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1187 Troy Schenectady Road
Latham,
New York
12110
Phone: 518-785-9522
Fax: 518-785-9286
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Attorney Profile -- Daniel R. Burns, Esq.
Daniel R. Burns is an attorney, trained mediator, and retired Niskayuna Town Justice with an office in Latham, New York. He is also a guest lecturer on mediation at Albany Law School and was formerly an instructor at the Schenectady County Community College.
Dan received his mediation training at the Center for Mediation in Law in New York City and the Mediation Center, Inc. of Eugene, Oregon. He is the Vice President and a board member of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, is an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, and is a member of the New York State and Schenectady County Bar Associations.
"Daniel is calm, open, receptive; not pushy; maintains good eye contact; not too businesslike or too intimate." Bobbie B.
"I was treated with respect. Mr. Burns was professional and fair; he made a difficult proceeding easier to deal with." Brian D.
"You were everything I hoped for in a mediator.” Michael A.
How Divorce Mediation Works
Whether you want a legal separation or a divorce, you will need an agreement between you and your spouse that settles key issues such as parenting of minor children, child and spousal support, and the distribution of your property and debts.
Traditionally, this agreement is reached using the attorneys you both hire to represent you. You communicate with each other through your attorneys and they negotiate these issues for you.
If the attorneys are unable to negotiate an agreement, a judge decides these issues for you. Your attorney will attempt to predict what he or she believes the court will do in the event the matter was presented to a judge for a decision. Of course, your spouse's attorney is doing the same thing.
With Divorce Mediation, you and your spouse formulate your own settlement agreement. Together you make fully informed decisions concerning parenting arrangements, support, and the division of your property.
We help you achieve this by providing you with all the legal information you need. We also help you keep in mind the long-term consequences of your decisions. And we are available to prepare all necessary legal documents.
Everything we do is confidential. There is no painful public airing of private matters, no invasion of privacy, and no forced acceptance of terms that may please neither of you. In fact, you will never have to personally appear in court.
You and your spouse stay fully in control of the process in a private setting. A setting where everything that is said remains strictly confidential and where the professional assistance is completely impartial.
We offer a 30-minute complimentary consultation for you and your spouse, where we will explain the mediation process and answer any questions you may have. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.
Please email us or visit our website for additional information.
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