Lisa M. Bennett, Esq., B.F.A., is a Principal and Senior Mediator for Greater Boston Mediation, L.L.C. (“GBM”). She is a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation as a Mediator. She specializes in facilitative mediation, with a focus on family mediation, divorce, and LGBTQ matters. She handles all aspects of family mediation, including family disputes, divorce and separation issues, parental coordination, post divorce and post separation, child support, co-habitation, LGBTQ issues, and elder/adult care. She also provides mediation training and conflict coaching services. Lisa received her general mediation, divorce mediation, and eviction mediation training through MWI, in Boston, Massachusetts. She trained with MetroWest Mediation on summary process and housing mediation, as well as harassment prevention mediation training for juvenile courts. She received Elder/Adult Family Conflict Resolution training through Elder Decisions in Massachusetts.

Lisa obtained her law degree from the University of Connecticut - School of Law. During her time there, she was trained as a mediator and certified legal intern for the UConn Mediation Clinic and the UConn Criminal Law Clinic. She graduated from the National Criminal Defense Trial College in Macon, Georgia, where she studied exclusively on criminal felony trial practice. She received her undergraduate degree (B.F.A.) at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Prior to mediating, Lisa was employed with the Office of the Connecticut Public Defender, where she served as a criminal defense attorney. In that role, Lisa represented indigent clients in all aspects of criminal litigation, including arraignments, pretrial motions, jury selection, trials, sentencing, and appellate matters. Lisa previously worked for Discovery Communications, Inc. (home of “TLC” and the “Discovery Channel”) in the Washington, D.C., area. She served in a variety of capacities in its Legal Affairs department, including as a legal analyst for non-fiction television content, and provided research for Discovery Channel’s online presence.

Outside of GBM, Lisa is actively involved with the mediation community. She works with MetroWest Mediation Services as a lead divorce mediator, is a lead mediator for its court referred civil and small claims matters, as well as a mediator for summary process and juvenile court referred harassment prevention orders. Lisa currently serves as MWMS’ mediation and conciliation coordinator, is one of MWMS’ peer mediation instructors, and provides mediation coaching to MWMS’ mediator trainees.. Lisa regularly co-hosts MWMS’ mediator roundtables and has lead discussions on high conflict mediations, cultural differences in mediation, and AI-assisted mediation.

Lisa obtained inclusive mediation training from Community Mediation Maryland, and works with the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration and MWMS by providing prisoner re-entry mediation for soon to be released incarcerated individuals and their families.

Lisa lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Professional Memberships

Connecticut Bar - admitted 2004

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Academy of Professional Family Mediators

Connecticut Bar Association

Notary Public, Massachusetts

Community Involvement

Elected, Boston Teachers Union School, Family Council Co-Chair, Boston Public Schools District, 2018-2021

Member, Boston Teachers Union School, Equity Roundtable Committee Member, 2021 - 2023

Member, Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Contact: LisaBennettMediator@gmail.com

Phone: 508.596.2059

LinkedIn: Lisa-Bennett-Mediator

* Bar Admitted in Connecticut, 2004. Not admitted in Massachusetts.

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