Kim Torres

Kim W. Torres, Esq.

Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil, Family, County & Appellate Mediator | Certified Collaborative Law Professional | Elder Caring Coordinator | Qualified Arbitrator | Texas Credentialed Mediator

Melbourne, Florida | Serving Clients Throughout Florida | Virtual Mediations Statewide | Expanding Services to Texas
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Overview

Kim W. Torres is one of Florida's most experienced full-time mediators, dedicating more than 25 years exclusively to alternative dispute resolution. A member of The Florida Bar since 1985, she transitioned from the active practice of law to full-time mediation in 2000 and has since successfully mediated thousands of disputes involving families, businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, community associations, governmental entities, attorneys, and self-represented parties throughout Florida.

Certified by the Florida Supreme Court in Circuit Civil, Family, County, and Appellate Mediation, Kim also serves as an approved mediator for Foreclosure, Elder Law, Consumer Debt, Bankruptcy, and Federal Court matters. Her broad experience allows her to help parties resolve both straightforward and highly complex disputes while preserving relationships whenever possible and avoiding the expense, uncertainty, and delay of litigation.

Known for her calm demeanor, practical judgment, and exceptional communication skills, Kim is frequently selected to mediate matters involving ongoing family, business, financial, and community relationships where thoughtful problem-solving is essential.
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Mediation Approach

Kim believes successful mediation requires more than legal knowledge—it requires listening carefully, understanding the interests behind each party's position, and creating an environment where productive negotiations can occur. Clients have described Kim as patient, compassionate and honest in guiding individuals toward a workable solution.

Her calm, approachable style helps parties communicate more effectively while evaluating practical solutions that address both legal and personal concerns. Attorneys appreciate her insightful and pragmatic approach, while self-represented individuals value her ability to explain the mediation process clearly and maintain a balanced, respectful environment.

Kim regularly mediates matters involving either parties who are represented by legal counsel and people who are representing themselves. She is especially skilled in relationship-based disputes involving families, neighbors, business partners, and community organizations.
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Elder Caring & Collaborative Practice

Kim is among a select group of Florida professionals serving as an Elder Caring Coordinator, helping families navigate difficult decisions involving aging parents, guardianship, healthcare, caregiving responsibilities, and long-term planning.

She is also a strong advocate for the Collaborative Process and regularly assists families seeking respectful alternatives to traditional litigation. Her work emphasizes preserving relationships, improving communication, and helping families reach practical, lasting agreements. Special fee arrangements are available for county court cases with matters in dispute of less than $6,000.
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Leadership & Professional Recognition

Kim has played an active leadership role in Florida's dispute resolution community for more than two decades.

Her professional accomplishments include:
• Chair, Florida Bar ADR Section (2019–2020)
• Leader in the Law, Florida Association for Women Lawyers (2018)
• Circuit Civil Mediator of the Year, Brevard County (2007)
• Florida Supreme Court mediator certification evaluator for the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI)
• Presenter and moderator for the Florida Dispute Resolution Center, Florida State Guardianship Association, and numerous Florida Bar continuing legal education programs
• Contributor to the development of Brevard County's Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program
• Brevard County Professionalism Committee
• March of Dimes White Rose Award

She has also served on numerous professional committees and nonprofit boards supporting mediation, guardianship, legal education, and family services throughout Florida.
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Serving Clients Throughout Florida

Based in Melbourne, Kim conducts mediations throughout Brevard County, Central Florida, and across the State of Florida, offering both in-person and secure Zoom mediations. Her statewide practice allows attorneys, businesses, families, governmental agencies, and self-represented parties to resolve disputes efficiently without geographic limitations.

Whether the dispute involves divorce, parenting, guardianship, probate, contracts, business relationships, healthcare, community associations, real estate, foreclosure, bankruptcy, or appellate matters, Kim W. Torres combines decades of experience, multiple Supreme Court certifications, recognized leadership, and a practical, compassionate approach to help parties reach informed, lasting resolutions.
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Primary Areas of Practice