NC Association of Professional Family Mediators

Mediator Referral Directory

Regions

Western North Carolina

Mary R. Blanton Blanton Law Firm, PA Salisbury (704) 637-1100 (704) 637-1500 fax mrb@blantonlawfirm.com http://www.blantonlawfirm.com Mary R. Blanton is a certified Family Financial Mediator, certified Guardianship and Estates Mediator, trained Collaborative Attorney and North Carolina Bar Certified Family Law Specialist. She has also received training as a Parenting Coordinator for high conflict family law cases.	Jessie Conley Statesville (704) 871-1989 jconl@ptc-law.com www.ptc-law.com Creative family financial mediator; former North Carolina District Court judge.	Sarah V. Corley MediationWorks Asheville (828) 232-2800 (828) 232-2801 fax sara@mediationworksnc.com www.mediationworksnc.com Sarah V. Corley has over 20 years experience in mediation in a variety of settings, including family and employment related matters. She has a law degree, and an undergraduate degree in psychology. Sarah offers evening appointments in addition to regular hours.
Susan Cox Charlotte (704) 556-1798 scox44@earthlink.net Susan Cox has been mediating since 1983, completing over 800 cases. Susan's practice includes a variety of family issues including divorce, parent-child, elder care, stepfamily, and other family issues. She can do multi-party mediation, EEOC, community, and neighborhood disputes. Advanced Practitioner, Association for Conflict Resolution; board member, N.C. Association of Professional Family Mediators.	Michael W. Drye Asheville (828) 298-1484 ofc (828) 298-1470 fax michaelwdrye@aol.com I have conducted numerous complex mediations throughout North Carolina involving equitable distribution, alimony, post-separation support, child custody and support. I am also a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and maintain a law practice in addition to mediation practice. Numerous references from practicing family law attorneys available upon request.	Edwin G. Farthing Hickory (828) 322-2805 ofc (336) 601-5147 cell edfarthing@charter.net
Scott R. Hardy Carolina Divorce Mediators, LLC Charlotte/Lake Norman (704) 896-5882 srhardy (at) CharlotteMediationGroup.com www.CarolinaDivorceMediators.com Scott is a divorce mediator who minimizes emotional distress and financial costs of court by guiding clients in a thorough step-by-step process that builds long-lasting agreements. He carefully coordinates the development of comprehensive parenting agreements that minimizes future disputes having minimal impact on the children. Board member of the NC Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution, NC Association of Professional Family Mediators, and the NC Bar (Dispute Resolution).	Marianne M. Haynes Charlotte (704) 299-6452 mlmhaynes@yahoo.com www.themediator.us Helping resolve conflict creatively and constructively, facilitating improved relationships through positive communication. Family issues: separation/divorce; parent/child; elderly. Workplace dispute resolution. Healthcare. Online and telephone mediation - options for busy people. Advance Practitioner, Association for Conflict Resolution Past-president, NC Association for Conflict Resolution DRC Certified Mediator MS Human Resource Management.	Melissa Gaines Johnson Mediation and Restorative Justice Center, Inc. Boone (828) 264-3040 ofc (828) 773-1550 mobile (828) 265-3041 fax blueridgedisp40@bellsouth.net
Kathryn E. Marth Asheville (828) 664-9292 kathymarth@mindspring.com Kathryn Marth has 15 years experience in family mediation. She is an Advanced Practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, as well as qualified through the NC Dispute Resolution Commission for equitable distribution and the NC Administrative Office of the Courts for custody mediation. Kathryn is also registered as a family mediator in Georgia. In addition to mediating, Kathryn has trained divorce and custody mediators in six different states as part of the team at Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc.	Celia O'Briant Brevard (828) 674-3010 (336) 868-4070 fax celia@celiaobriant.com Whatever the issues, whatever the goals, mediation is about working together to make plans for the future. A mediator since 1990, Celia has experience in mediation of employment, personal injury, family business, divorce, marriage, and other civil matters. Available statewide. M.Ed., NC State University, 1969; NCC, NCLPC, Dispute Resolution Commission certified mediator.	Neil F. Sandler Sandler Legal & Mediation Services Mooresville (704) 662-3966 ofc (704) 662-3469 fax neilsandler@roadrunner.com I have been a family law attorney for over 30 years and have been mediating family law cases for 18 years. I am licensed in Indiana and North Carolina.
Ted Shapack Shapack and Shapack, PA Charlotte (704) 375-7500 tedsman@earthlink.net www.shapacklaw.com 23 years of law practice including 13 years of Mediation have shown me that Alternative Dispute Resolution works both to resolve conflicts and to design creative and competent resolutions to Family Law issues.	Jim A. Siemens Siemens Law Office, P.A. Asheville (828) 252-5050 jim@wnclaw.com www.wnclaw.com Board Certified Family Law Mediator and Superior Court Mediator	Andrew M. Silver Charlotte (704) 375-1124 H/W/C andy@resolutionexperts.com www.ResolutionExperts.com Andy is a N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission certified family financial issues mediator with a master's degree in conflict resolution. Andy entered the dispute resolution field in 1986 and mediates divorce, estate conflict, family business disputes, and workplace grievances. He also mediates for local, state, and federal government agencies.
Allyson Stone Black Mountain (207) 542-3721 cell (828) 357-8356 home allysonstone@aol.com I have recently relocated back to my home state of North Carolina after practicing law, mediating domestic and general civil law cases, working many years as a Guardian ad Litem in family matters and child protection, and working as a facilitator/instructor/mentor in several experiential educational programs, including Outward Bound, Trekkers, and Camp Ki! eve's Leadership Decisions Institute. Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Maine. Flexible in scheduling and happy to travel for parties' convenience.

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

Mark E. Becker Winston-Salem Becker Mediation, LLC (336) 899-0289 (336) 760-9653 H (850) 591-5732 M peacwarrior@aol.com I have been mediating since 1984, and it is my full-time job. I am a circuit civil, family, dependency, and county mediator in Florida. In NC, I am certified to mediate family financial and superior court cases, and mediate in the Winston- Salem Piedmont Triad. One week of every month, I mediate in North Carolina, and can be contacted through my website, at http://www.ncmediators.org.	Paul Brock Durham (919) 401-5913 paul.brock@bpm-law.com www.bpm-law.com	Frank A. Campbell Greensboro (336) 275-3511 frank.campbell@clearwire.net www.frankcampbell.com
Anne M. Credle Durham (919) 688-6400 Ofc (919) 680-6826 Fax anncredle@aol.com	Katherine S. Cross Kernersville (336) 993-5113 H (336) 601-6291 M kernersvillekath@aol.com	Diane Q. Hamrick High Point (336) 883-7808 (336) 210-3765 Fax dqhamrick@aol.com A licensed attorney since 1981, I have limited my practice to mediation, collaborative law and uncontested matters since 2004. I am a NC Board Certified Family Law Attorney and am also certified as a Family Law Mediator in Florida. I am willing to travel throughout North Carolina
W. Michael Haswell Raleigh (919) 828-4011 haswell@haswellmediation.com www.Haswellmediation.com More than thirty years in dispute resolution. Certified through the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Divorce: equitable distribution and parenting plans. Family disputes: eldercare, step parenting, guardianship, family business. Available to mediate with and without attorneys present	Daniel B. Hill Durham (919) 530-8530 (919) 682-2016 Fax danbhill@mindspring.com Dan has mediated for divorcing couples, with and without attorneys present since 1997. He is also an attorney primarily practicing collaborative family law. As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst with a background in accounting, finance, and economics, he can assist mediation clients in identifying and assessing options for resolving financial issues such as property distribution. JD, PhD, CDFA, NCDRC certified mediator.	Richard J. Igou Durham (919) 450-8447 (919) 493-1609 igou@earthlink.net
Laura Irwin Chapel HIll (919) 967-8383 www.trianglemediator.com	Claudia Kelsey Kelsey Mediation Practice Raleigh (919) 418-1043 ckelsey@mindspring.com Kelsey Mediation Practice is committed to resolving workplace, family, or business disputes through a confidential, comprehensive, and caring mediation process. Claudia is an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution and a past-President of the North Carolina Association of Professional Family Mediators.	Linda Lind MooreLind, LLC Holden Beach (910) 352-8131 llind@moorelind.com
Kathryn S. Lindley Law Office of Kathryn S. Lindley Greensboro (336) 333-9600 (336) 274-6956 fax lindleylaw@mindspring.com Practicing in family law and family law mediation.	J. Anderson Little Chapel Hill (919) 967-6611 (919) 967-3212 fax jandersonlittle@nc.rr.com www.mediationincnc.com	Gabriela J. Matthews Durham (919) 956-7888 (919) 956-7833 fax attorney.gmatthews@verizon.net http://ncdivorcelawyer.com Certified Family Financial Mediator by NC Dispute Resolution Commission. Family law attorney for 18 years where I participated in mediations on behalf of my family law clients. Collaborative family law attorney. Native Spanish speaker. "Outside the box" thinker. All disputes CAN be resolved!
Edward McCormick Lillington (910) 893-4425 (910) 814-7412 mccormicked@embarqmail.com Ed practiced law for 20 years (1964-1984) and was an active district court judge from 1984 to 2004. He has tried numerous family disputes as an attorney and as a judge. He has been certified as a Family Financial Mediator since 2005 by the Dispute Resolution Commission.	Margaret J. McCreary Durham (919) 682.7267 (919) 682-4955 fax mardie.nc@verizon.net	Joetta McQueen Thomasville (336) 475-3228
Martha N. Milam Reinhardt, Milam, & Fisher PLLC Durham (919) 534-1200 (919) 682-2399 fax mnm@rmf-law.com N.C. State Bar - Member in good standing since August 1987. NC State Board Certified Family Law Specialist (1995 - present). NC Dispute Resolution Commission 1996 - present Certified to conduct Family Financial Issues Mediated Settlement Conferences 2006 - present Certified to conduct Mediated Settlement conferences before the Clerk of Superior Court (Re: Estate and Guardianship Disputes)	Celia O'Briant Greensboro (336) 402-3010 (336) 868-4070 fax celia@celiaobriant.com Whatever the issues, whatever the goals, mediation is about working together to make plans for the future. A mediator since 1990, Celia has experience in mediation of employment, personal injury, family business, divorce, marriage, and other civil matters. Available statewide. M.Ed., N.C. State University, 1969; NCC, NCLPC, DRC certified mediator.	Thomas D. Robins Asheboro (336) 629-2121 tomrobins@triad.rr.com Certified by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Dispute Resolution, Superior Court Mediator and Family Financial Mediator. I have been a Superior Court Mediator since 1995 and a Family Financial Mediator since 1997. My primary area of practice is Family Law.
Steven R. Stroud Rocky Mount (252) 446-0042 srstroud@divorcelaw1.net Steve is a father, family law attorney, and certified family financial mediator with over 16 years experience, a heavy background in equitable distribution issues with a strong emphasis on business, corporate and farming matters. Hi primarily practices in Rocky Mount, Wilson, Tarboro, and other eastern North Carolina communities.	Jenny Wayland Christian Divorce Services Fayetteville (614) 774-3766 (614) 417-1116 fax cdsohio@yahoo.com www.ChristianDivorceServices.com Currently a mediator for Christian Divorces Services. Mediate in Spanish (Hablamos espanol). Interpret Spanish and English in mediation or co-mediate with other mediators in hispanic cases.	Michael Wayland Christian Divorce Services Fayetteville (614) 774-3766 (614) 417-1116 fax cdsohio@yahoo.com www.ChristianDivorceServices.com As a professor of Business in the Reeves School of Business at Methodist University in Fayetteville North Carolina, has almost twenty (20) years experience mediating disputes, negotiating contracts, and preparing and presenting arbitration cases as an advocate for a number of major corporations. Mr. Wayland is a private practice Mediator, Arbitrator, Consultant, and Expert Witness. He currently serves as a mediator for the Automotive Consumer Action Program (AUTOCAP), Christian Divorce Services, Comprehensive Divorce Services, Divorce Services of Florida, and is a Court Approved Domestic Relations Mediator for the Franklin County (OH) Court of Common Pleas.
Dwight G. West Burlington (336) 228-1170 ofc (336) 269-2255 cell dgwest@netpath.net

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

David J. Irvine, Jr.
Williamston
Irvine Law Firm, PC
(252) 809-4930
(252) 809-4933 fax

www.irvinelawfirm.com

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