“All divorces involve decisions and choices. Which professional will assist you, and how you will utilize their help, are decisions that can powerfully affect whether your divorce moves forward smoothly or not.”

    - Handbook for Clients
    © 2001 American Bar Assoc.

Welcome

Welcome to information about Christine D. Gordon’s collaborative family law practice, located in Fairport, New York, on the eastern side of the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area.

CHRISTINE D. GORDON is committed to providing experienced family law counsel to those who choose collaborative law as an alternative to contested litigation to resolve divorce issues or other family disputes. Ms. Gordon was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1978. A graduate of Cornell Law School, she was honored to spend many years helping the courts adjudicate family matters at the appellate and trial levels as an attorney assistant to New York State judges. In private practice, she has represented clients in Family and Supreme Courts and served often as court-appointed law guardian representing children in contested custody matters. She is a member of the Association of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys and the Monroe County Bar Association.

COLLABORATIVE LAW is a dynamic and empowering way for you to use legal services to help you resolve divorce issues or other family disputes. It consists of two clients and two attorneys, working together toward the sole goal of reaching an efficient, fair, comprehensive settlement of all issues. You and the other party agree at the beginning not to resort to court intervention. The collaborative process is based upon mutual respect, despite your disagreements. It is designed so that the process itself does no further damage to you or your family, making it easier to go forward into the future.