About Jan
Jan Walden has worked in the family divorce area for over 30 years. As a social worker employed by the state she worked for the local domestic relations judge investigating custody cases. After attending law school she began her family law practice some ten years later. For over 15 years her private practice has been dedicated to the peaceful settlement of family conflict through mediation. She also represents one party in uncontested divorces if the parties can reach agreement on all issues. She has extensive mediation experience working with divorcing couples (including cases where there are domestic violence issues), never married parents, post-divorce parenting issues (including child support) and also works as a Parenting Coordinator with families involved in high conflict and with a history of repetitive litigation.
MEDIATION TRAINING
FAMILY MEDIATON: Coast to Coast, San Diego, CA, ELIZABETH ALLEN, J.D., 24 hours; Settlement Conflicts International, Inc., Dallas, TX, RICHARD EVARTS J.D., 40 hours, April, l992; Mediation & Conflicts Management Services of St. Louis, ROBERT BENJAMIN, M.S.W., J.D., 40 hours, August, l992; Erickson Mediation Institute, Minneapolis, MN, STEPHEN ERICKSON, J.D. and MARILYN McKNIGHT, MSW, 40 hours, February, l993
Advanced Civil: Mediating Personal Injury, ROBERT BENJAMIN, 8 hours, March 1997; Advocacy in Mediation, NINA MEIRERDING, J.D., Ventura, CA, 6 hours, TBA, November, l998;
Advanced Family: Academy of Family Mediators Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 18 hours, July 1995; AFM Conference, Breckenridge, CO, 21 hours, July 1996; AFM Conference, Cape Cod, MA, 12 hours, July 1997; AFM Conference, San Francisco, CA, 27 hours, July 1998; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference, Orlando, FL, 18 hours, October, l998
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: BARBARA LANDAU, Ph.D., Willowdale, Ontario, 12 hours, AFM, July 1996; ELIZABETH MANLEY, M.S., J.D. Altanta GA, 12 hours, MAT, March 1998; Domestic Abuse and Custody Mediation, 12 hours, AFM, July, l998; Domestic Violence Training for Mediators, 12 hours, AOC, August, l998.
Dependency/Neglect Mediation: May 1998, Two day observation of Santa Clara County Juvenile Court mediation, San Jose, CA. Sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; October, l998, Mediation of Child Protection/Dependency Cases, 6 hour workshop, Child Protection/Dependency Mediation: Qualification, Standards and Special Issues, 3 hour workshop, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, fall conference, Orlando, FL, October l998.
GENERAL CIVIL: Dispute Management, Inc., Maitland, FL, DAVID STRAWN, J.D., 40 hours, June, l995
PARENTING COORDINATOR TRAINING
July 2004 Association of Family and Conciliation Court PARENT COORDINATOR TRAINING 16 hours, Joan Kelly, PhD. (Chicago); February 2005 AFCC PARENTING COORDINATOR TRAINING 16 hours, Christine Coates J.D. (New Orleans); April 2006 AFCC ADVANCED PARENTING COORDINATOR TRAINING, 16 hours Joan Kelly, PhD. (Orlando); June 2006 AFCC Parent Coordinator training 16 hours, Joan Kelly, PhD. (Chicago); December 2006 AFCC Parenting Coordinator Training 16 hours, Robin Deutch, PhD (Baltimore).
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
Family/Divorce Mediations: 1000+
Pro bono mediations: 100+
Parenting Coordinator cases: 7
Other Mediation/ADR experience: Assisted in the development of volunteer mediation programs in the Second Circuit and Juvenile Courts of Davidson County, TN, l995
Assisted in production of family mediation video “The Evans Matter”, Administrative Office of the Court 2005
Affiliations:
Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, (Board Member)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member
Tennessee Bar Association, Family Law Section, Dispute Resolution Section (Chair 1999),
Nashville Bar Association, ADR Committee, Family Law Committee
American Bar Associaton
Mediation Association of Tennessee, Member 1992-1999,
President 1995-97 Academy of Family Mediators, Member 1992-1999
MEDIATION TRAINING
FAMILY MEDIATON: Coast to Coast, San Diego, CA, ELIZABETH ALLEN, J.D., 24 hours; Settlement Conflicts International, Inc., Dallas, TX, RICHARD EVARTS J.D., 40 hours, April, l992; Mediation & Conflicts Management Services of St. Louis, ROBERT BENJAMIN, M.S.W., J.D., 40 hours, August, l992; Erickson Mediation Institute, Minneapolis, MN, STEPHEN ERICKSON, J.D. and MARILYN McKNIGHT, MSW, 40 hours, February, l993
Advanced Civil: Mediating Personal Injury, ROBERT BENJAMIN, 8 hours, March 1997; Advocacy in Mediation, NINA MEIRERDING, J.D., Ventura, CA, 6 hours, TBA, November, l998;
Advanced Family: Academy of Family Mediators Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 18 hours, July 1995; AFM Conference, Breckenridge, CO, 21 hours, July 1996; AFM Conference, Cape Cod, MA, 12 hours, July 1997; AFM Conference, San Francisco, CA, 27 hours, July 1998; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference, Orlando, FL, 18 hours, October, l998
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: BARBARA LANDAU, Ph.D., Willowdale, Ontario, 12 hours, AFM, July 1996; ELIZABETH MANLEY, M.S., J.D. Altanta GA, 12 hours, MAT, March 1998; Domestic Abuse and Custody Mediation, 12 hours, AFM, July, l998; Domestic Violence Training for Mediators, 12 hours, AOC, August, l998.
Dependency/Neglect Mediation: May 1998, Two day observation of Santa Clara County Juvenile Court mediation, San Jose, CA. Sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; October, l998, Mediation of Child Protection/Dependency Cases, 6 hour workshop, Child Protection/Dependency Mediation: Qualification, Standards and Special Issues, 3 hour workshop, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, fall conference, Orlando, FL, October l998.
GENERAL CIVIL: Dispute Management, Inc., Maitland, FL, DAVID STRAWN, J.D., 40 hours, June, l995
PARENTING COORDINATOR TRAINING
July 2004 Association of Family and Conciliation Court PARENT COORDINATOR TRAINING 16 hours, Joan Kelly, PhD. (Chicago); February 2005 AFCC PARENTING COORDINATOR TRAINING 16 hours, Christine Coates J.D. (New Orleans); April 2006 AFCC ADVANCED PARENTING COORDINATOR TRAINING, 16 hours Joan Kelly, PhD. (Orlando); June 2006 AFCC Parent Coordinator training 16 hours, Joan Kelly, PhD. (Chicago); December 2006 AFCC Parenting Coordinator Training 16 hours, Robin Deutch, PhD (Baltimore).
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
Family/Divorce Mediations: 1000+
Pro bono mediations: 100+
Parenting Coordinator cases: 7
Other Mediation/ADR experience: Assisted in the development of volunteer mediation programs in the Second Circuit and Juvenile Courts of Davidson County, TN, l995
Assisted in production of family mediation video “The Evans Matter”, Administrative Office of the Court 2005
Affiliations:
Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, (Board Member)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member
Tennessee Bar Association, Family Law Section, Dispute Resolution Section (Chair 1999),
Nashville Bar Association, ADR Committee, Family Law Committee
American Bar Associaton
Mediation Association of Tennessee, Member 1992-1999,
President 1995-97 Academy of Family Mediators, Member 1992-1999
