Top best Mediation lawyers in zip 94596 - California

1211 Newell Ave , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Mediation

Candice Stoddard has been an attorney in private practice for the past 35 years. Her practice is focused on plaintiff personal injury, probate, real estate litigation and transactional, handling purchase and sale contract disputes, partition, quiet title, fraud/non-disclosure,  construction defect and other complex litigation matters. Her experience makes her keenly able to manage negotiations in a wide variety of disputes property related matters. Ms. Stoddard also litigates estate matters, including those arising from financial elder abuse, undue influence and capacity issues. Candice Stoddard has been a mediator for the past 20 years, and has represented clients in hundreds of mediations. She has successfully mediated cases involving real estate fraud, quiet title, boundary disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, elder abuse, estate disputes, residential and commercial contract interpretation claims, specific performance, partnership disputes, personal injury and professional malpractice. She is often selected by judges in Contra Costa County as a mediator on specific cases, and is a panelist for the Contra Costa Superior Court ADR Mediation Program. Candice Stoddard was on the Board of Directors for the Contra Costa Bar Association for 10 years, including 5 years on the Executive Board.  She was also Editor of the Contra Costa Lawyer from 2007 - 2010 and was on the Editorial Board for over 10 years.  She was past president of the Real Estate Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association, and is a member of the Mediation Society of Contra Costa County.After receiving her undergraduate degree from Drake University, Des Moines, IA , Ms. Stoddard attended John F. Kennedy Law School, graduating first in her class. During that time, Candice Stoddard was employed as a licensed private investigator, and held a real estate agent's license. Ms. Stoddard was admitted to the California Bar in 1979. Following graduation, she taught at John F. Kennedy Law School, and was on faculty for ten years.Specialties:Real estate law - litigation and and transactional, plaintiff personal injury, probate, estate litigation, and mediation.

2121 N California Blvd Ste 290 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Mediation

Firm: VAN NESS LAW

1299 Newell Hill Pl Ste 303 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Mediation

VAN NESS LAW - YOUR DESTINATION FOR DIVORCE MEDIATION!. Mediation is the best approach when it comes to divorce. It gives you faster, cheaper, and lasting results! In mediation, the two parties retain full control of their divorce outcome. Christina Van Ness of Van Ness Law is a seasoned divorce attorney with over a decade of trial experience. She is also the co-founder of . After years of litigating, she understood people rarely looked for the high conflict of court appearances or the excessive attorney fees that went along with that approach. As a mediator, Christina acts as a 3rd party neutral and helps the parties reach agreements on all issues including division of property and debts, custody, and support. She identifies issues for discussion, assists with the exchange of information and documents, educates the parties regarding the law, and suggests settlement alternatives. Once a settlement agreement is reached, Christina drafts the Marital Settlement Agreement, the Judgment of Dissolution, and all of the court forms that are needed to process the matter as an uncontested divorce. If the matter is resolved through mediation, all of the paperwork will be processed by the mediator through the court system without the need for either party to ever appear in court.

Firm: Julie A Welsh, Mediation Services

PO Box 4275 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Mediation