About Us

Together, Sandy and Peggy are a team that is hard to match.

Sandra Barto has more than a decade of mediation experience. She has 13 years of mediation, and training mediators. Sandy is the person that other mediators consult with if they have questions regarding mediation.   Her law degree and her counseling degree make her uniquely qualified to guide couples in a manner that is honest, respectful which results in durable agreements. She really helps people to identify what is really  important to them in the mediation process.

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Peggy Hoban has 8 years of legal experience, 5 years of mediation, and more than 20 years as an educator. Peggy has a compassionate and practical approach. She makes every effort tovalidate perspectives and to offer creative solutions. Her years in education and parentinghave helped to co-create a process that is productive and addresses the core issues.

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Philosophy

Why Mediation?

We have chosen to devote a significant part of our practices to Integrative Mediation because it offers one of the best financial and emotional results to legal and personal disputes possible. Mediation is effective, efficient, less stressful, more satisfying and confidential. We find that people feel more listened to and supported than in traditional legal models.