Cynthia Runge
cynthia@peridotfamilylaw.com
Profession(s) and Services
Family Law, Collaborative Law and Mediation.
Counties Served
My focus is on family law, collaborative law, and divorce mediation. I believe that family law is the most important and rewarding area of law in which a lawyer can practice. It is also an area of law in which clients need experienced, skilled, and compassionate representation to help them navigate the process. I have practiced law for over 30 years and I am admitted to the bar in both Massachusetts and New York.
In addition to family law, my background includes experience in landlord/tenant, real estate and intellectual property matters (focus on artists, museums and non-profits). In 2001, I was formally trained as a mediator. Since that time, I have continued my training by taking advanced courses in divorce law, mediation, marital mediation and collaborative law. I have also trained new mediators in basic and divorce mediation and worked as the Coordinator of Divorce Mediation for a community mediation program in Cambridge.
In addition to my experience in family law mediation, I also handle care & protection cases, adoptions, and guardianships in my law practice.
I am a former Co-Chair of the Charles River Collaborative Law Practice Group, a member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, the Massachusetts Council for Family Mediation, the Massachusetts Bar Association (Family Law section), the Massachusetts Association for Trial Attorneys and I am a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. I graduated from Whittier College School of Law (J.D.) and Boston University (B.S.). I received a Certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts University. I am committed to working with my clients to help them achieve their goals and objectives.