Lisa Kent

Lisa Kent is an Amherst family law attorney and mediator whose practice focuses on helping clients restructure family relationships through collaborative law, mediation, and court-based representation. Her services include collaborative law, mediation, limited assistance representation, court matters, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and divorce coaching. She brings prior complex civil litigation experience to a family practice centered on practical problem solving and reducing unnecessary conflict.

Lisa earned B.A. degrees in English and History from Douglass College at Rutgers University in 1984. She received a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law, Newark in 1992 and served as Articles Editor of the Computer and Technology Law Journal. She later completed training and certifications connected with family dispute resolution, including divorce mediation and family law conciliation.

Lisa’s earlier career included complex, high-stakes civil litigation and legislative work advising New Jersey state legislators. Her background includes pro bono work for a public school district and representation in freedom of religion and free speech cases. Her focus shifted to family law and mediation years ago, and she now uses negotiation, mediation, and litigation tools to address divorce and other family disputes.

Lisa Kent is a Divorce and Family Law Conciliator, Category F Guardian ad litem, and experienced Divorce Mediator. Her professional memberships include Massachusetts Collaborative Law Counsel, Massachusetts Council of Family Mediators, American Association of Family Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem, and the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section. Her practice gives Amherst clients several paths for resolving family matters, from negotiated agreements to court proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kent Collaborative Law
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Counsel
• Member, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section
• Member, Massachusetts Council of Family Mediators
• Member, American Association of Family Conciliation Courts
• Member, Massachusetts Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Member, Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Rutgers University School of Law, Newark
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Douglass College, Rutgers University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and History

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