“As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.”
Abraham Lincoln
Ann has worked in family law for over 25 years, for judges and in private practice. After watching the destruction that can occur to a family during the divorce process, Ann became trained in collaborative law and mediation. She works with skill and compassion, realizing that legal matters involving family are one of the most stressful times in one’s life.
Ann assists her clients move through the divorce process and is able to offer them alternatives to traditional litigation. Ann enjoys working with clients who desire to move beyond the divorce and who are willing to consider the needs of the entire family. She understands the concern people have for privacy, direct answers and a clear understanding of options regarding shared parenting, division of assets and sharing of income.
Ann has become a leader in the collaborative movement, serving a two-year term as co-president of the Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania. Thereafter, she continued to serve on the executive committee for two additional years, bringing ongoing training opportunities to like-minded professionals. Ann served two terms on the Practice Group Development Committee for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Ann now focuses on spreading the practice of collaborative law throughout Pennsylvania as chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Collaborative Law Committee.
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers: 2013- 2020
- Rising Star: 2005- 2007
- Select Lawyers: 2015
- Harrisburg Magazine Simply the Best or Reader’s Choice Family Law Attorney: 2006-2013
- Current Chairperson: Pennsylvania Bar Association Collaborative Law Committee
- Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1993
- Widener University Journal of Public Law – Internal Editor
- Publication: Comment, I Speak therefore I Am: A Voice in Support of Judicial Candidates’ Right to Freedom of Speech, 2 Widener J. Pub. Law 671 (1993).
- Widener University Journal of Public Law – Internal Editor
- Seton Hall University, B.A. 1990, magna cum laude
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Collaborative Law Committee
- Family Law Section
- Zone Member of House of Delegates, 2009-2012
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2002 & 2009
- Member of Family Law Section
- Chair of Family Law Section, 2002 & 2009
- Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania
- Co-President, 2016 & 2017
- Executive Committee, training 2018 & 2019
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Practice Group Development Committee, 2018 & 2019
- Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
- St. Thomas More Society
- Board of Governors 2019 & 2020
- York County Bar Association
- Member of Family Law Section
- Herbert Cohen Inn of Court
- St. Theresa School, New Cumberland
- School board: Member, 2008-2013; Chair, 2009-2011
- Chair annual Race for Education, 2008-2016
- St. Theresa Parish, New Cumberland
- Sunday school teacher, four years
- Neighborhood Dispute Settlement, Harrisburg
- Coyle School of Irish Dance, volunteer coordinator
- Pro Bono client representation through Mid Penn Legal Services
- 2019: Co-author, Collaborative Practice in Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act. PBA Quarterly: Symposium Issue on ADR.
- 2018: Make Divorce Healthier Symposium
- 2017: The Top Indicators for Knowing if You, Your Client and the Case are appropriate for Mediation.
- 2016: Breaking Down Budget/Expense Barriers
- 2016: The Nuts and Bolts of your Collaborative Case
- 2016: 4 Ways the Do It Yourself Divorce Can Lead to Disaster
- 2016: How you can Restructure your Family without Destroying It
- 2016: This Is Not Your Parents’ Divorce: How the use of Collaborative Law and Mediation Can Help Restructure Your Family
- 2015: Collaborative Divorce Law
- 2015: Split Decision: Today’s Divorce Seeks to Minimize Cost and Antagonism
- 2014: Tax & Legal Matters & the Collaborative Divorce Process at the PIPCA South Central Tax Conference
- 2014: Collaborative Law
- June, 2007 & June, 2009 Faculty for Intensive Trial Advocacy Program
- 2009 Collaborative Practice: A Better Approach to Conflict Resolution
- 2007 Your First Divorce Client
- April, 2000 & June, 2002 CLE Course Panelist and Speaker: Fundamentals of Family Law.
- 2000 Update of current Family Law decisions in Pennsylvania.
- 2000 Author: Presumption of Paternity and Estoppel, Volume 22, Issue No. 1 Pennsylvania Family Lawyer (2000).
- 1998 Update on Family Law in Pennsylvania.
- 1998 Co-author: Discovery Related Issues, for seminar related to tort issues in family law.
- 1995 Family Law course for paralegal students.
- 1995 Protection from Abuse Law in Pennsylvania.
- Widener University School of Law
- Since July, 1996 to date for various semesters
- Lecture: Mediation in Family Law practice; guest lecturer for family law course.
- April, 2009 Guest Speaker: Alternative Dispute Resolution Class.