If you are looking for a mediator and are considering Sharon DeFala, please save your money and sanity and seek another professional.
I used her services for what was an amicable divorce. She was forgetful, we had to explain things and remind her of situations over and over. She was not knowledgeable and got your case dismissed because of her failure to file the proper paperwork. She is sloppy and disorganized and sent us divorce agreements to review that had numerous errors and typos that we had to call to her attention. She sent us to court finally with an agreement that was deemed unenforceable by the judge who after getting halfway through the agreement, told us we would need to reschedule and that we were wasting the courts time and the time of those waiting behind us that were properly prepared. When we told Sharon this, she told us that that is what independent review was for, to catch those errors. My understanding is that independent review counsel is to be sure the agreement is in your best interest, not to correct your attorneys mistakes. We ended up paying another attorney to correct the agreement, Veronica Reich, who was excellent.
I would not recommend Sharon to anyone. She is disorganized and incompetent. Please beware. read more