The Law Offices of Heidi T. Cochrane provides New York divorce, family-law, mediation, selected civil, and real-estate representation and strategic guidance. The firm’s approach is grounded in careful listening, clear explanation, and attention to the practical issues that matter. Each inquiry begins with the facts, court, timing, and objectives that shape the available path.
Experience and Approach
The firm was founded by attorney Heidi T. Cochrane, whose approximately two decades of New York legal experience include practice in state and federal courts and prior service as both Columbia County and Greene County Assistant County Attorney. Her professional background includes matrimonial matters, Family Court, civil litigation, criminal defense, real estate, mediation, and collaborative law. That experience informs the firm’s practical, strategic, and litigation-ready approach.
Professional Background
Heidi T. Cochrane is admitted in New York and Massachusetts and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. She earned her J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University, a doctorate from SUNY Albany, a master’s degree in Secondary Education from The College of Saint Rose, and a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Smith College. Her writing has appeared in scholarly legal journals and creative-writing publications.
Mediation and Client Service
She is also the founder of Remote Family Mediation, an independent neutral mediation service for people who are best served by a mediation process rather than legal representation. Remote Family Mediation does not provide legal representation to its mediation participants.
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