New Attorneys Join McCarthy Fingar, LLP As Mediation Counsel To Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McCarthy Fingar, LLP today announced the addition of two new attorneys to its team of distinguished legal professionals. Abby P. Rosmarin (JD, MS Ed) and Adam J. Krim (JD, ACC, ELI-MP) bring their seasoned and diverse professional experience to the firm's Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group.

Rosmarin combines her dual background in law and mental health to mediate a breadth of disputes. Her work as a mental health counselor, facilitator of bereavement groups, and as a Collaborative and conflict coach has made her particularly adept at helping clients overcome the difficulties involved in resolving emotionally charged conflicts. She mediates a variety of family matters including, divorce, custody and visitation, elder care and planning, trusts and estates, and issues that arise from family owned businesses.

With experience as a commercial litigator and having served as in house attorney at the U.S. division of a multinational corporation, Rosmarin is skilled at finding creative solutions to the competing demands of business pressures and legal realities. She is also available to mediate commercial and employment disputes. 

Krim bolsters his mediation skills with his experience as a negotiator in both the private and public sectors and as a certified professional life coach.  He employs a broad based perspective in synthesizing his clients' diverse viewpoints of their conflict. Krim is an active listener who gleans his clients' true intentions from their communications and helps them find common ground on which to base their mutually beneficial agreements.  Having lived and worked in Israel, Krim is fluent in Hebrew. 

"We are pleased and honored to add Abby and Adam to our firm's Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group," said Frank W. Streng, a co-administrative partner of McCarthy Fingar. "Their unique backgrounds and varied expertise makes them an asset to our firm and to our clients who seek to resolve conflict in a manner that allows for client control, enhanced communication, and creative problem solving."

Rosmarin is an experienced mediator and serves on a variety of court-affiliated dispute resolution panels. She is a New York State Certified Guardian for Alleged Incapacitated Persons, trained in special education mediation, and understands the particular issues involving those with special needs.   In addition, she is a founding member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators; a member of the Association of Conflict Resolution, Elder Decision-making and Conflict Resolution sections; the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York; the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation; and the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. She is a member of the New York and California State Bars as well as the Westchester Women's Bar Association, where she co-chairs the Mediation Committee. She also serves as the Executive Director of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. Rosmarin received her JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, her MS (Ed.) from Fordham University, and her BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Prior to joining McCarthy Fingar, Krim served as the founder of Res Ipsa Mediation and Coaching, LLC. He has previously worked as a partner in Krim & Krim, PC; an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice group at the Israeli law firm Meitar, Liquornik, Geva & Co.; in-house counsel to Sun Microsystems Israel Ltd.; a foreign associate at Arnold & Porter; and a Department Head in the Legal Advisor's Office of the Government of Israel's Ministry of Finance.  Krim received his JD from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and his BA from Queens College of the City University of New York. He trained as a certified professional coach at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.  He earned the ACC credential from the International Coach Federation and is certified as an Energy Leadership Master Practitioner. Krim is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the State of Israel.  He is the Co-Chair of the Career and Professional Development Committee of the Westchester Women's Bar Association and a member of the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association.  He is also a member of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York and the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation.

About McCarthy Fingar LLP

McCarthy Fingar has provided legal services in the Metropolitan New York area for more than 65 years.  Based in White Plains, New York, the firm boasts a distinguished staff of more than 25 lawyers with diverse areas of concentration, making it a leader in the legal and business communities.  McCarthy Fingar LLP provides legal counsel in a wide range of practice areas, including appellate practice, business litigation, medical malpractice, personal injury, matrimonial and family law and taxation. 

CONTACT: Frank W. Streng, Co-Administrative Partner; phone: 914-385-1022; email: [email protected]

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