Kathleen Merlo

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
• Garrett County, Maryland Bar Association