"Grace is the permanent climate of divine kindness; the perennial infusion of springtime into the winter of bleakness." — John O'Donohue
Our story
Julie Manning is a student of the world and human behavior. Through years of study, travel, and professional experience, she believes in one universal truth: interpersonal conflict exists everywhere. What shapes outcomes is how people choose to respond to it.
Julie began her mediation career after witnessing how quickly disagreements in the United States escalate into litigation. Too often, people are encouraged to take sides, retain attorneys, and prepare for a fight before ever exploring another path forward. This rash approach is costly, time-consuming, emotionally draining, and ultimately damaging to relationships.
Mediation offers an alternative. As a mediator, Julie helps individuals and organizations slow things down, create space for understanding, and work toward resolution without the adversarial nature of the courtroom.
Mediation is proven to be significantly more cost-effective and efficient than litigation, and mediated agreements are far more likely to result in voluntary compliance. This also allows parties to retain privacy, dignity, and a sense of agency throughout the process.
Julie believes that conflict, when handled thoughtfully, can become an opportunity accountability and a path forward. Her work is rooted in the belief that most people want to be heard, understood, and treated fairly. Mediation provides the structure and support to make that possible.
Today, Julie brings a calm, informed, and globally minded perspective to every mediation she facilitates. Her goal is not to determine who is right or wrong, but to help people find practical, sustainable solutions that allow them to move on with confidence and respect.
What People Are Saying
“Julie is a pleasure to work with. She is dedicated, organized and thorough in her work. She was responsible for communications with dealers and distributors as well as performing as the product manager for our division of small products. Julie had an excellent track record with the company and had it not been for a corporate relocation, I would still be delighted to work with her now. I believe that Julie offers an excellent fit in a marketing position that requires organized, consistent contact with the customers, creative promotions, and an ability to match product development to customer demand.”
— Tom Lorick, President at Kings Pointe Partners, Inc.
Although litigation is often the first instinct, Julie believes mediation offers a constructive way to navigate conflict and move forward.
Better places to be than a courtroom:
“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often the real loser — in fees, and expenses, and waste of time. As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.”
— Abraham Lincoln