John M. Lynch, is an expert in Family Law and leads the family law team at the firm. He studied law in UCD and went on to qualify as a solicitor in 1981 and in 1983 he set up John M. Lynch and Co which expanded and changed its name to Lynch and Partners in 2001. As a country practitioner John is involved in all areas of law, with one of his current areas of expertise Family Law. He has guided countless clients through various elements of the legal system governing family law. He has also experienced the process in a personal capacity. That personal experience combined with expert legal knowledge and over two decades of working with clients gives him a special ability to help find solutions during difficult and traumatic times.John is both a trained collaborative lawyer and a Mediator. In 2008 he was admitted as an Accredited Mediator by the Institute of Arbitrators following MATA training and has been involved in ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) since its introduction in Ireland. In furthering the concept of ADR John formed a group within the Bar Association for the promotion of ADR family law practice in the county (Tipperary) - this involved both collaborative practice and a new form of ADR - structured family law negotiations. In his practice he has initiated collaborative and structured negotiation practice in cases that he has been involved in with colleagues and he has have been requested to act as mediator by colleagues on an ad hoc basis. To date he has been involved in numerous private client cases involving mediation, collaborative law and structured family law negotiations.My most recent area of expertise is Personal Insolvency. This is the New Statutory Scheme to bring people from insolvency to solvency. It offers people struggling with debt as individuals a way out. I am a qualified and licensed Personal Insolvency Practitioner.Specialties: adr, customer relations, strategic, tutoring,