Dina is the founder and principal of Families First Mediation. 

As an attorney-mediator, Dina’s mission is to make A-class services available throughout California to clients at a fraction of the cost of traditional divorce options.

She has practised family law at some of the most prestigious law firms in Southern and Northern California. 

Dina Haddad facilitates communication and negotiation between couples to reach fair agreements, reducing stress, time, and cost compared to traditional divorce litigation.

She is known for her ability to manage high-conflict and high-asset cases and help them reach a speedy but high-quality resolution. She is focused not only on helping the parties today, but creating a plan for their futures.

She completed her post-doctorate law degree in mediation from the premier Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. For more than 9 consecutive years, Straus was ranked the number one dispute resolution program by U.S. News and World Report. Straus received this honor again for 2018. Very few mediators, particularly in family law, have this unique training.

Dina provides all purpose settlement conferences for parties and attorneys needing an alternative option to expensive divorce litigation. She has a very streamlined and accessible process, giving hope to those lost in the divorce litigation battle.

Dina Haddad combines her legal expertise with compassionate mediation techniques, using an educational approach to level the playing field between the spouses. This allows parties to be empowered to mediate quality solutions for themselves and their family. Dina is focused on high-quality mediation services.

Dina sat as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Personal Property Arbitration in Santa Clara County and is a family law mediator for the Agency for Dispute Resolution (ADR), a premier provider of private dispute resolution services with a selective panel of neutrals. 

She frequently publishes about divorce and mediation. You can find those articles at Families First Mediation and The Complete Divorce. 

Ms. Haddad is a proud mother of four children and happily married to her husband, who is a marriage and family therapist, specializing in sex addiction recovery, trauma and marriage counseling.