An Associate at Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd, LLP, a boutique matrimonial firm in Manhattan, Ms. Fissell has devoted her career to family and matrimonial law. Ms. Fissell received her Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in June 2012 where she focused on family law and mediation. While at St. John's, she was President of the Family Law Society and Editor-in-Chief of the New York Litigator Law Journal. Ms. Fissell is a certified mediator and is also trained in collaborative law. Recognizing the importance of being able to offer options to her clients, Ms. Fissell has experience in mediation, collaborative law and litigation involving complex matrimonial and family law cases and appears in both the Supreme Courts and Family Courts in the New York City area.