Mia Cahill

She is a strategic attorney and no-holds-barred when litigating on behalf of her clients, especially when they are being treated unfairly.  But she knows how to take advantage of two facts:  1. most cases settle, and 2. in real life, clients are so much more satisfied with their outcomes when they have a front row seat in crafting an agreement that is right for them and their family.  She is a qualified mediator under New Jersey Court Rule 1:-40, where she was first on the approved mediator list in 2003.   She works as a neutral mediator, for private clients, or for post-ESP mediation, and is often chosen by professional colleagues with difficult cases. 

She has contributed to several books and publications including How Law Matters, the Diffusion of Social Problems and the Women in Crisis Handbook of the United Nation’s Women’s Guild, among others. She published an academic book on sexual harassment, before turning her attention to the private practice of law and litigation.  Ms. Cahill boasts an impressive array of affiliations, including memberships in the Mercer County Bar Association, the Middlesex County Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Law and Society Association and the American Bar Association, among other professional and community groups. She also played a pivotal role in establishing the collaborative law community in Princeton, known as the "Mid-Jersey Collaborative Law Alliance," and contributed her time on its board.

Her true pastime is in engaging in ways to improve her community, and recreational spaces.  She currently serves as a member of the Princeton Recreation Commission, and is active in Commission work to improve parks and recreational spaces for Princeton area residents, including Community Park.  She was elected twice as a Princeton Public School board member, serving from 2006 to 2012, where her Board work led to the creation of a “Summer Institute,” creatively enriching student learning.  She is a former trustee of the Women in Profession Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association (and is a current member of the section), and she is a former trustee of the Princeton Educational Foundation (PEF).  In 2009, she was honoree of the Tribute to Women award, of the YWCA of Princeton, and is a member of the Greater Princeton Chamber of Commerce.