Debra A. Vey Voda-Hamilton is an attorney mediator, with significant animal law experience including civil & criminal litigation, who now focuses her practice on resolving issues involving and animal in collaborative and mediated divorces, resolutions of contract issues and criminal and civil disputes. She is a leader in the field of applying alternative dispute resolution to conflicts between people involving animals. Debra works with communities and community animal groups to help foster dialogue when issues involving feral cats, tethered dogs or animal abuse are brewing. She hosts community meetings, workshops and one on one discussions to facilitate more peaceful solution oriented gatherings. Through her work as Legislative Liason and with AKC organizations from coast-to-coast, Debra advocates and educates pet owners and non pet owners that new understanding and true resolution is real and possible for effective conflict resolution in disagreements over animals. She is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of using mediation to resolve conflicts between people involving animals. Admitted to practice law in New York and the U.S. Supreme Court.
