Justin Hoyt
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Civil lawsuits & business mediators in Caroline County, MD
13 civil lawsuits & business mediators listed in Caroline County from official Maryland rosters. 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.[1–1]
Listings last checked against the official rosters Oct 21, 2026.
How does mediation work in Caroline County?
The Circuit Court for Caroline County in Denton runs a Family Services Program, funded by a grant from Maryland's Administrative Office of the Courts, whose services include a mediation program for child access issues.[5] The Judiciary's MACRO office lists separate civil (non-family) and family ADR programs at the court.[6] Among the free services the program lists for family law litigants is mediation at Mid-Shore Community Mediation.[5] Parents in cases involving children will likely be referred or ordered to complete a six-hour co-parenting seminar.[5] MACRO notes that circuit court mediation is often used for contested custody and visitation, parenting plans and marital property, and that District Court ADR services are free to participants.[6] Most mediators listed below come from MACRO's Circuit Court Roster and Mediator Excellence directories.[1][7]
Fact-checked Oct 22, 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 Maryland clients · Online mediators
John McKenna
Official roster: Circuit Court for Baltimore County · verified 2026-10-08
Stephen E. Forrer
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
M. Christine Joyce
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Daniel Miller
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Jeremiah J. O’Connell
Official roster: Circuit Court for Harford County · verified 2026-10-08
Jonathan E. Agin
Official roster: Circuit Court for Frederick County · verified 2026-10-08
John Adam Kerns
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Patrick Palmer
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Robert Mueller
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Kaya Abukassis
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Dennis McCoy
Official roster: Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster · verified 2026-10-08
Michelle Edison
Listed by Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) · checked 2026-10-21
Mediators who work online with Maryland clients
No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Maryland 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 Maryland.
Court-connected mediation in Maryland: When a Maryland circuit court picks the mediator, it picks from its approved roster (now handled through MACRO). Parties may instead agree on a different mediator, on the list or not, within 30 days of the referral order.
Private mediation in Maryland: No state license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed. A Maryland rule note says mediators may record points of agreement but should not author agreements in litigated cases. No out-of-state or online rule was found.
Sources: Maryland Rules Title 17 (Westlaw compilation posted by MACRO, current through Oct. 1, 2016): Rules 17-103, 17-202 · Court ADR Practitioners - Maryland Courts (MACRO) · MACRO - Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office · Finding Mediation Services - MACRO · 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.
- Maryland Judiciary, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), Statewide Directory: Circuit Court Roster – Mediators↩
- Circuit Court for Frederick County – Civil Case Mediator Directory (July 2026)↩
- Circuit Court for Baltimore County – Court-Rostered Mediators↩
- Circuit Court for Harford County – Family Law & Civil Court Approved Mediator/ADR Roster (July 2026)↩
- Circuit Court for Caroline County – Family Services Program↩
- Maryland Judiciary (MACRO) – ADR Services in Caroline County↩
- Maryland Judiciary (MACRO) – Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME) Mediator Directory↩