The Judith Meisels Law Firm is a leading firm in the field of Family and Estate Law. The Judith Meisels Law Firm specializes in offering its clients tailor-made services suitable to their unique circumstances. The firm specializes in international related aspects such as international property disputes, child abductions according to The Hague Convention, the divorce between citizens of different countries, international custody and other family disputes with an international aspect.
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Meisels has unique expertise in complex estate law issues. Among other things the firm deals with drafting wills, submitting objections to wills and conducting estate disputes, and managing estates and receiverships. New innovative fields in which she specializes include International surrogacy and adoption, joint parenthood, and issues pertaining to a same-sex couples, single-parent and multi-parent families. The firm handled, for example, the first case of LGBT divorce in Israel.
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The firm has a staff of 5 lawyers and has been consistently ranked as one of the best firms in Family Law in the Dunās 100 ranking by Dun & Bradstreet, as well as being ranked among leading firms by BDI.
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The firmās creed is that of integrity, fairness, and determination and it strives for equality and justice in every activity it engages in. This determination has resulted in the many legal precedents the firm is credited with.
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The firmās expertise is in both complex litigation and mediation.
Public positions: Member of the Academic Inter-University Forum for Family Law; Member of the Israel Bar Associationās Family Forum which oversees the field of Family Law in Israel; Vice Chairwoman of the Israel Bar Associationās LGBT Committee; Member of the Israel Bar Association Women Empowerment Committee; As well as the sub-committee established in order to formalize an amendment to the Legal Competence and Guardianship law. The bill formalized by this sub-committee was presented before a committee headed by Professor Shnit.
Additional Positions: She is also a professor of law, teaching the Family Law course in the College of Managementās Law Department and has served in a wide variety of public positions.
Community Activity: Pro bono representation through āHalev Projectā ā The Association to Combat Poverty, and the āSchar Mitzvahā program by the Israel Bar Association, in the fields of Family and Estate Law.
