Heidi T. Cochrane, Esq.

Columbia County divorce attorney Heidi Cochrane began her solo career in 2007, after practicing primarily in the area in criminal defense at the state and federal level and serving as Assistant Greene County Attorney.  For the past twelve years, she has represented clients throughout the Hudson Valley, Capital District, Catskills, and greater NYC area in diverse areas of the law, including matrimonial actions, family court, civil litigation, criminal defense, and real estate.  She is trained in alternative dispute resolution methods, including mediation and collaborative law. 

Ms. Cochrane is admitted to  practice in trial-level courts in New York State and Massachusetts, as well as in federal court (the Northern District of New York).  A published author in scholarly legal journals, Ms. Cochrane obtained her juris doctorate from Albany Law School of Union University, completed doctoral-level coursework at SUNY-Albany in Educational Psychology, obtained a Master's degree in Secondary Education from The College of Saint Rose, and received her Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Smith College.

Currently, she resides in Columbia County and serves as a Columbia County Assistant Attorney in addition to managing her own practice in Chatham, New York.