Mayfield Lisa JD Family Mediator — Divorce Lawyer in Salem

Lisa has been a licensed Oregon attorney since 1986 and has practiced family mediation since 1998. She attended law school at Lewis and Clark's Northwestern School of Law. She has mediated hundreds of family law cases, is a qualified custody and parenting time mediator under the rules of the Oregon Judicial Department, and subscribes to the standards of the Oregon Mediation Association. She is a member of the Oregon State Bar, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Oregon Mediation Association, Marion County Bar Association, & Marion County Circuit Court Family Law Advisory Committee. About mediation: Mediation of custody and parenting time issues has long been required by, paid for, and overseen by Oregon courts. What many people do not realize is that mediation is available, sometimes at court expense, for mediation of property and financial matters. Private divorce mediation, paid for by the parties, has been around even longer, and is an appealing alternative to hiring two divorce attorneys to handle a divorce from start to finish. Divorce accomplished through mediation with a law-trained mediator usually costs less and takes less time than adversarial divorce. The parties remain in control of their divorce process. A mediator’s neutrality as to the outcome is the cornerstone of his or her practice and ethical obligations. Family mediators are facilitators trained to provide a structured process for resolving family issues. The mediator helps disputing parties generate a settlement that both can live with and find workable. The parties remain in control of their divorce process. A mediator’s neutrality as to the outcome is the cornerstone of his or her practice and ethical obligations. Mediators who maintain bar licensing but exclusively practice mediation and attorneys who also practice mediation can prepare and file legal documents for parties. Lawyers acting as mediators are required to encourage parties to consult with individual legal counsel. Attorneys who offer unbundled legal services are available to consult or review mediated settlement agreements.

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