Lynn Trudell

Lynn Trudell is a New York family law lawyer and mediator with more than 30 years of legal experience. Her current work focuses on divorce mediation and collaborative law as alternatives to traditional contested litigation. She helps separating and divorcing clients work through family and financial issues in a structured setting designed to support negotiated agreements. Her practice emphasizes communication, problem solving, and practical resolution of disputes involving changing family relationships.

Trudell earned a B.A. in English from Barnard College, Columbia University, in 1988 and a J.D., cum laude, from George Washington University Law School in 1992. She has also completed basic collaborative law training and a 40-hour family and divorce mediation program. Her legal education and dispute-resolution training support an approach that combines legal analysis with facilitated negotiation and attention to the interests of all participants.

Trudell began her career at a small energy law firm in Washington, DC, and later represented ratepayers before the District of Columbia Public Utility Commission. She went on to work at the Federal Communications Commission, where she helped enforce telecommunications regulations and mediated disputes connected to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. After moving to the Ithaca area, she returned to private practice before focusing again on mediation and collaborative family law.

Lynn Trudell is licensed in New York and is active in collaborative and mediation organizations. She has served as president of Ithaca Area Collaborative Law Professionals and participates in groups devoted to collaborative practice and divorce mediation. Her background in regulatory work, private practice, mediation, and collaborative law supports clients seeking a less adversarial process for resolving divorce-related issues and reaching durable agreements.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Offices of Lynn Trudell
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Current President, Ithaca Area Collaborative Law Professionals
• Member, International Academy of Collaborative Practice
• Member, NYS Council on Divorce Mediation

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• George Washington University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Barnard College, Columbia University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English

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