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Sara Johnson

Senior Mediator

“Senior Mediator”

ColoradoRemote available
14+Years Exp
8000Cases Resolved

Core Practice Areas

5 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Child Custody & Visitation
✓Child Support Disputes
✓Cross-Border Family Law
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

Neutral Profile

Sara Johnson has mediated more than 8,000 cases, served as the President of the Mediation Association of Colorado from 2015 through 2017, and was on the Board of Directors from 2011 through 2020. Contracted with the Office of Dispute Resolution from 2012-2023, as one of their few mediators authorized to mediate in Spanish, Sara has extensive experience mediating Domestic Relations as well as Civil Disputes. Through ODR, theMAC, and the Colorado Judicial Institute, Sara has participated in and collaborated on creating multiple workshops, published material and presentations including ethics panels, best practices for mediation, trauma-informed mediation practices, domestic violence trainings and regularly attends the Colorado Family Law Institute. Sara worked at Arapahoe County Child Support Services and in Denver JV Court from 2012 through 2018 mediating parenting and support issues. Actively involved in Mediators Beyond Borders, Sara participated in their International Congresses in 2015 in Romania, 2017 in Holland and in 2019 in Indonesia. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in cultural anthropology, Sara spent twenty years living and working in Spain and South America, speaks Spanish and Portuguese and brings a broad worldview to her practice.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

Primary Verifications

License

Non-Attorney Mediator

Education

Sarah Lawrence College

B.A. · Cultural Anthropology, Spanish

Class of 1991

Work History

4 Positions

President

Mediation Association of Colorado

2015 – 2017

Mediator

Office of Dispute Resolution

2012 – 2023

Contracted mediator, authorized to mediate in Spanish.

Mediator

Arapahoe County Child Support Services / Denver JV Court

2012 – 2018

Mediating parenting and support issues.

Board of Directors

Mediation Association of Colorado

2011 – 2020

Honors & Recognition

No honors on file.

Fees & Availability

Rate Schedule

Standard rates. Contact for custom arrangements.

FormatDurationRateNotes
IN_PERSONDAILY$560Family Law Mediation
IN_PERSONHOURLY$280Family Law Mediation

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Hourly rate

$280

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