Case Manager: Katy Jones
David A. Fink, Esq. brings over 35 years of experience to resolving family conflict. After practicing in a traditional litigation setting for over 20 years, Mr. Fink came to realize that many of his clients who settled their cases had superior outcomes and were more satisfied with those outcomes, than those clients who proceeded to a hearing or trial. Based on this experience, Mr. Fink transformed his practice in 2008 to focus exclusively on helping families resolve their disputes outside of court, using a non-adversarial, humane, holistic and creative problem-solving approach to conflict. Mr. Fink serves as a neutral in a variety of settings, including as a mediator, temporary judge, arbitrator, parenting coordinator, and referee.
Mr. Fink is a Certified Fellow and Past Chapter President (2008) of the Northern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and was a partner in the San Francisco law firm of Nachlis & Fink from 1995-2019. Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law since 1993, Mr. Fink served as Executive Committee Chair (1999-2000) of the State Bar’s Family Law Section and received its Distinguished Service Award in 2007. He has been selected by Law and Politics Magazine as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” since its inception in 2004, and was selected to the “Super Lawyers” Top 10 in 2006.
Mr. Fink has also been active in the Collaborative Process movement since 2001. He was a founding member of Collaborative Practice San Francisco (2001) and joined Collaborative Practice East Bay in 2005. He has previously served on the board of Collaborative Practice California from its inception in 2006 until 2015 and as Board President in 2012-2013.
Mr. Fink has presented educational programs extensively in the U.S. and abroad. He has trained and mentored many younger professionals to be both compassionate and effective dispute resolution professionals.
Mr. Fink has served as a lecturer or speaker on continuing legal education programs for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML); International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP); Collaborative Practice California (CPCal); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC); Attorney’s Briefcase; Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section; State Bar of California, Family Law Section; American Bar Association, Family Law Section; Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB); The Rutter Group; International Bar Association; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Pepperdine University); and Matthew Bender.
“ADR Services, Inc. is really very user friendly. The staff are very responsive to scheduling requests and questions. David Fink is a miracle worker.”
“David is an expert, first and foremost. My ex-wife and I hired him to mediate the property-division aspect of our case. David was patient with us and guided us through the process with a steady-hand. I found his fees to be completely reasonable, and staff was very pleasant. Divorce is a difficult process. If you have to hire attorneys, mediators, etc., you want to hire not only a qualified expert but also someone who is a compassionate individual. David is a true pro and will make the process easier for you.”
“Really can’t thank David enough for helping us with our prenup process. It was a completely collaborative and open approach. Everything went smoothly and efficiently. In fact, the way David handled it, this allowed us as a couple to actually think about how we viewed money and its effect on our relationship. If you’re considering hiring lawyers to handle the development of your prenuptial agreement, don’t. Reach out to mediator David Fink: He’ll remove a lot of the stress and angst. On the contrary, we felt a sense of relief and satisfaction from a job well done.”
“David bridged the gap in a very difficult and emotional case to a settlement”
“David understands the power and the value of helping parties make decisions. He has expertise in family law and a thoughtful manner that is just right for mediation. He’s able to find conciliation points by not only being a good listener and smart about matters. He also has a unique way of soothing people so that they can be heard and are able to hear and listen to reason.”
“David is really excellent at coming across as the calming voice in the room. He gets people to settle down. David seems to be able to get people to settle their cases”
“David is wonderful. He’s one of the smartest family attorneys in the whole Bay Area.”
