Skip to content

Mediators in Phoenix, AZ

7 mediators listed in Phoenix (Maricopa County) on official Arizona rosters.

Get matched with a mediator

How does mediation work in Maricopa County?

Civil, family and probate cases in Maricopa County are heard by the Superior Court, whose Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Department offers settlement conferences and a voluntary one-day Civil Short Trial [1]. A judge may order a settlement conference or the parties may agree to one; parties can attend through private mediation or with a court judge pro tempore [1]. The ADR Office (602-506-7884) also arranges access to its virtual settlement conference platform [1]. Family and civil ADR procedures are set by Administrative Orders 2021-041, 2021-044 and 2023-009 [1]. The Maricopa County mediators listed below come from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona's approved ADR mediator list [2].

  1. Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County – Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  2. U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona – Approved ADR Compensated Mediators

Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.

All Maricopa County mediators (14)Scottsdale (5)

Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with Arizona clients · Online mediators

7 listed
7 listedSorted: paid placements (labeled) first, then most complete profile, then A–Z

Mediators who work online with Arizona clients

These mediators say they work with Arizona clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Arizona’s. Where they serve is their own statement. Sorted: placements first (paid ones are labeled), then most complete profile.

Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Arizona.

Court-connected mediation in Arizona: Arizona has no statewide court mediator list in the sources reviewed; county superior courts run their own programs. In Maricopa County, a court-referred settlement conference can be held with a court Judge Pro Tempore or a private mediator.

Private mediation in Arizona: No state license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed. Arizona's practice-of-law rule covers representing others in mediation; a mediator exemption was not verified from official text. No rule on out-of-state or online mediators was found.

Sources: A.R.S. 12-134 - Mediation; fee · Alternative Dispute Resolution - Superior Court in Maricopa County · Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) - State Bar of Arizona · Unauthorized Practice of Law Advisory Opinions - State Bar of Arizona · partly verified

All mediators who work online with Arizona clients · Search online mediators for Arizona · Online mediators in every state

Not sure who to choose? Get matched

Answer a few short questions about your case in Maricopa County. We send your request to mediators who can receive it and handle cases like yours, and they contact you. Free, and you’re never obligated.

Get matched

All mediation guides →