Leah Walker McClanahan
On the official roster: U.S. District Court, E.D. Tenn. · verified 2026-10-07
Mediators in Tennessee
1,305 mediators in Tennessee listed from official court and government rosters, for divorce and family mediation, civil cases and more. Every profile links to its source.
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Tennessee mediators by county
Counties with the most listings
- Davidson County224
- Shelby County173
- Knox County122
- Williamson County92
- Hamilton County65
- Sumner County37
- Rutherford County36
- Sullivan County19
All 72 counties
Anderson County5Bedford County4Benton County2Blount County11Bradley County9Campbell County3Carroll County2Carter County3Cheatham County4Chester County2Claiborne County1Clay County1Cocke County1Coffee County2Cumberland County1Davidson County224DeKalb County3Dickson County4Dyer County2Fayette County2Franklin County2Gibson County7Giles County1Grainger County1Greene County6Hamblen County7Hamilton County65Hardeman County1Hardin County2Hawkins County3Henderson County1Henry County2Hickman County1Houston County1Humphreys County1Jefferson County3Knox County122Lauderdale County2Lawrence County5Lincoln County4Loudon County3Madison County18Marion County12Maury County10McMinn County1McNairy County1Monroe County2Montgomery County17Overton County1Polk County1Putnam County7Rhea County1Roane County8Robertson County14Rutherford County36Sequatchie County3Sevier County13Shelby County173Smith County3Stewart County1Sullivan County19Sumner County37Tipton County7Unicoi County1Union County1Warren County1Washington County13Wayne County1Weakley County2White County1Williamson County92Wilson County15
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How does mediation work in Tennessee?
Sources · last reviewed 2026-10-08Court programs and when mediation is required
Under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31, a judge may send parties to an "Eligible Civil Action" into mediation, and a Rule 31 mediation can begin either by the parties' consent or through an "Order of Reference" [1]. The court can issue that order when a party asks for it or on its own, and a party may challenge a referral the court made on its own motion [2]. After a referral, the parties have 15 days to tell the court which Rule 31 mediator they chose, or that they could not agree [3]. When they cannot agree, the judge nominates three mediators from the list the Administrative Office of the Courts keeps, each party strikes a name, and the court appoints the one left [3].
Family and custody cases
To be listed by the ADR Commission, a civil mediator must complete 40 hours of approved general training, and a family mediator must complete 40 hours of family mediation training, four of them on domestic violence screening, plus six hours on Tennessee family law and procedure, along with education and work-experience requirements [6]. A listed family mediator who finishes an approved 16-hour domestic violence course may carry the designation "Specially Trained in Domestic Violence Issues" [6].
Who can mediate in Tennessee courts
Rule 31's standards govern only Rule 31 mediations and mediators, not private mediation conducted outside the rule [1].
Cost
If the mediator asks, the mediation's costs, including the mediator's fee, may be charged as court costs, and the judge has discretion to waive or lower them [5].
Confidentiality
Statements and conduct during a Rule 31 mediation are confidential as far as the parties agree or other Tennessee law provides, they are excluded from evidence to the same extent Tennessee Rule of Evidence 408 excludes them, and the mediator cannot be made to testify, though a signed written settlement may be used to enforce it [4].
Summarized from the official sources cited in brackets. Last reviewed 2026-10-08. Court programs change; confirm with your court. This is general information, not legal advice.
A. Michelle Poss
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
A. Vester Parsley, Jr.
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Aaron Chapman
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Aaron Clark
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Adam Barnes
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Adam M. Nahmias
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Adam M. Priest
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Adam Noah Cohen
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Adrian H. Altshuler
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Alan Easterly
On the official roster: U.S. District Court, E.D. Tenn. · verified 2026-10-07
Alan Jameson Hickey
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Alan R. Wolfe
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Aleah Cagle J.D.
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Allen R. Daubenspeck
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Allen S. Blair
On the official roster: U.S. District Court, W.D. Tenn. · verified 2026-10-07
ALLISON Easterday ALEXANDER
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Allison Mary Rehn
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Althea Hickman Creel
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Alyssa Peacock Leonard
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
Mediators who work online with Tennessee clients
These mediators say they work with Tennessee clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Tennessee’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 Tennessee.
Court-connected mediation in Tennessee: When a Tennessee court orders Rule 31 mediation and the parties don't pick a listed Rule 31 mediator together, the judge names three from the AOC's statewide list and each side strikes one name.
Private mediation in Tennessee: Rule 31 says its standards cover only mediations and mediators under that rule, not private mediation outside it. The ADR Commission may waive training for a mediator approved and in good standing in another state.
Sources: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 1, Application · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 4, Selection of Rule 31 Mediators · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 14(d)(1)(iii), Rule 31 Mediators (out-of-state approval)
Works online with Tennessee clients
Beth Carrier
Court-certified in: Idaho (verified) · Idaho Supreme Court, 2026-10-07
Serves clients: in person in Idaho · online nationwide (her statement)
Search online mediators for Tennessee · Online mediators in every state
Other mediators on Tennessee rosters, A–Z (99)
- Adrienne L. Anderson, Knoxville
- Alan D. Hall, Franklin
- AMY H. CANNON, Memphis
- Amy W. Martin, Memphis
- Andrea Lynn Smith, Nashville
- Andrea Sipes, Jackson
- Andrew Carstarphen, Knoxville
- Andrew R. Tillman, Knoxville
- Angela Nicole Scruggs, Nashville
- April Nix Bowden, Nashville
- Ariyana Rimson, Memphis
- ARTHUR FOWLER, Johnson City
- Becky L. Jacobs, Knoxville
- Bradlee Beaty, Knoxville
- Bradley A. Areheart, Knoxville
- Brett York, Crossville
- Bridget Johnson Willhite, Athens
- CECILIA S. PETERSEN, Knoxville
- Celeste M. Watson, Knoxville
- Cherrelle Hooper, Nashville
- Christopher Scott Jones, Memphis
- Cort Sikes, Knoxville
- Crystal G. Jessee, Greeneville
- Dana Holloway, Knoxville
- Daniel L. Logue Ellis, Knoxville
- DANIEL M. GASS, Knoxville
- Daniel P. Hellman, Knoxville
- Darrell Christopher Pruitte, Jackson
- Dave Dunkirk, Oak Ridge
- David C. Hollow, Knoxville
- David M. Tranum, Johnson City
- Edward Gibson White II, Knoxville
- EDWARD M. WILLIAMS, Hendersonville
- Elizabeth Rooks, Olive Branch
- ERIC W. SITLER, Hendersonville
- Glenn R. Walter, Knoxville
- Gortria Banks, Memphis
- Heather Magnuson, Chattanooga
- Heidi Barcus, Knoxville
- James M. Glasgow, Jr., Union City
- James M. Simpson, Oxford
- James R. Becker Jr., Memphis
- Janice M. Holder, Memphis
- Janne McKamey, Orlando
- Jay W. Mader, Knoxville
- Jeffrey L. Lay, Dyersburg
- Jeffrey M. Ward, Johnson City
- Jessica Sloan Elam, Columbia
- Joe B. Brown, Nashville
- Julie D. Byrd Ashworth, Collierville
- Julius Besser, Memphis
- Katrina Thompson, Memphis
- Kay Solomon Armstrong, Greeneville
- Kimberley Reed-Bracey Johnson, Goodlettsville
- L. Michelle Greenway Sellers, Memphis
- Laquita Rochelle Stokes, Memphis
- Lisa Jellison Hall, Knoxville
- Lisa K. Johnson, Memphis
- Lucie Kent Brackin, Memphis
- Margaret Chesney, Memphis
- Mark C. Travis, Cookeville
- Mary C. Moffatt, Morristown
- Mary D. Miller, Knoxville
- Matthew R. Macaw, Memphis
- Megan Kingree Trott, Shelbyville
- Melissa C. Berry, Memphis
- Michael Troy Haley, Nashville
- Minton P. Mayer, Memphis
- Morris A. Goldstein, Memphis
- Muriel Malone Nolen, Nashville
- Neal Perryman, Memphis
- Paula B. Davis, Nashville
- PRINCESS WOODARD, Memphis
- R. Loy Waldrop, Jr. Jr., Knoxville
- Rebecca S. Woods, Chattanooga
- Robert Bradley Gray, Memphis
- Robert Flynn, Germantown
- Robert L. Arrington, Kingsport
- Rochelle Williams, Memphis
- Roger Graham, Millington
- Ronald K. Burnette, Knoxville
- Rosa Dienye, Memphis
- Russell W. Adkins, Kingsport
- S. Todd Bobo, Shelbyville
- Scott Kerr Haight, Dyersburg
- Sharon L. Lusk, Bartlett
- Sidney A. Goldstein, Memphis
- Stacey Graham, Millington
- Stephen D. Scofield, Dyersburg
- Tammie Henry, Olive Branch
- TASHA C. BLAKNEY, Knoxville
- Thomas "Trea" Southerland III, Oxford
- Thomas Wright, Greeneville
- W. Morris Kizer, Knoxville
- Wayne D. Wykoff, Knoxville
- Wendy G. Patrick, Knoxville
- Whitney Harrington, Nashville
- William W. Jones IV, Memphis
- Zachariah Seiden, Knoxville
Tennessee mediators in numbers
Real counts from the official rosters behind this directory. Each chart has a data table and a shareable image.
Tennessee: the 10 counties with the most mediators listed
Davidson County has the most mediators listed in Tennessee (224), followed by Shelby County (173). Counts use each mediator's home county on the roster.
Source: Counted from official court and government rosters (source and verified date on every profile); latest roster check 2026-10-09.
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| County | Mediators |
|---|---|
| Davidson County | 224 |
| Shelby County | 173 |
| Knox County | 122 |
| Williamson County | 92 |
| Hamilton County | 65 |
| Sumner County | 37 |
| Rutherford County | 36 |
| Sullivan County | 19 |
| Madison County | 18 |
| Montgomery County | 17 |
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Tennessee: certifications and court panels
The most common listing is Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 listed mediator: General Civil (841 mediators). Many mediators hold more than one certification, so the bars add up to more than the 1,305 people listed.
Certification and panel names are as the roster states them.
Source: Counted from official court and government rosters (source and verified date on every profile); latest roster check 2026-10-09.
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| Category | Mediators |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 listed mediator: General Civil | 841 |
| Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 listed mediator: Family | 626 |
| Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 listed mediator: Family (specially trained in domestic violence) | 203 |
| M.D. Tenn. ADR Panel member (LR 16.02-16.05) | 77 |
| E.D. Tenn. Court Approved Mediator (LR 16.4) | 76 |
| W.D. Tenn. Mediation Panel (ADR Plan) | 51 |
| County Mediator | 3 |
| Other (7 more certifications or panels) | 11 |
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Tennessee: attorney and non-attorney mediators
847 of 1,304 mediators listed in Tennessee (65%) have a roster background that lists them as an attorney. Mediators act as neutrals and don't represent either side.
Not every roster records a mediator's background, so “not stated” includes attorneys whose roster doesn't say.
Source: Counted from official court and government rosters (source and verified date on every profile); latest roster check 2026-10-09.
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| Category | Mediators |
|---|---|
| Roster background lists them as an attorney | 847 |
| Other background or not stated | 457 |
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How do Tennessee courts use mediation, and when is it required?
Under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31, a judge may send parties to an "Eligible Civil Action" into mediation, and a Rule 31 mediation can begin either by the parties' consent or through an "Order of Reference" [1]. The court can issue that order when a party asks for it or on its own, and a party may challenge a referral the court made on its own motion [2]. After a referral, the parties have 15 days to tell the court which Rule 31 mediator they chose, or that they could not agree [3]. When they cannot agree, the judge nominates three mediators from the list the Administrative Office of the Courts keeps, each party strikes a name, and the court appoints the one left [3].
Sources: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 1, Application · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 3, Initiation/Order of Reference · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 4, Selection of Rule 31 Mediators
How does mediation work in Tennessee family and custody cases?
To be listed by the ADR Commission, a civil mediator must complete 40 hours of approved general training, and a family mediator must complete 40 hours of family mediation training, four of them on domestic violence screening, plus six hours on Tennessee family law and procedure, along with education and work-experience requirements [6]. A listed family mediator who finishes an approved 16-hour domestic violence course may carry the designation "Specially Trained in Domestic Violence Issues" [6].
Who can be a court mediator in Tennessee?
Rule 31's standards govern only Rule 31 mediations and mediators, not private mediation conducted outside the rule [1].
How much does court-connected mediation cost in Tennessee?
If the mediator asks, the mediation's costs, including the mediator's fee, may be charged as court costs, and the judge has discretion to waive or lower them [5].
Source: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 8, Costs
Is what I say in mediation kept confidential in Tennessee?
Statements and conduct during a Rule 31 mediation are confidential as far as the parties agree or other Tennessee law provides, they are excluded from evidence to the same extent Tennessee Rule of Evidence 408 excludes them, and the mediator cannot be made to testify, though a signed written settlement may be used to enforce it [4].
Source: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 7, Confidential and Inadmissible Evidence
Does a court-ordered case in Tennessee need a mediator from the court's list?
When a Tennessee court orders Rule 31 mediation and the parties don't pick a listed Rule 31 mediator together, the judge names three from the AOC's statewide list and each side strikes one name.
Sources: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 1, Application · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 4, Selection of Rule 31 Mediators · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 14(d)(1)(iii), Rule 31 Mediators (out-of-state approval)
Can I use a private or online mediator from another state for a Tennessee matter?
Rule 31 says its standards cover only mediations and mediators under that rule, not private mediation outside it. The ADR Commission may waive training for a mediator approved and in good standing in another state.
Sources: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 1, Application · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 4, Selection of Rule 31 Mediators · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 14(d)(1)(iii), Rule 31 Mediators (out-of-state approval)
Answers come only from the official sources cited. General information, not legal advice.
Official links and sources for Tennessee
Official links
Sources cited above
- Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 1, Application
- Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 3, Initiation/Order of Reference
- Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 4, Selection of Rule 31 Mediators
- Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 7, Confidential and Inadmissible Evidence
- Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 8, Costs
- Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 14, Rule 31 Mediators
Last reviewed 2026-10-08.