Michael Becker

Background

About Michael Becker

Michael Becker is the most experienced divorce mediator in Fairfield County. In his 25-plus years of mediation practice he weaves his legal, accounting, counseling and teaching backgrounds into his mediations, to help clients work out agreements in a calm, civil and private way. Before leading his own mediation practice, Michael was a corporate attorney in New York City. Michael holds degrees in law, accounting and marriage and family therapy, and advanced training in individual/couples counseling. He has been instrumental to the growth of mediation in Connecticut. Michael was Founding Director and two-time President of the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce. He chaired the Council’s Legislative Committee, and served on the Standards and Qualifications Committee — which wrote the first Standards of Practice for Connecticut mediators. Michael has contributed to the advancement of mediation as a profession by supervising mediation interns, assisting in mediation training programs, and providing in-service trainings to mental health agencies. Michael has developed and taught graduate-level coursework at UConn Law School, Quinnipiac University Law School, and Fairfield University’s Marriage & Family Therapy Graduate Program. He has been recognized as a leader in the field. • Advanced Practitioner, Academy of Professional Family Mediators • Board of Directors and President, Emeritus, Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce • James W. Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation • Advisory Board, Founding Member Emeritus, Fairfield University Marriage & Family Therapy Program • Fellow, American Bar Foundation Michael has been featured in numerous legal, counseling, financial and family-related publications, including Connecticut Magazine, Good Housekeeping, the American Journal of Family Law, Connecticut Connection (CT Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), Financial Planning Magazine, the Connecticut Post and the Connecticut Family Lawyer.