Leah Cinteneo
300 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, New York 14604
United States
Rochester, New York 14604
United States
Office Phone: 585-258-2835
Member since 2016
Membership Type: IACP
Profession(s)
LawyerIssues of divorce, custody and child support are complex and often tumultuous for the parties involved. For me, this is the challenge and the reward of Family Law. I help clients negotiate favorable outcomes and minimize their stress as much as possible. I am a trustworthy, sensitive and effective advocate for clients who are often facing the most difficult times in their lives.
Area(s) of Practice: I focus my practice on family and matrimonial law. This includes divorces and post-divorce matters, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, child custody litigation and child support litigation. I serve on the "Attorneys for Children" panel for the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, representing children in both Supreme and Family Court cases. I practice in Monroe County and all surrounding counties in Supreme Court and Family Court.
License(s): Attorney- Members of the following State Bars:
New York
Connecticut
Virginia
District of Columbia
Professional Activities
Member of the Monroe County Bar Association- Family Law Counsel and Young Lawyers Sections Executive Committee and Member- Ontario County Bar Association Member- Wayne County Bar Association Member- Board of Directors at the Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC), Rochester New York Volunteer- Lawyers for Learning and The Center for Youth Teen Court programUndergraduate Education
State University of New York at Geneseo, B.A. Psychology, 2006
Professional Education
Albany Law School, J.D., 2009
Comments
Collaborative Divorce gives the parties the option of sitting together with their attorneys to discuss the issues at hand in a collaborative way. The clients are able to be hands-on throughout the process, and have the opportunity to fashion a settlement that will best fit their family's needs. Divorce should not be "one size fits all" and I believe that the collaborative process is an effective process for divorcing couples and families to effectively work through the challenge of a divorce. You also get the benefit of legal counsel representing your interests alone rather than a neutral mediator that you would find in a mediated divorce. Collaborative Divorce Law truly gives you the best of all worlds- a tireless and trusted attorney advocate by your side, but also the opportunity to speak openly with your spouse to negotiate divorce issues in a collaborative way.