Dana Cleaves

Dana Cleaves is a former Maine Supreme Court Judge and mediator. Dana is engaged in the practice of mediation and private adjudication of family law matters under the name of Dana A. Cleaves Associates with offices in Portland. He received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College and his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law.  Dana served as Chief Judge of the Maine Administrative Court and Director of the Family Court Project until 1993 and was the initial recipient of the Maine State Bar Association’s Family Law Achievement Award. A founding member of Resources for Divorced Families and the Kids First Center, Dana is primarily engaged in assisting divorcing couples in completing the process in a manner that protects the best interests of their children.