Mediation Services

After more than a dozen years of family law litigation and half a dozen years of practicing collaborative law, Jocelyn expanded her practice area to include general and family law mediation.  While she enjoys the competition of her litigation practice and strongly believes in the goal-based process of collaboration, she finds value in mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process in which a neutral third party facilitates effective communication between adversarial parties in an effort to reach a mutually agreed upon resolution.

Mediation allows parties to address the intimate issues of their lives in a private, constructive environment without the limitations and stressors of litigation.  As a mediator, Jocelyn is able to combine her years of experience working with clients entrenched in family disputes with her years of experience guiding clients through the collaborative process.  This background allows her to help individuals constructively address conflicting positions and move towards the goal of tailoring an agreement to address each party’s individual needs and desires.

Jocelyn believes a mediator should promote dialogue between the parties while helping them develop solutions that may be well outside the realm of what our judicial system can offer.  A successful mediation not only resolves the immediate issues but also should serve as a springboard for these individuals to begin to communicate in a healthy, respectful manner.  It is her hope that they can take away some lessons from the mediation process which are ultimately invaluable to them and their families as they encounter and address future disagreements, and she is excited to be offering her services as a Certified Mediator for Arkansas Circuit Courts in the Domestic Relations Division by the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission to aid in this process.