Lynn MacBeth
 E-mail Address lmacbeth@divorcedoneright.com |
With 26 years’ experience, Lynn MacBeth is recognized nationally and locally as a leading Family and Divorce Mediator and family law attorney. She holds the highest level of accreditation from the Association for Conflict Resolution as an Advanced Practitioner Mediator and Approved Trainer. Her work with parents and children to restructure the family after divorce is the focus of numerous workshops and lectures around the country and in Pittsburgh. She is an adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law where she teaches Family Mediation. She is also a lecturer and teacher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Community College of Allegheny County on Mediation and Negotiation subjects. She is a court-appointed Mediator for the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Generations program as well as for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Postal Service and other private companies and agencies. Her private practice focuses on Mediation, Parenting Coordination and Mediation Training.
Lynn MacBeth currently serves as Chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Family Division Section for Alternate Dispute Resolution, as well as Opinion Editor for the Pittsburgh Legal Journal. She is a past officer and board member of the Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania. She graduated with honors from Chatham University and University of Pittsburgh School of Law. In addition, she holds a two-year Certificate in Gestalt Therapy from the Gestalt Institute of New England and is experienced in negotiation and communication processes.
Approach to Family Mediation
Lynn MacBeth’s many years as a practicing family lawyer in complex divorce cases have familiarized her with the issues and disputes parents and spouses face in divorce and custody situations. Her approach to mediation is to guide and support both parties through the divorce and custody process while helping them sort out their differences and make good decisions. She is committed to the principal that Mediation is more efficient, economical, and humane than the adversarial court system for resolving family law conflicts. She believes that children benefit from mediation and that adults (even when they do not trust or like each other) are capable of resolving even the most intractable conflicts with the support and guidance of a qualified mediator.