29th Judicial District Contract Mediators
Emily Null, J.D., Mediator
Kansas City, MO
Emily attended Truman State University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (minoring in Political Science), then the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Law for her JD, graduating in 2010. Emily has been in the family law realm for her entire career, beginning as a Guardian ad Litem for abuse/neglect cases, and adding other areas of family law and mediation in the years after.
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Jim Donovan, Mediator
Mission, KS
Jim uses mediative influences to assist people in focusing on their issues, visualize their role/responsibility, establish a better frame of mind, and to work collectively and cooperatively towards their resolve. His efforts focus on collaborative decision-making, parent coaching, and mediation.
Kaelyn Guinty, J.D., Mediator
Kansas City, MO
Kaelyn Guinty received her JD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 2018. She specializes in child and family services, and criminal defense and is also a Guardian Ad Litem.
Kathleen McCarthur, MPA, LCMFT, LMFT, Mediator
Kansas City, MO
Kathleen has more than 15 years of expertise and have honed the necessary skills to help clients experience connectedness, fairness, and conflict resolution in their families. I am a certified mediator and graduated from Friends University with a Master of Science in Family Therapy. I completed a year-long post-graduate program in Bowen Family Systems. This framework explores the problems with emotional impairment in self–regulation and the theory of differentiation of self in high-risk families.