Christopher M. Welch
Christopher Welch is the Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Resolution, a nonprofit organization providing court-connected and community-based mediation services throughout Los Angeles County. For more than 20 years, he has overseen mediation programs serving Small Claims, Civil Harassment, and Unlawful Detainer cases in partnership with the Los Angeles Superior Court. Christopher currently serves […]
Mia Ellis, Esq.
Mia Ellis is Deputy Special Counsel for the State Bar of California’s Division of Regulation, overseeing areas such as the Office of Professional Competence, Licensee Records and Compliance unit, and the Legal Specialization unit. In this role, she supervises the overall work of the Division ensuring State Bar licensees comply with annual license renewal obligations, […]
Erika Doherty, Esq.
Erika Doherty serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the State Bar of California. In this role, she helps oversee the licensing, regulation, and discipline of California attorneys, while working to advance the State Bar’s mission of public protection and promoting access to legal services. She has worked in a variety of leadership capacities at […]
Dr. Jack R. Goetz, Esq. M.B.A.
Dr. Jack R. Goetz currently serves as Vice-Chair for the California State Bar’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification Program Working Group. As a neutral, he participates in various public and private panels, including serving as an arbitrator and mediator and vice chair (2014–2022) for the LACBA’s Attorney-Client Mediation and Arbitration Services, an arbitrator for the Financial […]
Claudia Brown-Coulter
Claudia Brown Coulter is the President of the Southern California Mediation Association and the go-to mediator for families with special needs children facing divorce. With over 20 years as a public school teacher and a Master’s in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine’s Straus Institute, she brings deep expertise to complex family dynamics involving education, disability, and […]