TIMOTHY J. MORDAUNT
Timothy J. Mordaunt, Esq., is an attorney in the general practice of law and is a trained mediator. He received his J.D. from SUNY at Buffalo and was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1988. Prior to earning his law degree he earned a B.A. in psychology and sociology and completed course work for a Ph.D. in sociology at SUNY at Buffalo. Mr. Mordaunt was employed by the Nichols School as a counselor, dean, and teacher (psychology) from 1978 to 1983. In 1995, he completed his initial mediation training at the Mediation Center of Rochester. In 2002, he completed his initial collaborative law training through the Ontario Collaborative Law Federation.
Tim has been actively involved in the field of alternative dispute resolution since 1995. Several times each year he attends advanced trainings and conferences in mediation and collaborative law. Tim is also an instructor and trainer in the field of dispute resolution. In 1999 and 2001 he taught the Dynamics of Human Conflict for Cornell University, and has provided many trainings in dispute resolution for the Center for Dispute Resolution at the Better Business Bureau, Buffalo, NY. Most recently, in February 2006, Tim taught an Introductory Mediation Course with Charlene Brumley through the Child & Family Services Center for Resolution and Justice, Buffalo, NY.
Since 1998, Tim has served as a Board Member for the New York State Council On Divorce Mediation (NYSCDM) and is presently serving as the president (2005-07). Tim also volunteers as a mediator for custody and visitation disputes through the Erie County Family Court, and for the Child & Family Services Center of Resolution and Justice.
Three questions Tim likes to ask people who are experiencing the ending of their marriage:
- “Have you talked to a counselor, priest, minister or rabbi?”
- “Do you feel like your life is stuck in a conclusion?”
- “Do you need an ending so you can start a new beginning?” Groundhog Day (movie)
Angry, expensive and lengthy battles in court is not the answer.
Mediation or Collaborative Law is the answer.
