Ms. Rodnick also maintains an active mediation practice for individuals represented by attorneys. She is a long time member of the Texas Association of Attorney-Mediators and the Texas Association of Mediators. She has mediated approximately 500 cases.

Mediation is very different from collaborative law, although both are considered dispute resolution procedures and are fully confidential. A mediator is a neutral facilitator who is specially trained to guide the parties and their attorneys to a settlement, taking all interests and positions into account. A mediator does not act as an arbitrator or judge and cannot make a ruling for the parties, unless it is to resolve drafting disputes by request of the parties. Because the mediator is a neutral, there can be an imbalance of power if one party is more forceful or well informed than the other. For this reason Ms. Rodnick prefers all parties to a mediation to be represented by counsel. Ms. Rodnick’s mediation calendar can be accessed by clicking here.