About

Joni Berner is a devoted lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a focal point on collaborative law and mediation. Learn more about her heritage and experience underneath. Joni Berner is a lawyer primarily based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who is obsessed with assisting humans clear up their differences. With a background in own family regulation, Joni started her profession at a big Center City company earlier than branching out on her own in 1988. Since then, she has constructed a a hit practice founded on the standards of providing advanced service at affordable fees for her clients, while additionally developing a flexible and supportive work surroundings for her personnel. Throughout her career, Joni has dealt with numerous custody, divorce, safety from abuse, and assist trials. However, her exercise now ordinarily specializes in collaborative regulation and mediation. By taking a extra collaborative method to resolving legal disputes, Joni is capable of assist her clients attain at the same time beneficial agreements in a extra amicable and green way. In addition to her prison exercise, Joni also serves as an adjunct family law professor at Villanova University. This role allows her to percentage her know-how and expertise with the following generation of criminal professionals, similarly solidifying her commitment to the sphere of circle of relatives regulation. With over two decades of revel in, Joni Berner keeps to uphold her commitment to imparting pinnacle-notch criminal services to her clients. Her dedication to excellence and her compassionate approach to resolving criminal disputes have earned her a reputation as a depended on and revered legal professional within the Philadelphia vicinity.

Videos
Legal Issues

Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
U.S. Supreme Court Jurdictions
U.S. Supreme Court
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Pennsylvania Jurdictions
Pennsylvania
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Experience
  • Managing Partner
    Berner Klaw & Watson LLP
    1994
  • Managing Partner
    Law Offices of Joni J. Berner
    1987
  • Managing Lawyer
    Women’s Law Project
    1987
  • Trial Lawyer
    City of Philadelphia Law Department
    1980
  • Associate
    Blank Rome
    1978
  • Intern
    Juvenile Law Center
    1976
Education
Villanova University School of Law Education School Logo
Villanova University School of Law
J.D. (1978)
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Cedar Crest College Education School Logo
Cedar Crest College
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Associations
American Bar Association Professional Association
American Bar Association
has membership
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Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section (current) Professional Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section (current)
has membership
Current">
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Collaborative Law Committee (current) Professional Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Collaborative Law Committee (current)
has membership/Law School Liaison
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Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section (current) Professional Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section (current)
Council has membership
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Philadelphia Bar Association,  Lawyer Referral & Information Service Committee  (current) Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Lawyer Referral & Information Service Committee (current)
has membership (and past co-chair)
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Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section’s Web Page Coordinator Committee Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section’s Web Page Coordinator Committee
Chair
Current">
Philadelphia Bar Association,  Solo and Small Firm Management Committee Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Management Committee
Co-Chair
Current">
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors
has membership/Family Law Section representative
Current">
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection Committee Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection Committee
has membership
Current">
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section
Chair
Current">
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section
Officer
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Cedar Crest College (current) Professional Association
Cedar Crest College (current)
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
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Radnor Fire Company (current) Professional Association
Radnor Fire Company (current)
Vice President
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International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (current) Professional Association
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (current)
has membership
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Collaborative Law Affiliates of Southeastern Pennsylvania (current) Professional Association
Collaborative Law Affiliates of Southeastern Pennsylvania (current)
has membership
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Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (current) Professional Association
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (current)
Arbitrator
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Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (current) Professional Association
Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (current)
Volunteer
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USPS REDRESS (Postal Service Employee Mediation Program) (current) Professional Association
USPS REDRESS (Postal Service Employee Mediation Program) (current)
Mediator
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Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Volunteer Mediation Program Professional Association
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Volunteer Mediation Program
Volunteer
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Villanova University School of Law Alumnae Advisory Board Professional Association
Villanova University School of Law Alumnae Advisory Board
Board has membership and Past President (2013-14)
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Women’s Therapy Center of Philadelphia (now Therapy Center of Philadelphia) Professional Association
Women’s Therapy Center of Philadelphia (now Therapy Center of Philadelphia)
Board has membership and Past President (2012)
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Good Shepherd Mediation Program Professional Association
Good Shepherd Mediation Program
Board has membership
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Women’s Law Project; Founding has membership, Myra Bradwell Society Professional Association
Women’s Law Project; Founding has membership, Myra Bradwell Society
Board has membership
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Family Mediation Association of Delaware Valley Professional Association
Family Mediation Association of Delaware Valley
Chairperson
Current">
American Immigration Lawyers Association Bedford Hills Program Professional Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association Bedford Hills Program
has membership
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Delaware County Bar Association, Family Law Section (current) Professional Association
Delaware County Bar Association, Family Law Section (current)
has membership
Current">
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, Cedar Crest College Professional Association
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, Cedar Crest College

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Radnor Fire Company Professional Association
Radnor Fire Company
Vice President,
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Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section (current) Professional Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section (current)
has membership
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Costs
  • Payment With Credit Card
  • Retaines and Rates
    $400 flat rate for consultation; $400/hour for representation
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