Mediator and Attorney Gail Jonas PO Box 973 Healdsburg  CA 95448	SB #: 74601 Phone: 707-433-6845 Fax: 707-433-8314 E-mail Directions
	If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we would find sorrow and suffering enough to dispel all hostility.                        --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Mediation style
By working as a team, we can get more done in less time and at greatly reduced cost. I initiate the mediation process by sending you a worksheet so you can gather all of the information you need to negotiate a settlement. I encourage you to be creative, because mediation allows for parties to come up with something that works for them rather than being forced to use the “law model” utilized by the court.  I discuss your legal rights  so you will be informed before you reach an agreement. I also explain the “law model” so that all parties know what is likely to happen in court if you don’t reach an out-of-court settlement.
Summary of qualifications
Attorney at Law in solo private practice since 1977; mediator since 1982 Substantive areas include family law, estate planning, elder law, real estate, and small business law 138 hours mediation training
Professional experience
Practiced family law since 1977, with emphasis on negotiated settlement Mediated hundreds of cases, mostly in the family law area Also mediate and arbitrate real estate disputes, elder law problems, contractual disputes and small personal injury cases Substantial concurrent estate planning practice
Professional activities
Domestic Settlement Conference Officer, Sonoma County Superior Court
Awards
2003 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year for volunteer work as Judge Pro Tem for the Sonoma County Superior Court
Professional associations
Sonoma County Bar Association (SCBA) Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section of the SCBA Member of Association for Conflict Resolution Panelist for Council On Aging Legal Referral Service since 1999 State Bar of California Family Law Section State Bar of California Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section
Mediation references (all have indicated willingness to be contacted)
Betsi Lewitter, Healdsburg: 707-434-4920 Cathy Graves,  Healdsburg: 707-332-6373 Peter Tracy, Santa Rosa: 707-539-6156
General Reference (willing to be contacted)
Scott O'Brien, Attorney and Mediator, Sebastopol: 707-829-0522
Education
Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1976 University of Maryland, B.S., 1962
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