- 176 Hart BoulevardStaten Island, NY 10301
Law Offices of Lisa Giovinazzo
25 years of experience
25 years of experience
Lisa Giovinazzo Kuharski
Divorce Coach | Discernment Counselor | Family Advocate
Divorce isn’t just a legal process—it’s an emotional and financial turning point for you and your family. With 25 years of legal experience and a career dedicated to counseling children and families, Lisa Giovinazzo Kuharski brings strength, wisdom, and compassion to one of life’s most difficult transitions. As both a practicing attorney and certified divorce coach, Lisa doesn’t just help you through the courtrooms, she helps you through the confusion, the fear, and the choices that define your next chapter.
Lisa is an experienced lawyer, mediator, and the Director of the SI Divorce and Mediation Center with over 25 years of experience in the area of civil litigation, divorce and mediation. The firm is committed to helping our clients reach expedient and equitable resolutions. Divorce is never easy but it can be financially fair. Lisa understands the difficult financial issues facing couple’s when they realize they must dissolve their current partnerships both in court and out of court.
In fact it is this keen understanding of the complex issues facing families, that propelled Lisa to found the Staten Island Divorce Mediation Center offering families an alternative to contested divorce and a “ no court” solution to this very personal dilemma.
Lisa is a legal contributor for Fox News, CNN, and various other networks offering her legal expertise.
Avoid courtroom battles and resolve things peacefully.
Most couples reach agreement in just a few sessions.
Mediation is a fraction of the cost of litigation.
The SI Divorce & Mediation Center is committed to helping you through each step of the process. The SI Divorce and Mediation Center is one of the only centers in Staten Island that provides all-inclusive services for your separation and divorce, saving you and your spouse considerable expense and effort.
For over 25 years, attorney Lisa Giovinazzo has successfully helped couples through the challenging work of resolving divorce. An experienced mediator and founder of the Staten Island Divorce Mediation Center, Lisa understands the sensitivity of the issues facing you and your family. As a parent herself, Lisa knows that the top priority is maintaining stability for your children through turbulent times. Divorce mediation is a powerful tool to deal with the delicate issues of child custody, support, and visitation.
Financial matters are often at the heart of divorce conflicts. Resolving such disputes requires extensive financial expertise. As a former financial correspondent for Bloomberg L.P. and a graduate professor for an executive MBA program, Lisa has the background to mediate the fair division of marital assets. The mediation process benefits from utilizing professionals not only in the fields of finance and accounting but also family therapy. This keeps the bonds of the family unit intact even during changing circumstances.
In addition to her work at SIDMC, Lisa also serves as a board member for the Center for Interpersonal Development and Treasurer of the Staten Island Trial Lawyers. This not-for-profit agency uses mediation to alleviate disputes in courts and schools throughout New York City.
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