Gessner Mediation

Hal Gessner is a certified mediator specializing in the areas of Divorce, Family Mediation, Marital Mediation and Media and Entertainment. He is an arbitrator for the Brooklyn Bar Association in attorney / client fee disputes. Mr. Gessner also works with the New York Peace Institute resolving disputes involving community, housing, civil, family, business, and criminal court cases. In addition, he coaches NYPD officers in conflict de-escalation techniques and mentors apprentices in the New York Peace Institute’s advanced training programs. Before becoming a certified mediator, Mr. Gessner worked for 35 years in the network news and entertainment business as producer and executive producer for CBS and ABC. He is the recipient of four national Emmys, a Peabody Award, an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, and an Edward R. Murrow Award.