Annette Epelbaum Cannon
Official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center · verified 2026-10-06
Divorce mediation lawyers in Miami Beach, FL
3 certified family mediators in Miami Beach whose official Florida roster record shows an attorney background. These divorce mediation attorneys act as neutrals and don't represent either side. Every listing shows the official roster it comes from and the date we last checked it. For a court-ordered case, your court may require a mediator from its own list.[1][2]
Listings last checked against the official rosters Oct 12, 2026.
How this list is built: these are certified family mediators whose official Florida roster record lists an attorney or in-state Bar member background. In mediation they work as neutrals: a mediator doesn’t represent or advise either side, even if they’re a lawyer. If you want legal advice about your own case, hire your own attorney. Do I need a lawyer for divorce mediation?
How does mediation work in Miami-Dade County?
Miami-Dade County is the only county in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and its courts run an in-house Mediation/Arbitration Division that mediates family, juvenile dependency and county court cases, including landlord-tenant and small claims.[3] A judge sends a family case to mediation by signing an Order of Referral to Mediation (Family Division); parties then have 15 days to agree on a private mediator instead.[4] Court family mediation costs $60 per person per session when combined income is $50,000 or less and $120 between $50,000 and $100,000; couples above $100,000 must use a private mediator.[4][5] Landlord-tenant and small claims mediation is free.[6] The division sits in the Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center, 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 11.226, (305) 349-7344.[3] Private certified mediators serving Miami-Dade are listed below.
Fact-checked Oct 6, 2026 against the official sources numbered above (listed under Sources). Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with Florida clients · Online mediators
Dori Ellen Shwirtz
Official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center · verified 2026-10-06
Elena Mocchi
Official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center · verified 2026-10-06
Mediators who work online with Florida clients
No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Florida clients in this practice area yet. Local mediators may also offer video sessions; ask when you contact them.
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 Florida.
Court-connected mediation in Florida: Florida statute has each circuit keep a list of Florida Supreme Court-certified mediators registered there for court appointments in civil, family and dependency cases. Whether parties may agree on a non-certified mediator was not confirmed.
Private mediation in Florida: No state license for private mediators was found in the Florida statutes reviewed; Supreme Court certification is tied to court-ordered mediation. No rule specific to out-of-state or online mediators was found.
Sources: Fla. Stat. § 44.102, Court-ordered mediation (Online Sunshine) · Fla. Stat. § 44.1011, Definitions (Online Sunshine) · Unlicensed Practice - Formal Advisory Opinions, The Florida Bar · partly verified
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Sources
Official court and government sources only, each with the date we last checked it. Every profile also links its own roster entry.
- Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) – certified mediator list↩
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Fla. – Register of Mediators (Local Rule 9019-2), Master Mediator List 43↩
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit – Mediation↩
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit – FAQs about Family Court Mediation↩
- Fla. Stat. § 44.108 (2025), Funding of mediation and arbitration↩
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit – FAQs for County Court Mediation↩