Marcia E. Tannenbaum, Esq.

Practice Details

My practice emphasizes the non-adversarial resolution of conflict. I am well-known and respected in Worcester County where I have been successfully mediating and representing clients in Family Law matters since 1994.

Divorce and other family law mediation; elder mediation; marital mediation; Mediation coach and advisor through divorce process; pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements; Modification of Divorce Judgments; Jewish Divorce /Get; Paternity

Collaborative Practice experience and training.

Advice, case evaluation and assistance re: divorce, paternity, custody, parenting issues, child support, alimony, and step-parent adoption.

Mediation training for small groups; mentoring of new mediators.

I have served as pro bono counsel in the Worcester Probate and Family Court as part of the ARC [Attorneys Representing Children] Program
and as Lawyer for the Day in Worcester through Community Legal Aid.

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Degrees and Experience

J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law

M.A. English Simmons University

B.A. English Simmons University



Mediating in Worcester since 1994

Educator since 1967: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Canada, Israel

Family law attorney since 1988, including Connecticut Legal Services and private practice in both Connecticut and Massachusetts

Juvenile Court/Guardian ad litem experience; ARC Counsel in the Worcester Probate and Family Court

Mediation trainer

Adjunct Professor, Nichols College 1993-2002 where I created and taught courses on Law and Literature and the Literature of the Holocaust.


Adjunct Professor, University of Hartford 1989-1992 where I taught Introduction to the Legal System.

Instructor, WISE [Worcester Institute for Senior Education] Assumption University since 1996; In early 2021, I will be
offering a course on RBG: our textbook will be My Own Words, supplemented by other materials

Professional Memberships

MWI, Inc. [Mediation Works, Inc.] Worcester Family Mediator; 2010 - 2021

Member of Connecticut Bar since 1988 [ret. 2024]

Member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1994

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc.: Board of Directors, 8 years; Newsletter Editor (1998-2002)

Worcester County Bar Association: Active Member and Past Co-Chair, ADR Committee
Advisory Board Mentor Pilot Program Worcester Probate and Family Court ; Mediation Trainer; 2015, 2016
Mass Council on Family Mediation: Board of Directors, 8 years; editor of the MCFM Newsletter


Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council: Board of Directors, 6 years; Bette Winik Scholarship Committee

Regional Information

Worcester County primarily; other locations by arrangement

In our ZOOM culture, I offer my mediation services throughout the Commonwealth of Mass.

Fee Information

$300 per hour after the free initial one-half hour consultation.

Evening and Sunday appointments available



Chair, Human Resources Committee, Congregation Beth Israel, Worcester

Chair, Jewish Domestic Violence Task Force of Central Massachusetts

Assabet After Dark: So You Think You Want to Get Divorced in Massachusetts?