I was divorced once before and it cost me $35,000 with no fighting. I found that mediation did the same thing for me and my new ex as 2 attorney and $35,000 did the first time. It was nice that Brian was there for phone calls and e-mails "off the clock". He did a good job of helping us reach an agreement we could both live with. I would recommend mediation to everyone.

Matthew - 1/8/2008

At our initial meeting, it became clear this would be tough when my future ex walked out of the meeting. Brian figured it out, stayed the course and we both made it through - relatively amicably.

Vicki - 12/20/2007

Brad and I thought the divorce would be horrible for us and the kids. To our surprise, we kind of knew what we were doing. Brian was there to help us with what we didn't know and was always available for phone calls and e-mails. We started mediation in June and were divorce in November. We would both recommend mediation to anybody going through a divorce.

Helen and Brad - 12/2/2007

My wife and I have 4 kids and have a decent amount of money. We were arguing about how we were going to divide things up. After meeting with Brian and going over what we had, he gave us many different options of ways to divide our money. Many of which actually saved us money. We were both very satisfied with the process.

Barry - 11/9/2007

The mediation was so simple. Both my husband and I were divorced before and they were both messy. We were done in 8 hours and only had 1 court date. It was emotional, but mediating was much better than going to court. We can both attest to that.

Jennifer - 10/19/2007

Brian was very comprehensive and non-judgemental. He maintained his integrity in difficult situations, is compassionate and stayed on task.

Brenda - 8/6/2007

Before mediation, I thought we didn't need it and we could resolve everything by ourselves. After the first meeting, I realized there was far too much bitterness and animosity. Like it or not, we needed a fair and unbiased third party.

Adam - 7/26/2007

Brian James has been an invaluable partner for me to refer my mortgage clients to. When divorcing couples are in mutual agreement to divide the equity in their homes and go on their separate ways, a Divorce Mediator is the perfect solution for both spouses.

I know that when I refer Brian to my clients for their divorcing needs, they will appreciate his expertise in keeping both spouses focused on the end result. His very experienced and professional counseling technique will provide dignity to any divorcing couple.

My reputation and credibility is everything to me, so when I refer my clients to Brian I know I can feel very confident with the level of service and divorce counseling they will receive on every level.

Debra Sineni - Benchmark Mortgage Corp. - 7/2/2007

My ex-wife and I have been divorced for 9 years. Our son is 12 years old and recently told us that he didn't want to live with me anymore. Initially, I told him he had to and contacted my attorney to make sure I could force my son to stay with me. He mentioned to me that what I was saying was selfish and referred me to Mr. James. My ex and I met with Mr. James twice and in the end, I had almost as much time with my son as I did before. He was much happier and I was still a part of his life. I don't know if Mr. James has children, but he sure had a way of making us realize what was really important, that our son was happy.

Jeffrey - 6/11/2007

All I want to say is "money saving". We met with Mr. James 3 times and worked out our entire divorce. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought it would be that easy. Mr. James put things in perspective and kept us from arguing. He seemed to really care about everything we agreed to, always making sure that we weren't rushing it just to get it done. Mediation is the way to go if you have to divorce.

Heidi - 3/15/2007

Where was mediation when I got divorced. I recall spending a lot of money. When my ex-husband and I started to argue about child support, I almost gave in to what he wanted knowing that i couldnt afford the cost of court and that he could. I read about mediation in a magazine and gave Brian a call. After we met with him one time for three hours, we had a new agreement worked out that we were both comfortable with. I couldn't believe it. Three hours in mediation and fifteen minutes in court and we were done.

Delia - 1/5/2007

In the short time that I've known Brian, he has been of great help to me. Brian is very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Brian is a great person to work with. If you are in need of mediation or know someone who does, he is definitely someone you should know.

Jenny Evers - Country Insurance & Financial Srvcs.

My husband and I went to mediation because we heard it would tell us how to raise our 2 boys. Thankfully, Brian never told us how to do it. He was very blunt when he told us that he would never tell us how to parent our kids, that he knew nothing about them. Instead, he listened to us and helped us structure a plan that benefited them. It has been 6 months since we finished mediation and our parenting agreement is working great.

Melanie

We had a lot of issues trying to work things out on our own. Once we sat down with Brian and started talking to him, we both knew that this was a good idea. He kept reminding us to think about our kids and helped us keep focused. I think he saved us a lot of money by not going to court.

Stephanie