Bonnie Blume Goldsamt, MA, JD, APM, SM

Essex County Office:

25 Pompton Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044
(973) 857-6220
Fax: (973) 857-6162

Bergen County Office:

One University Plaza, Suite 14

Hackensack, NJ 07601

(201) 487-1622

• Named as one of "New Jersey's Top" ten mediators (NJBIZ, May 2008).
• Recognized as a "Legend of ADR," NJSBA, 2007.

Description of Practice

Accredited Professional Mediator & Arbitrator; Mediation Trainer. Advanced Practitioner, Assn. for Conflict Resolution; former Chair NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section. Practice Areas: Family (divorce, pre/postnuptial, support, custody, time sharing, parent/child, adoption); Business (dissolution, shareholder disputes, collection, contracts, formation); Construction; Estates & Probate; Employment.

Professional Experience

Litigator since 1979. Conflict resolution practitioner since 1989. State Bar Trustee; Former law professor; Faculty member, ICLE Divorce/Civil Mediation Trainings. Advanced Practitioner, ACR, Accredited Professional Mediator; former Officer/Director, NJ Association of Professional Mediators; former Chair, State Bar Dispute Resolution Section, Master, Garibaldi Inn for ADR; Federal District Court, Bankruptcy Court and Superior Court Mediator; Arbitrator, AAA.

Mediation Experience

Extensive mediation experience, including as court approved Federal and State Court mediator; experienced in divorce and family matters as well as business, commercial, contract disputes; wills, probate, trusts and estates and guardianships; partnership/shareholder disputes; real estate & construction matters and employment. Founding member of the faculty, ICLE Divorce & Civil Mediation Trainings, writer and lecturer on dispute resolution.

Approach to Mediation

Mediation is a sane and rationale approach to problem solving. The Mediator, working as an impartial facilitator, assists the parties to define issues, gather facts and develop options to create a settlement that is satisfactory and works for them. While mainly facilitative, the Mediator’s approach is flexible and may use other mediation processes to help the parties to reach a solution.

Fees

Initial calls with the parties and/or attorneys to clarify the mediation process are at no charge. Hourly rates and retainer to be discussed and agreed upon.

Other Information

Co-mediation with Accountant and/or therapeutic Mediator available. Offices conveniently located In Hackensack (Bergen County) and Verona (Essex County) serving Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Morris, Sussex, Union, Hudson and Middlesex Counties.