About Me

Practice Description
Mediation is a consensual, impartial and confidential process, so both parties have to agree on the choice of mediator. My clients choose me because they receive high ethical conduct, complete impartiality and total confidentiality as well as comfortable accommodation and a neutral environment. Whether in Dallas, Miami or New York, my clients learn that they can trust my impartiality and confidentially.

Why I’m Different
• Your case is unique. Every person is different as well as what they value. Everyone has a critical need for a caring and respectful professional. I put my best effort forward to help the parties get to an agreement that they can feel good about and which is a satisfactory result.
• Mediation is about you, not me. An effective mediator is one who establishes good rapport with each party and who is a good listener. I promise I will always give you my full attention and consideration.
• I know the culture. I speak fluent English, Portuguese and conversational Spanish. I understand how some cultures prefer to be treated and what motivates them. I can help you get results more quickly and for less cost than other methods.
• Responsive & Accountable to You. My success comes from those who trust me -- not only to guide them in the solution of their disagreement but also know that I will be accessible and responsive.

Practice Areas
• Family (Divorce, Child Support, Alimony)
• Business Management & Marketing
• Journalism & Broadcast Media
• Sports
• Wholesale & Retail / Export & Import
• Employment

My Approach
Choosing the right mediator or arbitrator is a serious decision. I will help you to resolve your concerns by:

• Fully explaining the process to you before we begin

• Giving you full opportunity to speak and be heard

• Creatively facilitating the negotiations of the matter, trying to get to an end where both sides can accept the decision taken and be pleased with

• Each case is completely confidential and completely private. I keep no notes and do not share information

• Always try all the methods known by me to try to avoid an impasse

• Delivering an ethical work

• Whenever is possible, drafting an agreement together with the parties

Please call 305.299.8396 and get your issues quickly resolved


™© 2006 Martha Monteiro All Rights Reserved

To Mediate?

So many times I have been contacted and asked, "Well, he's hired an attorney, and I really can't afford one right now. Is mediation really an option for me?" If I had a nickle for each time I was asked this ....

Whether to mediate or not to mediate is based upon two things: (1) court-ordered mediation and (2) voluntary mediation. Court -ordered mediation is required by the court and all parties must appear with the mediator. That does not mean problems are solved, it means they showed up. Usually, in most cases I'd say, conflict is resolved. However, there are those people who just love to fight -- and spend tens of thousands of dollars over a period of months or years -- in an effort to "level the score" with the other party(ies). Court-ordered mediation can resemble a "shot-gun wedding."

Voluntary mediation is the most productive, may or may not have attorneys present, and is really where both parties are ready to make some compromises in the hope that they will resolve their differnces, create an agreement, and move on with their respectice lives -- saving money, time and emotional engery. Many times, that is exactly what happens.

Mediation, and arbitration, are increasingly more common now to resolve differences. If you are considering mediation, the best thing to do by far is contact a mediator and explain your case.




™© 2006 Martha Monteiro All Rights Reserved