Ani Mason is a matrimonial attorney and mediator in New York City. She founded Mason Law & Mediation, LLC in 2014 and has been honored by Super Lawyers for the last eight years through selection to its New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Ani graduated with honors from Princeton University and New York University School of Law, which she attended on full merit scholarship. She has held a Fulbright Fellowship, a Sinsheimer Scholarship and a Skadden Fellowship.
Prior to dedicating her law practice to out-of-court dispute resolution, Ani litigated high-conflict divorces on behalf of survivors of domestic violence. She has worked for the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, the consulting firm Accenture, and various international human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Save the Children, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, while living in Madrid, Cairo and Mexico City.
Ani is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. She has also studied human behavior at the NYU School of Social Work and psychoanalysis at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.
Ani has taught a seminar on divorce mediation at Cardozo Law School and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York.
She is fluent in Spanish, proficient in French and can still get around (more or less) with her very basic Arabic.
Practice areas
Prenuptial, postnuptial and cohabitation agreements
Languages spoken
English, Spanish
Mason Law & Mediation, LLC
60 East 42nd Street
New York, NY, 10165
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 2008 | 02/25/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2021 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2019 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2018 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2017 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2016 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
Flom Incubator Grant | Skadden Foundation | 2011 |
Skadden Fellowship | Skadden Foundation | 2007 |
Sinsheimer Scholarship | NYU School of Law | 2004 |
Fulbright Fellowship | Fulbright Association | 2002 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Founder | Mason Law & Mediation, LLC | 2014 - Present |
Associate | Miller Law Group | 2012 - 2014 |
Skadden Fellow + Staff Attorney | Legal Services of NYC | 2008 - 2011 |
Skadden Fellow | Urban Justice Center | 2007 - 2008 |
Law Clerk | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | 2006 - 2006 |
Researcher | UNICEF | 2005 - 2005 |
Legal Intern | Legal Aid Society | 2005 - 2006 |
Legal Analyst | Refugee Legal Aid Project | 2004 - 2004 |
Fulbright Fellow | Save the Children + UNHCR | 2002 - 2003 |
Associate | Human Rights Watch | 2001 - 2002 |
Business Analyst | Accenture | 2000 - 2001 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Family & Divorce Mediation Council | Member | 2009 - Present |
New York State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals | Member | 2012 - 2014 |
Family & Divorce Mediation Council | Former Board Member | 2011 - 2014 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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UNtied.net | Which Divorce Process Is Right For Me? | 2016 |
UNtied.net | Who Should Be On My Divorce Team? | 2016 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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New York University School of Law | JD | 2007 |
Princeton University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2000 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Mediation Panel Discussion for ABA's Mediation Week | The Future of Mediation | 2015 |
Healthier Paths to Divorce | Comparing Divorce Processes: Mediation vs. Collaborative Law vs. Litigation | 2013 |
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Rhonda Panken, Mediation Attorney on Aug 23, 2019
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Ani Mason has been a trusted colleague for many years. She is intelligent and passionate about her work, and a highly skilled, creative, and thoughtful mediator and collaborative lawyer. I regularly refer my clients who choose to resolve their family law and divorce issues in an out-of-court and supportive setting to Ani. I recommend her without hesitation.
Anne McCarthy, Divorce and separation Attorney on Jul 17, 2019
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I endorse this lawyer.
Rhonda Panken, Mediation Attorney on Aug 23, 2019
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Ani Mason has been a trusted colleague for many years. She is intelligent and passionate about her work, and a highly skilled, creative, and thoughtful mediator and collaborative lawyer. I regularly refer my clients who choose to resolve their family law and divorce issues in an out-of-court and supportive setting to Ani. I recommend her without hesitation.
Anne McCarthy, Divorce and separation Attorney on Jul 17, 2019
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I endorse this lawyer.
Alyssa Rower, Mediation Attorney on Apr 15, 2018
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I know Ani in many different capacities - as a mediator for clients of mine, as opposing counsel on cases and as a colleague in two different discussion groups. Ani is absolutely top notch in every different role. She is a thoughtful, skilled and effective mediator; a strong advocate for her clients who is also extremely ethical on the opposite side of a case; and an invaluable, helpful and intelligent member of my discussion groups. I frequently recommend Ani to clients and she would be my personal go-to attorney if I needed help in a family matter.
Somair Alam, Family Attorney on Feb 12, 2017
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Ani is an excellent family attorney. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and well respected in the legal community.
Ian Scott, Family Attorney on Jan 27, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.