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Having litigated hundreds of contested divorce and paternity cases over the years, Ms. Brodzki has concentrated on finding new and better ways to assist clients with the emotional toll that divorce and family litigation inevitably entails. Having a background in psychology and using a therapeutic approach with her clients, and having had an amicable divorce of her own, she guides her clients toward settlement of their family law disputes rather than encouraging damaging and expensive litigation. Ms. Brodzki is an enthusiastic proponent of collaborative law as a preferred model for divorcing couples. First conceived in 1990 in Minnesota and now gaining in popularity in Florida, collaborative law has become an important part of Ms. Brodzki’s practice. The inter-disciplinary model uses an attorney for each party, a neutral mental health professional who moderates the joint meetings and works with the parties on parenting plans and time-sharing schedules, if applicable, and a neutral financial professional who assists in developing financial options for the divorcing couples. In a few joint meetings, the parties and their “team” work together to settle the divorce in an atmosphere designed to reduce animosity and engender cooperation between the parties. This team approach greatly reduces the time involved in the process as well as the stress level for everyone in the family, and is certainly more cost-effective than litigation.

Besides practicing traditional litigation and collaborative divorce, Ms. Brodzki is also a Florida Supreme Court certified family law mediator. She has mediated cases for couples who wished to negotiate their cases directly without hiring independent attorneys, and she has mediated cases for couples who have already hired attorneys and have gone through traditional litigation, only to find themselves at the mediation table to ultimately try and settle their issues.