Ms. Lucille Damone envisions Held Mediation to be a healing modality and believes that mediation fosters empowerment and yields the opportunity for repair, with the party in dispute and with their self. Her empathy for others has provided her with the ability to serve as a natural bridge between people, and her role as a mediator is one that is natural.
Lucille is a Transformative Mediator by training, and has facilitated the following mediations:
Civil
Family
Child Custody
Parenting time
Child Support
Divorce
Surrogate/Estate disputes
Lucille has taken several specialized trainings on topics including Ethics, Domestic Violence, Trauma, Conflict Coaching, and Restorative Practices/Justice. She considers herself to be a ‘forever student’, continually seeking new information and knowledge to learn from, sharpen skills and expand.
Areas Of Practice
Elder
Probate / Estate Planning
Divorce (all issues)
LGBTQ
Family
Personal Injury
Workplace
Nursing Home
Additional Services
Collaborative Professional
Facilitator
Arbitrator
Education
Master of Public Administration, Marist College
BA in Sociology, SUNY New Paltz
Certifications
Paralegal Certification from Marist College
Professional Associations
NYSCDM, St. Council on Div. Mediation
Association for Conflict Resolution
Institute for Study of Conflict Tran.
Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
Memberships
NYC Small Claims Court Mediator Roster Member
9th Judicial District Commercial & General Civil Court Mediator Roster Member
3rd Judicial District Supreme Court- Matrimonial Part Mediator Roster Member
Member, New York State Council on Divorce Mediation
Member, Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
Member, ACR-GNY
Member, Hudson Valley Women in Business
Training
9-hour Grounded Program Design, Incorporating Anti-Oppression Approaches to Social Justice Work, October 2021
24-hour Part 146 Divorce Mediation Training, February 2021
16-hour Part 146 Surrogate’s Court Mediation Training, August 2020
16-hour Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively, June 2019
16-hour Part 146 Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training, November 2019
16-hour Domestic Violence & Mediation Training, November 2018
40-hour Part 146 Transformative Basic Mediation Training, August 2018
