Robyn McDonald

Insightful, empathetic, and energetic, Robyn McDonald combines 24 years of legal, judicial, and mediation experience in offering a proactive focus to alternative dispute resolution. Robyn’s ability to grasp complex issues, her forward looking approach to client conflict, and her instinctual ability to get to the heart of the matter creates an atmosphere that encourages safe, honest and positive communication of ideas and emotions amongst the parties. Licensed to practice law in California since 1987, and in Colorado since 2007 (single client limited admission), Ms. McDonald has been consistently recognized by her peers as a top lawyer (Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent® Peer Review Rated Attorney since 1992), Women Lawyers (Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent® Bar Register of Preeiminent Women Lawyers, 2011) and as a top mediator by her clients (Martindale Hubbell Preeminent® Client Review Rated Attorney/Mediator since 2009*). She has written a variety of mediation articles involving Fly Fishing and the Art of Mediation, Gender Balanced Co-Mediation, and Cultural Diversity and Mediation, and has coached a multitude of developing mediators on behalf of the Colorado Bar Association. She is a frequent blogger with Oval Options, a group dedicated to conflict management, and a local columnist for the LittletonGazette, offering insight to conflict resolution and informal comments to those seeking help with disputes. A former Los Angeles County Court Judge Pro Tempore, former national in-house counsel to a major Japanese insurance company, defense civil litigator, and appellate attorney, Robyn provides a unique understanding of both plaintiff and defense goals while working successfully with mediation clients in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region; she offers mediation services in the areas of Business/Commercial, Domestic Relations (pre and post decree), Estate and Probate, Landlord/Tenant and HOA, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury/Product Liability and Workplace/Employment. She is a member of the Jefferson County Mediation Services Advisory Committee, the Jefferson County Access to Justice Committee, and a member of the Jefferson County Mediation Services Program. She is a Professional Member of the Mediation Association of Colorado (formerly the Colorado Council of Mediators). She was the recipient of the 2008 Jefferson County Volunteer Mediator of the Year, the 2009 Divorce and Parenting Mediator of the Year and the 2010 Permanent Protection Order Mediator of the Year Awards. Robyn has recently been admitted, in open court, to practice before the United States Supreme Court, en banc.