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Susan Guthrie, Esq., is a renowned leader at the forefront of law, mediation, and
technology, currently serving as Chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. With more than 30 years of experience in the legal and dispute resolution fields, Susan is recognized for her innovative approach to integrating artificial intelligence and technology into professional practices, empowering practitioners to enhance client engagement, streamline operations, and embrace modern eƯiciencies.
An Amazon Kindle #1 best-selling author, Susan’s book, “Building the Practice of Your Dreams: One Month of Daily Tips for Success,” has become an essential resource for professionals seeking to create successful and sustainable practices. Her next book, “AI- Powered Professional Services: Practical Integration for Practice Success,” will be released in 2025 by ABA Publishing and oƯers a practical roadmap for legal and dispute resolution professionals to leverage AI for meaningful growth.
As a highly sought-after speaker, Susan has trained over 25,000 professionals worldwide on practical and ethical uses of technology in legal and mediation settings. She is also the founder of Learn to Mediate Online™, a pioneering platform that equips professionals to deliver services eƯectively in the digital age.
Susan hosts two top 1% podcasts, The Divorce & Beyond® Podcast and Make Money Mediating, which collectively reach millions of listeners. Through these platforms, she shares insights on entrepreneurship, technology, and personal growth, making her a trusted resource for professionals and entrepreneurs alike.
Frequently featured on outlets like News Nation, CNBC, WGN, and Chicago Today, Susan provides expert commentary on technology, legal trends, and business practices, making complex topics accessible to a broad audience. Her dynamic style and practical insights make her a favored speaker for audiences ranging from legal professionals and business leaders to women’s groups and entrepreneurs.
Honored with the L. Randolph Lowry Award by the Southern California Mediation Association, Susan has made significant contributions to education in dispute resolution. In her role with the ABA, she is committed to advancing the Section of Dispute Resolution through cutting-edge educational initiatives and professional growth.®
Attorney and Mediator, Terri Breer, has mediated hundreds of family law disputes, including divorce, custody, property division, pre-marital agreements, domestic partnerships, and surrogacy arrangements. Although she has been a licensed attorney since 1985 and has experience as a civil litigator conducting civil trials involving business, real estate and family law disputes, her practice for the past 30 years has been devoted to mediation of family law disputes.
She graduated from Pepperdine Law School in 1985 and in 1993 she returned to Pepperdine to attend the Domestic Dispute Resolution Training Program presented by the newly founded Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law. In 2003 she was a founding member of Collaborative Divorce Solutions, Orange County’s collaborative practice group. She has written several articles on alternative dispute resolution and the need for change in the current family law adversarial system. She was Chair of Orange County Bar Association – Alternative Dispute Resolution Section in 2014. She has served as Board Member of the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) for two terms from 2015 to 2021. She has led SCMA’s Orange County Professional Development Group and has chaired the SCMA Family Mediation Institute (FMI) in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 2022, and is currently co-chair for this year’s FMI.
In 2001 she began offering her flat fee Divorce Mediation Programs that she designed to provide an affordable and innovative option for divorcing spouses to resolve their divorce disputes.
Ms. Breer provides family mediation training for California attorneys, therapists, financial professionals, and mediators through her company, New Day Divorce Centers, Inc. Her training program curriculum focuses on instructing family mediators on the legal issues in divorce, relevant California Statutes, characterization, and division of marital property, determining child and spousal support, preparing parenting plans, and document preparation required to process uncontested divorce throughout family law courts in California jurisdictions.
Ms. Breer is active in hosting various networking and educational opportunities for divorce professionals, including South Coast Collaborative Professionals Luncheons and Mixers that she hosted quarterly from 2006 to 2016, and The Attorney Therapist Breakfast Club that was founded in 2017 and meets monthly in Orange County. Both professional groups bring together professionals who share her commitment to helping families resolve divorce and family disputes cooperatively outside of the adversarial court system.
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William A. (“Bill”) Eddy is an attorney, therapist, mediator, and the Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute based in San Diego, California. He provides training to professionals on the subject of managing high-conflict personalities and all forms of disputes. He has presented in over 35 states in the U.S., 7 provinces in Canada, and 12 other countries. He served on the adjunct faculty of the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law for the past 16 years.
Mr. Eddy is the author of several books, including: Mediating High Conflict Disputes (2021); High Conflict People in Legal Disputes; and Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He is the developer of the New Ways for Families® skills training method for potentially high conflict parents in separation and divorce cases, which is being used in over a dozen family court jurisdictions. He developed the New Ways for Mediation® method based on his forty years of mediation experience. His blog on the PsychologyToday.com website has over 6 million views. His website is www.HighConflictInstitute.com.
Tania Leichliter is an Amicable Divorce Success Coach and the creator of the 5-Step Gameplan Interactive Course: Building Pathways Toward a More Amicable Resolution. Drawing from her own experience with a positive, cooperative divorce, Tania empowers clients to view divorce as an opportunity for personal growth and self-discovery. She teaches the power of mindset management to support clients through the divorce process and beyond. With a background in life coaching, Tania provides practical tools and mindset techniques to help clients prioritize emotional healing, self compassion, and effective communication. Her work centers on fostering collaborative outcomes, especially in mediation, to create a brighter future for families navigating this challenging transition.
Christina McGhee, MSW, is a divorce-parenting expert, professional trainer, coach, and author of PARENTING APART: How separated and divorced parents can raise happy and secure kids.
While splitting up is undeniably hard, Christina believes divorce doesn’t have to equal devastation for families. She feels that with the right kind of information and support, coparents have the ability to be a child’s absolute best resource as the family changes.
Throughout her career, Christina has educated thousands of parents and professionals on minimizing the impact of divorce on children. She has had the privilege of consulting on a national initiative in the UK for separating families, speaking as an advocate for children of divorce, and facilitating numerous trainings for family law professionals.
Additionally, she has been involved in several other media projects as a featured expert, content consultant, and writer/producer. Currently, she serves as a creative team member for the documentaries SPLIT and SPLIT UP: the Teen Years, two compelling films about how kids really feel about divorce and its impact on children’s lives long-term.
As a trainer, Christina has recently launched a new four-day Coparenting Specialist Certification Training (CoPS) in partnership with the Mosten Guthrie Academy. Currently offered virtually, this unique “child-focused” training helps divorce professionals engage with clients more effectively, deepen their understanding of how divorce impacts families, and use that knowledge to help coparents craft better agreements.
During this course, Christina provides attendees with a comfortable space for multi-disciplinary exchange while practicing essential skills that maximize learning and teaches strategies participants can use right away.
She has been featured on television, radio, podcasts, and print around the US and abroad. A few places you may have seen her are TODAY Parents, the BBC, The Times, Parents Magazine, The Divorce and Beyond Podcast, and The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast. Christina is an expert in minimizing the impact of divorce on children, guiding parents on how to get it right for kids, and managing high-conflict situations.
You can find out more about Christina at divorceandchildren.com
Kelly Myers is a Certified Divorce and Mediation Coach as well as a trained Mediator. Having been through a high conflict divorce in 2012 she realized there was a tremendous need to educate and provide support to people going through divorce. Kelly believes that helping people navigate the divorce process through managing their emotions, creating a divorce support team, and finding clarity on wants and needs allows people to use their divorce to build a strong foundation for their future. Kelly also is passionate in her advocation of developing balanced co-parenting strategies to build harmony within the new family dynamic. She is a graduate of the University of San Diego paralegal program and is a self-proclaimed training junkie with hundreds of hours of training related to offering the best support possible to her clients. You can find out more information on Kelly by visiting her website Your Divorce Advocate or following her on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn