Mediators
The mediators who shape Pinellas divorce outcomes
The mediators whose work helps decide how Pinellas County family cases move and resolve. Every figure on this page is a raw count from public court records — no reviews, no star ratings, no invented scores. Mediator activity and judge routing are drawn from the canonical 2020–2026 Pinellas dissolution dockets. This page is not a ranking of skill or quality, and not an endorsement. Always verify independently and consult a licensed Florida family law attorney.
Looking for attorney rankings? See the divorce lawyer rankings and judge profiles.
Mediator Leaderboard
Who is most active in Pinellas dissolution mediation, and whose docketed cases most often carry a documented settlement. Both lists are raw counts from the canonical 2020–2026 Pinellas dissolution dockets — there is no composite score. Most settlements are reached privately and never appear on a docket, so documented-settlement share understates real-world settlement and is shown only for mediators with at least 10 docketed cases.
Most Active Mediators
Ranked by total docketed dissolution cases, 2020–2026.
- 1
Sheila Morrison
202 cases · 10 judges
202cases
- 2
Patricia Basil
151 cases · 9 judges
151cases
- 3
Amy G. Cohen
131 cases · 12 judges
131cases
- 4
Nathaniel Kidder
38 cases · 10 judges
38cases
- 5
Robert M. Todd
29 cases · 11 judges
29cases
- 6
Ginger L. Dugan
26 cases · 12 judges
26cases
- 7
Tamlyn Sbar
25 cases · 10 judges
25cases
- 8
James E. Kelly
21 cases · 9 judges
21cases
- 9
Gary Urso
19 cases · 9 judges
19cases
- 10
Natalie F. Baird-King
18 cases · 7 judges
18cases
- 11
Mary Ellen Borja
14 cases · 9 judges
14cases
- 12
Patrick F. Gaffney
14 cases · 8 judges
14cases
- 13
Amber Boles
13 cases · 8 judges
13cases
- 14
Gale H. Moore
13 cases · 7 judges
13cases
- 15
Kathy C. George
13 cases · 10 judges
13cases
- 16
Lindsay Harrison
12 cases · 7 judges
12cases
- 17
Derek Lucas
11 cases · 6 judges
11cases
- 18
Monica A. Frost
11 cases · 8 judges
11cases
- 19
Jack St. Arnold
10 cases · 7 judges
10cases
- 20
Linda I. Braithwaite
10 cases · 6 judges
10cases
Highest Documented Settlement
Share of a mediator's docketed cases that carry a documented settlement (≥10-case gate). Most settlements happen off-docket and are invisible here, so this measures documentation on the record, not real-world settlement skill.
- 1
Robert M. Todd
29 cases · 11 judges
100%documented settlement
- 2
Ginger L. Dugan
26 cases · 12 judges
100%documented settlement
- 3
Natalie F. Baird-King
18 cases · 7 judges
100%documented settlement
- 4
Mary Ellen Borja
14 cases · 9 judges
100%documented settlement
- 5
Patrick F. Gaffney
14 cases · 8 judges
100%documented settlement
- 6
Amber Boles
13 cases · 8 judges
100%documented settlement
- 7
Gale H. Moore
13 cases · 7 judges
100%documented settlement
- 8
Monica A. Frost
11 cases · 8 judges
100%documented settlement
- 9
Jack St. Arnold
10 cases · 7 judges
100%documented settlement
- 10
Linda I. Braithwaite
10 cases · 6 judges
100%documented settlement
- 11
Robert M. Valentine
10 cases · 5 judges
100%documented settlement
- 12
Sheila Morrison
202 cases · 10 judges
99%documented settlement
- 13
Amy G. Cohen
131 cases · 12 judges
96.4%documented settlement
- 14
Tamlyn Sbar
25 cases · 10 judges
95.7%documented settlement
- 15
James E. Kelly
21 cases · 9 judges
95.2%documented settlement
- 16
Nathaniel Kidder
38 cases · 10 judges
95%documented settlement
- 17
Gary Urso
19 cases · 9 judges
94.4%documented settlement
- 18
Patricia Basil
151 cases · 9 judges
93.2%documented settlement
- 19
Kathy C. George
13 cases · 10 judges
92.9%documented settlement
- 20
Derek Lucas
11 cases · 6 judges
90.9%documented settlement
Only mediators with 10 or more docketed dissolution cases are listed. Documented-settlement share reflects settlements recorded on the docket; most settlements happen off-docket (private mediation) and are not counted here.
Mediator → Judge Routing
For each of the most active mediators, the judges whose dissolution cases they most often appear in, with how many of those cases carried a documented settlement. Counts come from the canonical 2020–2026 Pinellas dissolution dockets. This maps where each mediator's work concentrates on the bench — it is not a claim about influence, preference, or quality.
Sheila Morrison
205 routed cases
Patricia Basil
151 routed cases
Amy G. Cohen
142 routed cases
Nathaniel Kidder
42 routed cases
Robert M. Todd
32 routed cases
Ginger L. Dugan
28 routed cases
Tamlyn Sbar
25 routed cases
James E. Kelly
22 routed cases
Gary Urso
18 routed cases
Natalie F. Baird-King
20 routed cases