Rowe Mediation
Carol Rowe, JD

    Mediation provides an environment and tools for clients to find ways out of conflicts at impasse, where the focus is on solutions, rather than assignments of blame.

    Mediated settlements result in increased client satisfaction and fewer appeals. Meetings can be scheduled without delay at the convenience of the parties.

    Even if a complete resolution is not reached, mediation narrows issues, minimizes the scope of conflict and defuses angry feelings, reducing the length of any potential future legal action. Participants receive individual attention and encouragement to address goals directly with no loss of legal rights.

    Over the past 20 years, Ms. Rowe has mediated over 3,000 cases including:

• disputed distributions of real and personal property;
• wills, trusts, and probate;
• conservatorships;
• insurance claims;
• wrongful terminations;
• contracts;
• developer/community impact cases; and
• artist/gallery disputes.

    After passing the California Bar in 1990, Ms. Rowe became committed to the wisdom of the direct, effective process of mediation and chose to practice mediation exclusively.

    She served as Chair of the Social Services Commission for the City of Santa Monica, California; was a Senior Family Mediator for California Superior Court; Panel Mediator for California Lawyers for the Arts, and Volunteer Attorney for the Los Angeles Free Clinic.

    She is a certified trainer for the Los Angeles County Probation Department and holds mediation certificates from the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Arts Arbitration and Mediation Service, and the Center for Dispute Resolution in Santa Monica.

    In 2007 she completed the Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Program from the Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative.

    Court proceedings can be delayed, stressful, and financially draining; often leaving one or both parties dissatisfied with the outcome.

    Mediation offers substantial savings in time and costs. Lasting resolutions are usually reached in one or two sessions, and parties can avoid the anxiety and loss of privacy of a public hearing.

    Hourly fees are determined on a sliding scale. Please call or email for a free consultation as to whether your matter is appropriate for mediation.