Steve Sovern has been the selected as mediator for more than three thousand mediations since beginning practice in 1994. Over 250 attorneys refer cases for resolution with Steve. Steve brings broad mediation experience in almost every area where differences and conflict arise. Some of the area's in which Steve is particularly recognized include; Family and Divorce, Workplace, Commercial, Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Professional Malpractice, Estates, Civil Rights, Real Estate and Construction.

A Certified Mediator by the Iowa Association of Mediators.

A Certified Transformative Mediator by the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation.

Qualified as an Advanced Practitioner by the national Association for Conflict Resolution.

Certified by the American Academy of ADR Attorneys for mediation in complex civil cases.  

Selected as mediator for the United States Postal Service.

• BA, Psychology Major, Marquette University
• JD, University of Iowa School of Law

Basic Mediation Training:

Basic Mediation Training, Iowa Mediation Service, 1995; Civil Rights Mediation Training, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, 1995; Victim Offender Mediation, Linn County Victim Offender Program;  Basic Mediation Training, Mediation Corporation, 1995;  Victim Offender Mediation Training, Iowa Mediation Service, 1997;  Victim Offender Mediation, Mark Umbreit Ph.D., 1997;  Transformative Mediation Training, Dorothy Della Noce J.D. 1998;  Transformative Mediation Training, United States Postal Service, 1999;

Family Mediation Training:

Family and Divorce Mediation Training, Carl Schneider Ph.D., 1995;  Advanced Divorce Mediatioin Training, Zena Zumeta J.D., 1997;  Advanced Transformative Mediation Training, Michael D. Lang J.D., 1998;  Screening for Domestic Violence, Kristie Fortmann Doser, 1997;  Divorce and Family Mediation Conferences and Seminars, Academy of Family Mediators, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001;  Divorce and Family Mediation Conferences and Seminars, Association for Conflict Resolution, 2002 & 2003