Anna-Maria Pittella
Anna-Maria Pittella is an attorney, accredited mediator, and one of the pioneering voices behind New Jersey’s collaborative law movement.
A founding member of both the Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group and the NJ Council of Collaborative Practice Groups, she brings decades of experience helping families navigate divorce with dignity.
Since 1997, Anna-Maria has mediated hundreds of family matters, trained professionals across the state, and served in leadership roles with NJAPM, the NJSBA, and multiple county bar associations. Her practice focuses on collaboration, compassion, and practical solutions for families in transition.
Anna-Maria Pittella, Esq.
55 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-842-6939
Collaboration Training & Experience
One of the initiators of the collaborative practice movement in New Jersey
Founding Member and Past President, Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group
Founding Member, New Jersey State Council of Collaborative Law Groups
Basic Collaborative Practice Training – July 2005
Advanced Collaborative Practice Training – July 2005, 2006, 2007 and annually thereafter
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law Training – August 2007
IACP Forum/Training:
Toronto (2007), New Orleans (2008), Washington, D.C. (2010), San Francisco (2011), San Antonio (2013)
No Tech Chat Room Facilitator – 2010 and 2011
Trainer, Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group and Practical Collaborative Solutions – since February 2008
Trainer, ICLE – November 2023
Speaker, NJSBA ADR Day Collaborative Four-Way Role Play – June 2008
Speaker, “Collaborative Law and the Future” – June 2009
Speaker, “The NJ Family Collaborative Law Act” – 2014
New Jersey Council of Collaborative Practice Groups:
Founding Board Member (2011)
Co-Chair, Legislative Committee
Chair, Website Committee
Member, Protocols Committee (2013)
Member, Forms Committee (2015)
Member, Monmouth Collaborative Divorce Professionals
Mediation Education & Experience
Mediator in family law matters since 1997
40-Hour Mediation Training, Institute of Dispute Resolution, Montclair, NJ – March 1997
16-Week Internship – May to August 1997
18-Hour Civil Mediation Training, Ocean County Community College
Ocean County Surrogate’s Court Bar Panel Mediator – since June 1999
Parent Education Pre-Mediation Workshop Speaker, Ocean County – 2000 to 2013
Economic Mediator and Liaison, Ocean & Monmouth County Court Roster – since February 2001
Volunteer Mediator, Ocean–Monmouth Foreclosure Program – 2009–2010
New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM):
Accredited Practitioner Member – since 1997
Executive Vice President – 2013–2014
Secretary – 2012–2013
Board Member – 2009–2014
Trainer/Assistant/Speaker, 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training
Speaker, NJAPM Annual Conference (2010) – “Resolving Difficult Financial Issues in Divorce Mediation”
Co-Chair, NJAPM Education Committee
Co-Coordinator, Divorce Mediation and Apprenticeship Program
Professional Associations
New Jersey State Bar Association
Family Law Committee
Dispute Resolution Section:
Secretary, Executive Board Member
Subcommittee Chair, Collaborative Law
Ocean County Bar Association
President – 1992–1993
Editor, Newsletter Committee – 1994
Chair, Family Law Committee – 1999–2002
Chair, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee – since 2004
Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist – 1982–Present
Past Member: Judicial Appointment, District Ethics, and Fee Arbitration Committees
Monmouth County Bar Association
Family Law Committee
Committee on Professionalism
Technology & Publications Committee
Real Estate Committee
New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
Accredited Family Practitioner
Executive Vice President – 2013–2014
Director – 2009–2010
Secretary – 2010–2011
