Sandra L. Zell, Esq. is a certified divorce mediator and Pennsylvania licensed attorney who helps families resolve separation with clarity, dignity, and lasting agreements. Her commitment to mediation grew out of navigating her own high-conflict divorce—an experience that revealed how rigid formulas and adversarial tactics can miss the human realities behind custody schedules, support, and asset division.

 

Today, Sandra guides clients through the full arc of the process: parenting plans and custody frameworks, child-support calculations, financial disclosure, equitable distribution of assets and debts, alimony, and comprehensive marital settlement agreements terms. Her style blends legal precision with practical negotiation—attentive to personality, communication style, and the long-term co-parenting relationship so agreements actually work in real life.

 

Sandra serves families across the Greater Philadelphia region in-person and all of Pennsylvania via zoom. She welcomes and supports same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ families. Her practice is intentionally inclusive of all genders, sexual orientations, and family structures. Whether you are in a same-sex marriage, a long-term partnership, or navigating co-parenting after separation, you’ll receive the same respectful, judgment-free guidance focused on your goals and values.

 

Sandra earned her J.D., cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she was a member of Temple Law Review, and she holds a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in Sociology (Deviance & Law). She is certified in basic mediation through The Conflict Lab and has practiced both in mediation and in private practice settings. Her start at a large Philadelphia firm working on complex real-estate matters helped serve as the foundation for her detailed contract drafting skills, highlighting the intricacies, nuances and overall importance of contract language in protecting the interests of her clients.

 

A Montgomery County resident and mom of three, Sandra is a runner, tennis player, and long-suffering fan of Philadelphia sports—proof that optimism is a professional asset in mediation.