Family Mediators
2007
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Marva Carter: Certified Family, Dependency and County Mediator for 8 years; Mediation Qualifications Board; Advisory Boards-Valencia Community College and Orange County Schools; Approved Assistant Trainer for Supreme Court DRC. Previous Fields-Social Science Instructor/Chair, Liaison Counselor Valencia Community College

Carol Chrisman: Attorney; Certified Family, Circuit and County Mediator. Parenting Coordinator. Expertise in contract and commercial law and matters affecting family and small business. Also substantial expertise in marriage counseling, psychological, relationship, and communication issues.

Meredith Cohen: Former Board Certified Family Law Attorney, full time Certified Family Mediator past 8 years, over 1000 family mediations Orange, Osceola, Seminole, (court ordered and private), specializes in pro se divorce mediation and high end equitable distribution, tax considerations and children issues.

Bill Ditto: Certified Family, Dependency and County Mediator. Parenting Coordinator. Executor of many estates. Educational Advisor and served on Advisory Boards. Mediated thousands of cases in 3 counties in family, county and dependency in past 14 years. Prior fields - Vice President of Administration - Houston Community College, teacher, and Major in U.S.A.R. (Retired)

Judith Friedland: Family Law and Juvenile attorney. Certified Family and Dependency Mediator. Expertise in all child-related issues, sexual abuse, Jewish religion, and domestic violence. GAL in divorce, paternity and dependency cases. Court appointed juvenile defense attorney. Prior fields - Camp counselor and political campaigning.

Amy Goodblatt: Family Law attorney. Certified Family mediator. Tri-lingual, French, Spanish and English. Expertise in family law, France, bankruptcy, construction, non-traditional relationships, and Jewish Law. Prior fields: Intern US Attorney's Office, Assistant DA-Massachusetts.

Michelle Glover: LMHC. Certified Family Mediator. Program Coordinator court-based Parenting Coordination. Program development and facilitation for high conflict parents’ intervention. College level instructor. Expertise in families in conflict, contact, communication and psychological issues. Prior fields – psychotherapist, psychological testing, crisis counseling, program development for social investigations, case management.

Charles Gordon: Family Law Attorney. Certified Family Mediator. Expertise in family law, business related equitable distribution matters. Prior field: Prosecutor-Seminole County.

Dave Hunt: Certified Family, Dependency and County Mediator. Owned small business for over 20 years and familiar with financial applications of same. Mediated thousands of cases in county, family and dependency in past 14 years. Adjunct Professor at Barry Law. Approved mediation trainer for the Supreme Court DRC. Prior field - English Teacher.

Leanne Levett: Certified Family, Dependency, Circuit and County mediator. Private family mediator. Expertise in federal and insurance mediation. Expertise in family law, bankruptcy and small business. Prior fields: Civil and Family Law Attorney, Child Support Hearing Officer, Driver's License Revocation Hearing Officer and General Master.

Bruce Margolis: CPA, CMH-Family Counseling. Expertise in equitable distribution, debt analysis and restructure, financial affidavit evaluation, analyzing business records, asset valuations including businesses, bankruptcy, retirement plans, locating hidden assets, fraud, analyzing tax consequences of financial decisions. Expert witness in family law litigation. Prior field- Teacher- college level, Accounting and Finance.

Paul Newnum Family Law Attorney: Chair, OCBA Family Law Committee. Civil & commercial litigation as well as family law for 22+ years. Part time Staff Family Mediator, Parent Coordinator, GAL. Served as GAL and testified in interstate disputes, special needs such as Down’s Syndrome, HIV/AIDS, autism. Panelist & lecturer at UCF, Valencia etc. on family matters & First Amendment law. Author, “Your Children’s Guardian ad Litem: An Introductory Handbook for Parents.” Host, Smokestack Lightnin’ on WUCF 89.9 FM & www.smokestacklightnin.com .

Brenda Prewitt: Staff Family and Dependency Mediator. Attorney and Retired Criminal/Municipal Court Trial Judge for the City of Dallas, TX. Certified Family, County, and Dependency Mediator. Expertise in family, criminal, trial and juvenile law. Former Attorney in private practice over 20 years in Michigan and Texas. Prior fields include Assistant Corporation Counsel (City Attorney) City of Detroit, MI., in-house Corporate Counsel, Real Estate Instructor, and High School counselor and teacher.

Thomas Rhodes: Family law attorney with substantial experience in dissolution of arriage, child custody and support, alimony, equitable distribution, paternity, separation agreements, antenuptial agreements, visitation and contact issues. Certified family and county mediator. Private family mediator. Mediated hundreds of cases as a staff mediator for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Presenter at the annual Dispute Resolution Center Conferences. Previously served in the State Attorney’s Office. Thirty years professional experience in Central Florida.

Larry Rumbough, Ed.D.: Certified Family Mediator. Expertise in cultural diversity, health risk behaviors, psychological testing, computer applications, hypnotherapy and data analysis. Prior fields - counselor, psychological aide, university administrator - research coordinator

Lyzette SanGermain: Attorney, Certified Federal, Circuit, Family and Dependency Mediator. Member: Fraxedas Mediation Firm. Founder: A Civilized Divorce, Inc. Author: The Parenting Notebook and TheParentingNotebook.com. Volunteer family mediator for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Expertise in ADA issues and nontraditional families. Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Law, Institute for Dispute Resolution. Prior field: Trial Lawyer specializing in Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation. Bilingual: Spanish.

Marlene Schaus, M.Ed.: Certified Family and County mediator. Bilingual (Spanish). Has mediated over 300 cases. Expertise in Latin-American cultures, children's issues. Prior field - Patient education newsletter, Coordinator for Echocardiography Technologist Training Program, Research Project Developer, Ballet Dancer and Teacher.

Richard Stout, M.S.,LMHC: Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Family/Juvenile Dependency mediator. Expertise in family issues, contact/visitation, financial issues of equitable distribution, military families and families with a history of psychological issues and religious matters Prior Field: Military, Small Business Owner,

William (Bo) Ward, Ph.D.: Counseling/Psychology. Certified Family and County Mediator. Staff Mediator for Orange County. Expertise in psychological and educational testing, encounter groups, crisis recovery groups, displaced homemaker, and college orientation. Over 15 years experience as a family mediator, 10 of which were full-time.
Prior fields - Teacher - college level psychology, counselor, administrator, and radio station manager.

Beverly Wood, MA counseling: Certified Family, Dependency and County Mediator. Bilingual (Spanish) Expertise in children’s issues, relationships and defusing conflict. Over 15 years of mediation experience with over 1000 cases. Supreme Court Mediation Training Review Board Member. Prior fields- Parent Coordinator, Spanish Teacher, and Counselor.

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Pat Mastronardo: Attorney. Family, Dependency, and County mediator in two counties. Parenting Coordinator. GAL volunteer in Seminole County program, and Harbor House volunteer re: domestic violence. Prior field: business owner marketing consumer electronic accessories nationally, chief financial officer of dairy and food producer, and Wall Street commercial banker.