Kathleen Ruane Leedy
Kathleen is a bi-coastal mediator trained in Atlanta, GA, Boston & Cape Cod, MA and Tacoma, WA. Since 2008, her diverse mediation career has spanned 12 years of mediating over 700 cases in court and private practice with an above 95% settlement rate. She mediates a wide range of cases including small claims, divorce, business, workplace, & family issues, specializing in particularly high conflict-mediations. Kathleen completed 13 months as the Courts and Training Coordinator in the Mediation Department at Family Services of Central Massachusetts (FSCM) in Worcester, MA overseeing five area courts, training mediators, and developing programs. She is listed as an Open Meetings Mediator for the Attorney General Office (AGO) in Boston, MA. Recently she successfully advocated and increased an Army soldier's medical discharge ratings in Ft. Bliss, El Paso, TX.
Kathleen was selected to author one chapter on mediation in a book about divorce titled Worry-Free Divorce: Leading Divorce Professionals Speak. She was asked to coach & judge for the International Academy for Dispute Resolution (INADR) International Mediation Law School Tournaments in 2018 & 2019. Kathleen has volunteered her time acting as a mediation roleplay assistant at Harvard and coaching Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate students in the Negotiation and Conflict Management program. She teaches The 40 hr. Basic Mediation class at Drake University Law School with Dick Calkins in Des Moines, IA. She has been a frequent collegiate speaker, participated in live radio talk-shows, guest presenter in a Paris podcast, and a Webinar in India all in regard to educating, and promoting the dynamics and importance of mediation.
Kathleen now lives in Queens, NY and El Paso, TX enjoying her family and outdoor activities in each location.
