Pauline Tesler

April 2, 2020 By collaborative staff - s.h.

Pauline

Tesler

, JD, CFLS

Attorney

I've been a hardball litigator, a mediator, and for 25 years, a collaborative lawyer. I've learned that for nearly all divorcing couples, Collaborative Divorce provides the best opportunity to resolve divorce-related issues creatively, privately, safely, respectfully, and durably.

Pauline Tesler

http://lawtsf.com/

Tesler & Sandmann Law Office

Mailing Address: 38 Miller Avenue, #128

Mill Valley

94941

Appointments can be scheduled in Sausalito, CA and elsewhere by arrangement

Phone

(415) 383-5600

Counties Served

Marin

San Francisco

San Mateo

Alameda

Practice Group Membership Northern California

Collaborative Practice Marin

Licenses

California State Bar Number 62988

Certifications

Certified Family Law Specialist [State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization]

Professional Activities

Co-founder and first President, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals [www.collaborativepractice.com]

Member, Collaborative Practice Marin

Fellow, American Bar Foundation [American Bar Association]

Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Co-founder, The Collaborative Review [Journal of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals]

Honors & Recognition

Recipient of First "Lawyer as Problem Solver" award from American Bar Association, 2002

Northern California "Superlawyer," annually since 2004

Listed in "America's Best Lawyers" annually since 2011

Listed in National Advocates Top 100 Maatrimonial and Family Lawyers annually since 2015

Recipient, first "Eureka" award from Collaborative Practice California, 2006

Recipient, "Pioneers" award, American Association of Divorce Financial Planners, 2009

Member, Fulbright Specialist Roster, a cultural exchange program of the U.S. Department of State, since 2019

Education

Undergraduate

B.A. cum laude

Harvard University

1964

Graduate School

Master of Arts

Victoria University of Manchester [Manchester, England]

1966

Law School

University of Wisconsin School of Law

1974

Honors:

Award for Outstanding Member of Second Year Class; Graduated first in class.

Professional Training

Over the past two decades I have trained thousands of lawyers, mental health, and financial professionals worldwide in how to provide interdisciplinary team Collaborative Divorce services to clients.