Judith A. Marty, Esq. earned a B.A. with distinction in sociology and Spanish from the University of Minnesota.  Her lifetime work in human relations and intercultural communication began in the 1970’s performing outreach work for migrant workers.  She counseled adolescents, including sex offenders, in a long-term treatment program while attending law school. She utilizes her knowledge of self-esteem building in her law practice.

 

She established Divorce Seminars and Information in 1988 as a resource to address the issues that the legal system ignores such as financial planning and self-esteem building. Her goal is to help families make a healthy transition through the divorce process. Her seminars encourage growth and self-confidence, integrating intellectual understanding with positive conditioning and relationship enhancement.  She is the author of Divorce in Minnesota For Non-Lawyers, A Guide to the Legal System, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, The 5 Colors of Divorce , 2000, and Lift High Your Colors to the Sky!A Divorce Workbook for Healthy Transitions, 2002. Her Searching for Courtship workshops are a popular and fun way to find a good husband. See: http://www.athenainstitute.com/sfcextras/sfcleaders/judithmarty.html

 

Her interest in protecting children led her to work for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees adjudicating cases for unaccompanied minors in refugee camps for two years in Hong Kong.  Upon return to the United States, she supervised and trained Asylum Officers for the U.S. Department of Justice for six years. Today, she represents asylum seekers, specializing in children’s and gender issues. She has traveled throughout Asia and Central America researching human rights conditions. She has been a volunteer legal advisor for the Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking in Los Angeles and works closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to eliminate corruption and immigrant abuses. Proceeds from her "Child Slaves and U.S. Asylum and Refugee Policy”  (2000) article are used for human rights projects. Her “Child Lures” presentation teaches what every parent and child should know about preventing sexual abuse and abduction.

 

She is a certified family and employment mediator. She became a collaborative law attorney because most legal problems stem from poor communication. She believes in getting to the root of the problem and creating lasting solutions.  Since a life without problems is not possible, she teaches a “problem-solving methodology” that can be used throughout one’s lifetime. 

 

"Life is filled with opportunity and happiness.  We just have to open our eyes and hearts to have it all."