Reviews

She was able to have both of us agree to a compromise, as we had been at a stand still for some time.

I had my first experience as a family law attorney with Judge Van de Water in a court ordered mediation. I will use her on my cases for all future mediations. She came prepared, having reviewed everything she could about the case. It was one of the most high conflict cases I've had, and Judge Van de Water was able to take a case that I thought was certainly headed to trial and used her common sense, out-side-the-box, and compassionate approach to help the parties ultimately find a resolution that avoided the trial. Often times parties just want to be heard, and Judge Van de Water takes the time to listen and uses that to find the solution that fits best with both parties' priorities and needs. Like I said, I was so impressed that I will use her for all future mediations. I highly recommend her, particularly for those tough cases.

We bought a house and had an issue with the prior owners not disclosing an in-ground pool that was covered up! We filed a lawsuit and hired an attorney, but had to give them a large retainer which still wouldn't cover a court trial. We were at the end of our rope and wanted to resolve the case without spending a fortune to do so. We were told about Judge Linda and mediation. Frankly my wife and I were skeptical that mediation would work and would be a waste of time and more money, but we spent the day in mediation and actually got a resolution that we were happy with for a lot less money than going to court and having a trial! I was so happy we mediated and I'm pleasantly surprised that it worked. It was the best advice and decision we could have made. I totally believe in mediation with Judge Linda and she convinced me she can resolve even complex cases with a lot of heated emotions from both sides! Thank you for saving us money and getting us peace of mind and closure for our case!

My husband and I used Judge Linda for our divorce and she was super! We resolved our whole divorce in one day with about 5 hours and left with signed papers to file with court. It was so easy and she helped keep the peace while addressing the stuff that needed to be decided. We didn't have money to pay an attorney a large retainer and I was afraid that court would make things worse between my husband and I with the kids. We put together a plan for our kids and divided all of our stuff and it's done! WOW I never would have believed it and I highly recommend Judge Linda to mediate your divorce!!