ThePeoplesAlternative.com
Title
New York Divorce, Justice Denied and Legal Services Alternative - The People's Alternative
Description
The People's Alternative opened its doors in 1991 and since then has served New York clients, especially in the Capital District and surrounding regions in upstate New York, with an ever expanding array of quality, affordable services in Law. With the advent of the internet, services are now available no matter where you are located.
Bliss Alexandra, the firm's founder, received her M.P.A. from the Rockefeller Institute of Public Affairs and Policy with a concentration in Law. After graduating she was awarded a Public Service Internship, the equivalent in Law of a doctor's internship in a hospital. Subsequently, she worked in the Governor's Office as an Assistant in Program Development on women's issues, and in the New York State Legislature as an Executive Assistant.
In 1990 when Ms. Alexandra was faced with handling her own divorce, she found nothing available an ordinary person could understand to help her through the process. Local lawyers were charging $1,500.00 retainers and seemed removed from the practicalities she was experiencing. Professional mediators were equally unhelpful. Frustrated by the experience but feeling up to the challenge, she first compiled the paperwork necessary to complete a divorce without a lawyer's help and obtained her own divorce in a week. Realizing she could offer a real service to others, she hired a lawyer and editor and authored the book Divorce: A New Yorker's Guide . And, she opened The People's Alternative to benefit others faced with divorce by providing knowledge and doing their paperwork. When the publisher of her book breached their contract, she researched and filed a lawsuit in Federal court. That experience opened the door for her to the world of Law and the "justice" system, which she has since intensively studied for the past nine years.
Languages
English
