Gloria James-Civetta

Gloria James-Civetta & Co

29 years of experience
Divorce, Family Law, Criminal Law ...

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Biography

Gloria James-Civetta has had a 24-year legal career where she has gained considerable experience & knowledge in diverse areas of the law pertaining to Family Law, Criminal Law, Civil, Corporate & Commercial Law & Estate Law. She is a senior practitioner in Mediation, Collaborative Practice, Negotiations &Litigation.

Qualifications
- Notary Public (Singapore)
- Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore) 1996
- Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn – UK) 1995
- LL.B (Hons) (University of Wolverhampton – UK) 1993
- Associate Mediator – Singapore Mediation Centre
- Associate Mediator – Primary Dispute Resolution Centre, State Courts of Singapore
- Family Mediator (Family Justice Courts & SMC Family Panel)
- Child Representative Lawyer (Appointed by the Family Justice Courts)
- Parenting Coordination Lawyer (Family Justice Courts)
- Primary Justice Lawyer (State Courts of Singapore)
- Collaborative Family Practice Lawyer
- Certificate-in-Mediating Disputes (Harvard Law School)
- Certificate-in-Mediation Skills ADR (Regent’s University of London)
- Certificate-in-Negotiation at Säid Business School (University of Oxford)
- Certificate-of-Attendance in 40 Hours of Family Mediation Workshop (Singapore Mediation Centre & Erickson Mediation Institute)
- Certified CDC Divorce Coach® (Certified Divorce Coach Board of Standards)
- Singapore’s First Divorce Coach
- Law degree & foundation in UK
- Barrister-at-Law from one of the 4 Inns’ of Courts in UK
- Pupillage under the guidance of Lawrence Jones in UK
- Her sponsor at Lincoln’s Inn was Sir Nicholas Bratza, the former President of the European Courts of Human Rights (ECHR).
- Understudy with the late Sir Eric Crowther OBE, a Crown Court Judge.

Membership
- Member of the Law Society of Singapore
- Member of the Singapore Academy of Law
- Vice-Chairman of the Criminal Law Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore [2010-2016]

Practice Areas

Divorce: Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law: Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Criminal Law: Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Probate: Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

Employment Law: Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination