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Brenda Waugh

Senior Mediator

“Senior Mediator”

VirginiaRemote available
300Cases Resolved

Core Practice Areas

12 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Commercial Contracts
✓ADA Compliance Disputes
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Insurance Coverage Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Construction Disputes
✓Landlord-Tenant Disputes
✓Zoning & Permitting Issues
✓Education & School Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Brenda Waugh cares most about one thing when she is working with her clients: the client! Brenda brings over thirty years of experience to this work. While she has ample experience in the courtroom as litigator, she has also received additional education and training in mediation and negotiation. Brenda has litigated, negotiated or mediated thousands of cases during her career. Initially, she worked with Legal Services as an advocate for victims of family violence and for consumers. Later, she prosecuted offenders in cases involving child abuse and neglect in both Kanawha and Berkeley Counties and winning several cases before the state Supreme Court. Brenda earned a master’s degree from Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peace 2009. She has since mediated hundreds of cases, including those involving families, workplace disputes, small business, estate and probate disputes, and civil cases. Brenda has experience as counsel for the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee and as a clerk with the West Virginia Supreme Court. She has published articles in law journals including those published by Yale University and the Journal of Legal Education. She has conducted dozens of seminars throughout the United States and Canada, often on alternative ways to approach legal problems, restorative lawyering and lawyer wellness. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and West Virginia University School of Law.

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Education

Eastern Mennonite University-Center for Justice and Peace

Masters · Conflict Transformation with Emphasis on Restorative Justice

Class of 2009

West Virginia University

J.D. · Law

Class of 1987

University of Virginia

B.A.

Class of 1982

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