North Adams Attorney Offers Mediation Services
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Kirsch is expanding her firm to include divorce mediation services in an effort to help entire families successfully meet the complicated challenges that often accompany divorce.
"The reason I'm entering mediation practice is to save people the pain and anguish of litigation, and to preserve the integrity of co-parenting," she said in announcing the new service.
In addition to divorce mediation, Kirsch also practices criminal law, family law, Juvenile Court proceedings and CHINS cases. She also handles real estate, probate, and care and protection matters. She was admitted to the bar in 2004.
Kirsch opened her new office on the second floor of Building 13 with a reception and ribbon cutting on Thursday afternoon with the help of friend Mayor Richard Alcombright.
"I truly appreciate the mayor's support in my new endeavor. This is not just a change of address, but a big change in my practice," she said. On Thursday, she also thanked her family and friends for their support, particularly her husband Daniel Kirsch.
Alcombright said Kirsch is an example that opportunities exist in the city.
"We hear a lot that there are no opportunities for young people, that they don't come back because they can't come back," he said on Thursday. "And Jen is kind of living walking proof of someone I would suggest clawed her way back here ... in the nicest way ... in the sense of her working her way through the district attroney's office and working as a defense attorney ... and working so hard to establish an office.
"I'm really proud of you and welcome to North Adams."
Kirsch earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology and political science from Union College, her law degree from Northeastern University, and is certified in divorce mediation. She served as a prosecutor in the Middlesex County district attorney's office from 2004 to 2006, before returning to her hometown of North Adams to enter private practice.
"Mass MoCA is a beautiful location and the campus is striking in architecture and tradition,” Kirsch said of her new office location. "I grew up with a father who worked for Sprague Electric, and now appreciate what this space has become, given the changing times. I'm looking forward to expanding my practice in such a professional and unique space."
Kirsch is chairman of the North Adams Housing Authority and serves on the Berkshire Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, contact Kirsch at 413-441-5905.
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