We help individuals settle matters outside of court using mediation, collaboration, and negotiated agreements.
You have choices when it comes to your separation and divorce. You can battle it out using attorneys, and have a judge make decisions for you if you cannot agree. Or you can work together with the help of compassionate and experienced divorce professionals to resolve all the terms of your divorce.
Will you air the dirty laundry of your marriage in public? Or do you want to work through matters privately in a supportive and non-judgmental environment?
Will your separation leave emotional scars on your children? Or will you protect your children by working together as coparents?
Mediation and the collaborative law process offer a way for you to separate with grace and dignity. We provide a safe environment where you can discuss practical solutions without the expense, stress, and uncertainty of going to court. We’ll help you divide assets and liabilities fairly, create appropriate parenting plans, and establish independent new lives.
Our Approach
Wherever you are in the process, we’ll start there. Separation and divorce can bring up a lot of emotions. We’ll help you minimize the stress of making decisions and move forward one step at a time. Our style is low-key, non-confrontational, and facilitative. We work in short, focused sessions to give you time to process information and make smart decisions. We are patient and tireless in pursuit of win-win solutions.
- We maintain an informal but structured environment for our meetings. The process is designed to move you toward agreements.
- Each party is expected to make proposals based on needs and interests.
- You are in the best position to decide the needs of your family.
- Your children should be protected from physical, mental, and emotional harm and financial hardship resulting from your decision to separate and divorce.
About Us
Gina is an experienced family mediator. She is an outstanding listener and has a knack for making people feel comfortable in stressful situations. She is also an expert with numbers and holds a professional certification from the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers.
Gina earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communications from York College of Pennsylvania in 1991. She has worked as a manager in human resources, communications, and marketing departments in the banking and manufacturing industries. Today, in addition to her work as a mediator and the firm’s business manager, she operates an independent bookkeeping firm serving small business owners.
Sean is an NCDRC-certified family financial mediator and collaborative attorney who helps people resolve disputes out of court. He maintains an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Sean co-founded Triangle Collaborative Divorce Professionals, a community nonprofit that offers free monthly divorce workshops. He regularly teaches mediation skills and continuing legal education seminars. He is the Chairman of the Collaborative Law and Pro Bono Committees of the NCBA Dispute Resolution Section and is a past president of the North Carolina Association of Professional Family Mediators.
Sean has handled hundreds of appellate cases involving criminal law and procedure, termination of parental rights, and juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency. He earned his B.A. at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom in 1993 and his law degree from Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 2001.