Stephanie Norton
Stephanie is an attorney and family mediator serving the Fairfield County communities.
Having been raised in Westport, Connecticut, Stephanie returned to Fairfield County in 2005 after living and working in New York City. Prior to her return, Stephanie served as assistant in-house counsel for Tishman Speyer, a major New York City developer and property management company, where she handled sales, marketing, insurance, and corporate leasing. At the same time, Stephanie worked with Safe Horizons where she facilitated mediations in New York City’s Small Claims Court as well as landlord tenant disputes.
In Connecticut, Stephanie has focused her legal work on helping families in the probate courts, serving as a court appointed probate attorney for the appointment of conservatorships and guardians for intellectually disabled children, acting as a conservator, and assisting clients in all aspects of probate law. Stephanie is also a trained Guardian ad Litem, certified in the State of Connecticut, representing minors and working in the court system to protect the best interest of children.
Stephanie was trained at the Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, regarded as the top conflict resolution program in the country. In addition, Stephanie has continued her mediation training through the years, most recently trained in divorce dispute resolution from the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce (CCND). Stephanie now dedicates her legal and mediation practice exclusively to helping people find non-adversarial resolutions to conflict.
Throughout the mediation process, Stephanie uses her legal and personal skills to educate and guide her clients. She is simultaneously professional and empathetic – traits which empower her clients to see through emotional distractions and gain clarity on what goals are in their best interest and in the best interest of their families. Stephanie takes great pride in her tenacity, efficiency, and ability to achieve results which, in turn, allows her clients to have faith in the mediation process.
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation Training Certificate, 1997
- Pace University School of Law, J.D. 1998
- Ithaca College, B.S. Psychology, 1987
Bar & Court Admissions
- New York, Connecticut
Professional Affiliations
- Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce (CCND)
- Connecticut State Bar
- Fairfield County Bar Association
Mediation Trainings, Certificates, Other Experience
Stephanie has extensive training from:
- Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce (CCND)
- Safe Horizon, NYC
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University
- Connecticut State Certified Guardian ad Litem
In addition to her legal practice, Stephanie previously launched a successful gluten-free baking company (freedgoodsco) in 2005, growing the business with a distribution network reaching hundreds of retail locations around the county. With a small group of women, Stephanie also launched Mother’s Day Movement, an organization which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for women’s and children’s health and education initiatives around the globe.
Stephanie lives in Old Greenwich with her husband and two children.
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