EXPERIENCE

  • Attorney and mediator since 1997, with a focus on representing clients for divorce and estate planning, and mediating divorce and workplace conflicts in the Greater Cleveland Ohio area.

  • Has mediated over 1,500 cases in and around Northeast Ohio.

  • Frequent speaker and teacher at local colleges and for organizations on the topics of emotional intelligence, legal options for divorce, mediation, and communicating with difficult people.

BACKGROUND

  • Thirteen years of sales experience with Fortune 500 companies.

  • Developed her listening skills and problem solving techniques to help businesses pursue their goals. While she enjoyed her work with businesses, Laurie decided she wanted to do something more, something that mattered and made a difference in people’s lives. So she chose to put her skills to work helping people transition through the most difficult times of their life as an attorney, mediator, and trainer.

MEMBERSHIPS & ORGANIZATIONS

  • Task Force Committee on Mediation for Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court

  • Task Force on Parenting Coordination for Summit County Domestic Relations Court

  • Ohio Supreme Court’s Subcommittee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Options for Parenting Coordination.

  • Member of the Ohio Bar Association, member of the Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Section.

  • Past Board Member of the Lawyer’s Guild of the Catholic Diocese, Past Chair of Membership and Programming Committees.

  • Past Board Member of Cornerstone of Hope.

  • Past Board Member of the Autism Society of Greater Cleveland.

EDUCATION

  • Cleveland State University, B.A., 1985

  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1996

“It’s important to me to learn about the unique perspectives of each client so a plan can be tailored to meet your individual needs.”
— Laurie Malone

PERSONAL

Active in the community, she is a lector at her church and has been an assistant volleyball and softball coach. Her interests include reading, hiking, and biking, including riding in the MS Pedal to the Point from Berea to Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio. Laurie has lived in the Greater Cleveland area most of her life. Divorced herself, and a single parent, she understands the issues of divorcing families.