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Melinda Gehris

Senior Mediator

“Senior Mediator | Hess Gehris Solutions”

New Hampshire
35+Years Exp

Core Practice Areas

18 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Child Custody & Visitation
✓Elder Law & Care Disputes
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Partnership Dissolution
✓Employment Discrimination
✓ADA Compliance Disputes
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Legal Malpractice
✓Insurance Coverage Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Construction Disputes
✓Zoning & Permitting Issues
✓Environmental Claims
✓Inheritance Disputes
✓Public Policy Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Melinda has been mediating professionally since 1994. Her practice includes both private clients and work for the New Hampshire Probate and Superior Courts, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the EEOC and the Human Rights Commission. She is also a New Hampshire Certified Family Mediator. As an experienced trainer, Melinda develops and leads programs in dispute resolution from basic mediation skills to advanced, specialized dispute resolution training. She has also developed programs in negotiation, arbitration and other dispute resolution processes. Melinda was appointed to the New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee on Dispute Resolution. She is the Vice-Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Committee. Melinda also serves as a Library Trustee for the Fuller Public Library in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Melinda began her legal career in insurance coverage and insurance defense with Morrison, Mahoney & Miller in Boston. She then moved to New Hampshire in 1994 and continued litigating and developed her mediation practice at Devine, Millimet & Branch. Since 2008, she has been a partner with Carol Hess at Hess Gehris Solutions and has focused her time and energy on mediation, facilitation, training and consulting.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

Primary Verifications

License

New Hampshire Certified Family Mediator

Education

University of Massachusetts

Certificate · Dispute Resolution

Class of 2001

Northeastern University School of Law

J.D. · Law

Class of 1991

Albright College

BS · Business Administration and Spanish

Class of 1985

Work History

3 Positions

Partner

Hess Gehris Solutions

2008 – Present

Focused on mediation, facilitation, training and consulting.

Attorney / Mediator

Devine, Millimet & Branch

1994 – 2008

Litigating and mediation practice.

Attorney

Morrison, Mahoney & Miller

1991 – 1994

Insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation.

Honors & Recognition

No honors on file.

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