Essex County Bar Association (conciliator and member), Essex County Probate & Family Court Judicial Designee, Massachusetts Counsel on Family Mediation, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem
Fee information: Newburyport Divorce Mediation offers a free one half hour consultation to parties interested in participating in mediation. Thereafter, parties are charged for Attorney Galat's time at the rate of $385 per hour. A separate fee of $2,500 is charged for the preparation of a comprehensive Separation Agreement and the preparation of all related documents that must be filed with the court for an uncontested divorce. No additional time is charged for the preparation of those documents. Most clients complete the entire mediation process for a total of $4,000 to $5,000.