Kimberly Potter Fauss

Kimberly was thoroughly professional and she deserves much credit for "keeping the boat steady" in some turbulent waters. Her extensive experience with collaboration and her skill at keeping our discussion centered on our children and the best long-term interests of all parties was especially apprec...iated. She was "no-nonsense" when necessary, but also represented me with the right mix of compassion and careful attention to detail.

I recommend her without reservations. She is an excellent attorney who brings a unique focus on helping the parties not only acheive a property settlement, but also work through the complex emotional issues that make a separation and divorce so difficult. Her focus is on healing and helping people... through what is an inherently difficult process.

In our first meeting, Kimberly and my ex-husband's lawyer did the same review of the collaborative/mediation procedure with us. I found this to be particularly useful when my ex-husband lost sight of the mediation process and I was able to remind him of that initial meeting and the rules of engageme...nt upon which we had agreed. There were times when i wanted to kick my ex's butt from here to Texas. And more. When those emotional moments occurred , I found Kimberly to be calm and always assured that we were making progress. At the end of the day, Kimberly delivered to me exactly what she had promised; an agreement which wasn't exactly what I wanted but one with which I can live. And that, friends, is successful mediation. Thank you, Kimberly, I have and will continue to recommend you without reservation.

Kimberly brought little to the table other than a "process". We literally read through a document at our first meeting that we all had well in advance to understand the mediation process which was a waste of all of the participants time and money. She was not very helpful in offering suggestions/dire...ction and was slow to respond to my questions, frequently calling me late on a Friday afternoon while on her way out of town with uninformed answers. I negotiated the terms of the divorce directly with the ex and felt like I paid Kim to be nothing more than a glorified cheerleader.