Divorce Sphere

Lesley Ann Friedland, a family law attorney and mediator, is the founder and Executive Director of FamilyKind, a not-for-profit organization providing information and support to families experiencing separation and divorce. For more than two decades, Lesley served as a court attorney and referee for the NYC Family Court presiding over custody, visitation and child protective matters in all five boroughs. Lesley currently serves on the Family Court Custody and Visitation Advisory Committee, the Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law, and is a member of the Family Court and Family Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association (NYCBA), the New York Women’s Bar Association (NYWBA), the New York State Council of Divorce Mediators (NYSCDM), the Family Divorce & Mediation Council of Greater New York (FDMC) and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). In 2017, Lesley was the proud recipient of NYC Bar Association’s The Kathryn A. McDonald Award for Excellence in Service to Family Court. The award, given annually, recognizes the vital services of attorneys who work in the Family Court in New York City.

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