Ms. Kathleen Merlo has mediated communication and negotiated compromise between industries and lawmakers for 20 years, prior to becoming a professional mediator. She has worked in various industries but focused primarily on health care, working with all levels of industry leadership in industry and government.
She now serves as a Pre-trial mediator and Parenting Coordinator throughout Maryland and focuses on child access cases in mediation. In Florida, she is a Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and can work as a Parenting Coordinator.
Areas of Focus
Family
Contract
Landlord/Tenant
Consumer Goods
Education
Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, Doctor of Law (JD), Health Law
American University, Master of Arts (MA), International Law and International Communications
Chestnut Hill College. Bachelor of Science (BS), Cognitive Psychology
Certifications
Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, 2021
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Arbitrator, 2019
District Court of Maryland, Mediator, 2019
Maryland Parenting Coordinator Frederick County
Professional Affiliations
Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, National and Maryland Chapters
Maryland State Bar Association
Women’s Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
