Lisa Ho Wong Jacobs
also known as Lisa Jacobs, Better Way Divorce, also known as Pono Divorce
About Lisa
Biography
Experienced, Compassionate Problem-Solver dedicated to helping navigate your family though the divorce process in a peace-promoting manner suited to the interests of your family. I refrain from engaging in any divorce-related litigation in my practice. I have assisted nearly two thousand clients achieve growth in their personal lives.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
30 years | 1,850 cases
15 years | 110 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Always
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Hawaii for 31 years
State: Hawaii
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
Better Way Divorce, also known as Pono Divorce
555 Paakiki Place, Kailua, HI, 96734
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Experience
Honors
2016
Domestic Mediator Of The Year, Mediation Center Of The Pacific
2016
Scholarship, 17th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
2015
Top 10 Attorney Award for the State of Hawaii, National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, Inc.
2013
Scholarship, 14th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
2000
Civilian of the Year, Naval Legal Service Office Pacific, Pearl Harbor
1994
American Jurisprudence Award -- Estate Planning Seminar, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing
1991
Law Faculty Scholarship, Santa Clara University School of Law
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Attorney-Mediator, Wevorce
2013 - Present
Mediator, Mediation Center of the Pacific
2012 - Present
Founder, Collaborative Attorney & Mediator, Better Way Divorce, also known as Pono Divorce
2012 - Present
Online Mediator, Virtual Mediation Lab
2002 - Present
Attorney, Mediator & Facilitator, Lisa Jacobs, Attorney at Law, LLLC
2015 - 2015
Assistant Mediaton Trainer, Mosten Mediation Services
1999 - 2001
Facilitator, Kids First Program, Hawaii Family Court of the First Circuit
1996 - 2002
Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Naval Legal Service Office Pacific Detachment
1994 - 1996
Associate Attorney, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
1993 - 1993
Summer Associate, Hassard Bonnington Rogers and Huber
1992 - 1992
Summer Extern Law Clerk, Chambers of U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson
1990 - 1991
Welfare Paralegal, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
1988 - 1990
Managing Paralegal, Bankruptcy Legal Services
Associations
2015 - Present
Association For Conflict Resolution -- Hawaii ChapterPresident
2015 - Present
Hawaii State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution SectionCo-Chair
2015 - Present
Divorce Mediation Virtual Study GroupMentor
2014 - Present
Hawaii Collaborative Professionals Study GroupCo-Founder
2014 - Present
Counseling and Coaching CollaborativeCo-Founder
2013 - Present
International Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsMember
2013 - Present
Collaborative Divorce Hawaii Practice GroupMember
2013 - Present
Hawaii Women LawyersMember
2012 - Present
Family Law Section, Hawaii State Bar AssociationMember
2012 - Present
Association for Conflict ResolutionMember
Education
2015
Certificate of completion, 40-hour Divorce Mediation training
1994
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
BA - Bachelor of Arts
N/A
Mediation Trainings
N/A
Facilitation Trainings
N/A
Collaborative Divorce Trainings
Speaking Engagements
2016
Mediation and Facilitation Best Practices
2016
Holistic Problem Solving and Nonviolent Communication
2016
Collaborative Divorce workshop
2016
Mediation 101: Alternative Dispute Resolution Speakers Panel
2016
Mediation Workshop
2016
The Value of Mediation in Complex Disputes
2016
Mediator Best Practices
2015
Mediation Training and Demonstration
2015
The Many Benefits of Collaborative Law
2015
Innovative Solutions to Handling Family Law Conflicts: Mediation and Collaborative Law
2015
Defuse Conflict With Nonviolent, Compassionate Communication
2015
Conscious Uncoupling: Collaborative Divorce 101
2015
Family Law ADR Processes: Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
2015
Divorce: The Financial Issues
2015
Handling Post-Divorce Finances
2015
Collaborative Divorce and the Financial Neutral
2015
Collaborative Divorce Legal Ethics
2015
Defuse Conflict with Nonviolent Communication
2015
Divorce Mediator Best Practices
2015
Divorce Mediation Basics
2015
Creating a Satisfying and Profitable Peacemaking Practice
2014
What is Collaborative Divorce?
2014
What is Collaborative Divorce?
2014
What is Pono Divorce?
2014
Alternatives to Divroce Litigation: Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
2014
Collaborative Law and the Uniform Collaborative Law Act
2014
Defuse Conflict with Compassionate Communication
2014
Collaborative Law in Hawaii: Conscious Uncoupling and More
2013
What is Pono Divorce?
2013
Collaborative Practice: A Better Way to Conflict Resolution
2013
What is Pono Divorce?
2013
Collaborative Divorce Team Basics
Publications
2017
2015
2015
2015
2013
Languages
English