The workshop will include presentations by highly qualified professionals.
Divorce Attorney
Jean Biesecker, JD, MSW
Four Tower Bridge
200 Barr Harbor Drive
Suite 475
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
610-664-2332
Jean Biesecker is a solo practitioner with a family law and dispute resolution practice primarily serving clients in Montgomery and Chester counties. Jean has a dual-degree in law from the T.C. Williams School of Law and Master in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jean is passionate about creating opportunities for couples and families to talk together and explore the possibilities of directing their futures and the future of their children in a mutual, decision-making process. A key component of her practice has been Mediation since 1997, with the addition of Collaborative Law in 2010. Beginning in September 2015, she has devoted her practice to non-court resolution processes for resolving disputes, namely Mediation and Collaborative Law.
Jean is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Mediation Clinic.
Jean has been an affiliate member of Divorce Done Right since 2006 and a member of Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania (CLP) since 2010.
Jean has been an approved Mediator in special education matters for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Office of Dispute Resolution since September 2011. She is currently a Facilitator for Montgomery County Court’s Friend of Court program in abuse matters. She was a Mediator for Montgomery (May 2002 to September 2015) and Chester Counties’ (May 2002 to 2012) court-connected custody mediation programs.
In addition to representing families in a range of matters related to separation and divorce, Jean has served as an advocate for children, parents and foster parents in the child welfare system. Jean has been a member of the Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth Multidisciplinary Team from June 2005 until September 2015, assessing and making recommendations for comprehensive coordinated treatment in the County’s child abuse cases.
Throughout her career, Jean mediated pre-EEO complaints for the U.S. Postal Service REDRESS Program and has training in elder mediation matters.
Jean is also a Parent Coordinator, serving as a Parent Coordinator for the Denver District Court in high conflict parenting matters.
Related to her mediation and collaborative law practice, Jean is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Dispute Resolution and Collaborative Law Committees of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery County Bar Associations, respectively; Association for Conflict Resolution; Pennsylvania Council of Mediators and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Jean has served as Co-Chair of the Montgomery Bar’s Collaborative Law Committee since 2012 and as Secretary and Executive Committee member of CLP in 2013 and 2014.
As an educator, Jean was a co-instructor for Denver-based Dispute Resolution Professionals, teaching a court-mandated parenting education class; trainer for Pennsylvania Child Welfare Competency-Based Training and Certification Program as well as the Pennsylvania Council Of Children, Youth And Family Services; and former adjunct faculty at James Beasley School of Law, co-teaching and supervising law students in a clinical custody mediation program.
Barbara B. Zulick
Zulick Law LLC
The Rectory at St. John’s
27 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19401
610-279-1010 (v)
610-279-4607 (f)
bzulick@zulicklaw.com
Barbara B. Zulick is the founder of Zulick Law LLC, located in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
She is the Co-President of this practice group and Co-Chair of the Montgomery Bar’s Collaborative Law Committee.
Ms. Zulick focuses her practice on family law and estate planning and administration. She graduated from St. Lawrence University, cum laude, with a triple major in French, English and History of Art. She then received her J.D. degree from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in 1976, her Estate Planning Certificate, cum laude, in 1995 and finally her Masters of Laws in Taxation in 1997, also from Temple.
Ms. Zulick is the co-author of two books for George T. Bisel, Pennsylvania Divorce Code Annotated and Pennsylvania Support Practice, which can be viewed at the firm’s website, www.zulicklaw.com and www.bisel.com.
Ms. Zulick is a member of the Montgomery, Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations and their respective Family Law and Probate and Tax Sections. For two years, in 2004 and 2005, she chaired the Montgomery Bar Association’s Probate and Tax Section and previously, in 2001, chaired the Association’s Family Law Section.
In March 2010, Ms. Zulick participated in the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Exchange Program with the Lyon, France Bar Association. She spent the month at the Fidal firm in Lyon.
In addition to the two textbooks noted above, Ms. Zulick has authorized many articles and presented lectures on family law and trusts and estates, locally, statewide and nationally.
Financial Advisors
Danine Mueller, CDFA
Sims Financial Services
531 East Lancaster Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
Telephone: (610) 687-5050
Facsimile: (610) 688- 2198
Danine Mueller is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA™) and President of Certified Divorce Specialists, LLC located in Wayne, PA. She has been a member of Collaborative Law Affiliates of Southeastern Pennsylvania since 2003.
In her practice, Ms. Mueller works together with clients to help them navigate through the financial complexities of the divorce process. She uses her extensive investment and analytical background to assess and educate clients on both short term and long term financial implications of a proposed settlement.
Ms. Mueller graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in Finance. She attained her Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation from the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts. She is a Registered Securities Representative with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, an Investment Adviser Representative with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and a licensed Life and Health Insurance Producer with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Mueller began her investment career in 1985 with the Vanguard Group. As a Principal and Portfolio Manager she was responsible for the oversight, investment strategy and trading of over $3.5 billion in assets for the Vanguard Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio Tax-Exempt Long Bond Portfolios. She began offering personal advisory services to clients in 2003 when she became an independent financial advisor. In addition to her practice as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Ms. Mueller provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals and small businesses. Her financial advisory service includes investment, retirement, education and insurance planning.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science, Finance
Villanova University, 1985
Registered General Securities Representative
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Investment Advisor Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Resident Producer for Life, Health and Annuities
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA)
Wayne, PA 19087. She offers securities and advisory services as an Investment Adviser Representative of Commonwealth Financial Network, Member www.FINRA.org/www.SIPC.org, a Registered Investment Adviser. She can be reached at 610-687-5050.
Jeff Metz, CFP
Pinnacle Financial Advisors, LLC
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
751 Route 73 North, Suite 8, Marlton, NJ 08053
800-504-5040 Extension 224
Email: jmetz@pinnaclewealthtolife.com
Jeff is a co-founder and principal member of Pinnacle Financial Advisors. Jeff counsels clients and serves as Chief Investment Strategist. Medical Economics magazine has named Jeff as one of the “Best Financial Advisors for Doctors.” Jeff has also been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as a 5-Star Wealth Manager, placing him in the top 2% of Philadelphia area wealth managers.
Jeff graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and began his career in financial and energy usage analysis at Diamond Shamrock in Dallas, TX. While in Dallas, he became interested in using the principles of corporate finance in personal financial planning and investment analysis. Jeff later moved back to the Philadelphia area where he started his own financial planning firm. He became a Certified Financial Planner and Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS) through the College of Financial Planning in Denver. In 1991, Jeff co-founded Pinnacle Financial Advisors with partner Harry Scheyer, CPA, CFP to focus on personal financial planning and wealth management.
Jeff is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) as well as the Financial Planning Association. Jeff has served on the NAPFA Northeast Regional Board, in which he was part of the organizing committee, and was Co-Chair of two NAPFA national and regional educational conferences. Jeff is also a member of the Financial Therapy Association.
Jeff, a native of Cherry Hill, has lived in Lower Merion Township outside of Philadelphia with his wife and three children since 1995. Jeff has served on the board of his synagogue and as chairperson of its education committee. In his free time, he enjoys studying history, archaeology and language, biking, and being with his family.
Jeff finds inspiration in helping clients discover what is meaningful to them about their lives. Working with clients in an empathic manner fosters an environment where couples are encouraged to explore their concerns and identify their differences. Jeff enjoys the opportunity to offer counselling that reduces anxiety and creates convergence to produce real financial progress and peace of mind. Jeff has attended Collaborative Family Law Training sessions and has completed a 40 hour Mediation Intensive Training program through the Center for Understanding in Conflict.
Divorce Therapist
To be announced.