As a mother of eight, Tess knows conflict. “When my children argue, I work with them to resolve the issue. But, my bigger focus is on helping them protect and reframe their relationship into one that works. I do the same for my clients.†An attorney with a counseling background, Tess works as a Mediator-Arbitrator to help clients through prenuptial agreements, marital disuptes, legal separations, divorce, and post-divorce reviews of parenting plans. "The goal is always to give clients the resources they need to craft agreements that create a foundation for them to move forward."