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Shawn has spent the last 36 years dealing with families in crisis. The most recent 24 years as a family lawyer, and the prior 12 years as an intensive care and trauma nurse. In addition, Shawn is a child of divorce and has been through divorce herself. This unique combination of work and life experience gives her the ability to see all sides of your issues and concerns, including those of your children. Because of this combined 36 years of dealing with families in crisis, Shawn has developed an effective, pragmatic, and solution oriented approach to family law services in mediation and collaborative divorce

As a mediator, I focus on making the parties feel heard and understood. Our goal is to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of the issues with a minimum of discord. I am particularly skilled at diffusing highly emotional issues, and try hard to make the process as painless, enjoyable and satisfying as possible. Being fully prepared on all of the factual and legal issues, and working hard for the parties before, during and after the session has ended are of utmost importance. I also bring an optimistic and positive attitude, excellent listening skills, attentiveness, curiosity, kindness and empathy to all mediations. I avoid imposing my own views, maintain neutrality, and allow the process to guide the parties to a resolution on their own terms.

I have over 20 years experience exclusively in Family Law.  I am a Certified Family Law Specilasit by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.  I litigated in the Family Court for over 15 years, but now my practice is exclsuively devoted to out-of-court settlements through mediation, negotiation, consultation and collaborative divorce.  I feel strongly that most cases can be resolved outside of court and I have developed the tools, resources and experience to help clients through this difficult process without toxic court litigation. Where appropriate, I can enlist a team of outside professionals to assist such as financial professionals, tax experts, mental health professionals, appraisers, pension experts, etc.  I will help you get through this.