Professional of the Year for 2007 in Alternative Dispute Resolution: Maribeth Blessing, Esq.

	Maribeth Blessing, Esq.
Industry	Law
Title	President
Expertise	Family Law and Mediation
Current Organization	Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC/Maribeth Blessing, Mediation & Arbitration, LLC
Type of Organization	Law Firm/ Alternative Dispute Resolution Center
Major Product	Legal services, mediation, arbitration
Area of Distribution	Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia counties, Pennsylvania
University/Degree	B.S., Elementary Education, Kutztown University, Pennsylvania, 1970; J.D., Widener University School of Law, Delaware, 1991
Born	April 9, 1948, Groton, Massachusetts
Honors & Awards	2003 Outstanding Service Award, Widener School of Law; 2003 Presidential Award, Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court; 2002 Family Law Section Chair Award, Montgomery Bar Association
Published Works	"Common Law Marriage-For Better or For Worse", Sidebar, Montgomery Bar Association, 2003; "Casenote: Vacarello vs. Vacarello", Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 2001; "The Evolution of Support Guidelines", Scholarship Award, Sigma Delta Kappa Law Foundation Inc., 1991
Affiliations	Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section, Trial Lawyers Section, Child Advocate and Continuing Education Chair; Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section and Children's Rights Committee; Collaborative Family Law Affiliates; Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court; Association of Conflict Resolution Advanced Practitioner; Pennsylvania Council of Mediators; Montgomery Bar Horace Davenport Mediation Center; Mediation Advisory Panel for Montgomery County Court; Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
Hobbies & Sports	Golf, drawing/painting with acrylics, fishing, travel, family activities
Area of Practice	Family Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Wills & Trusts; offices also practice Employment Law, Small Business Law, Real Estate Law, Contract Law, Personal Injury
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