A Startup – Benefit Company.

Global Ambassadors for Mental Health

Mindful Negotiators is the global brand of mindful services, connections & solutions for more mindful outcomes. 

We are a Canadian Startup – Benefit Company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, dedicated to the promotion of public mental health, whether preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts mindfully, linking problems to solutions, and fostering a healthy community.

Mindful Negotiators was founded by a lawyer and mediator who recognized critical issues in legal dispute resolution across North America. Among these challenges are the severe access to justice crisis, the financial strain on disputing parties, and other widespread issues affecting both North and South America and beyond. These include the overburdened courts, the harmful impact of legal disputes on the parties’ well-being, and the epidemic mental health crisis in the legal sector.

The company was originally created with the mission of mitigating the negative impact of legal disputes by improving the mental and emotional well-being of all parties involved, from clients to professionals. Our initiatives also aim to address the other problematic issues identified within the dispute resolution and courts.

While our primary focus is the legal sector, our mental health initiatives extend beyond its boundaries, encompassing legal professionals, their clients and families, as well as any other professionals whose emotional and mental health is impacted for any reason.

To achieve our mental health goals in the legal sector, we seek to develop innovative solutions that address the real interests of all parties in a dispute, helping them maintain their mental and emotional well-being amidst the complexities of legal disputes. Our services support all sides, ensuring that opposing parties and professionals receive the necessary support to create a more informed and beneficial dispute resolution environment.

This is made possible through partnerships with law firms and dispute resolution professionals. These collaborations allow them to align with a global brand that advocates best practices, providing access to educational resources for skill enhancement, and a valuable network for mutual support. This, in turn, helps them effectively serve clients and strengthen communities.

Specifically, we offer services to enhance dispute resolution practices and practitioners; our in-house Alternative Dispute Resolution process and a matchmaking service for clients seeking certified dispute resolution professionals from around the globe who have incorporated a mindful approach into their practices. We also provide programs, activities, and courses for professional and personal development, along with social events that offer networking opportunities.

Above all, our driving passion is to serve as global ambassadors for mental health!

Creating Public Value

Our mission is to establish ourselves as the world’s leading professional legal and ADR brand in promoting and delivering mindful services, while also serving as the premier roster of mindful negotiators. Promoting the worldwide adoption of this innovative approach, we champion best practices that prioritize human and emotional aspects. We foster a collaborative environment where litigators work in harmony to achieve equitable outcomes for all parties. Through these efforts, we aim to realize our organization’s goal of creating public value.

Striving to solve the unsolvable

Our team is a small yet committed group of diligent professionals, devoted partners, and engaged network members striving to solve the unsolvable and reshape the legal dispute resolution landscape. With a fervent approach to negotiation and problem-solving, without losing focus on everyone’s mental and emotional health, we strive to exceed expectations by uncovering the most effective solutions to meet society’s needs. We remain up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in the market.

“A given mission must be accomplished!”

This is what Marcia Chorney answers when asked why she integrated emotional intelligence and mental health into her career as a lawyer and mediator. Her own experiences with strong emotions and the realization that many conflicts stem from unresolved emotional issues fueled her mission. As a dedicated negotiator, mediator, conflict consultant, and writer and advocate for emotional intelligence, Marcia helps individuals understand and reflect on this reality, transforming their perception of conflict. She has seen the dark places unresolved emotions can lead and experienced the ravages of mental illness. With a passionate belief in emotional intelligence and mindfulness, Marcia has become an ambassador for these practices, not only in dispute resolution, but in all aspects of life. Through Mindful Negotiators, she aims to inspire her fellow lawyers to provide more humane services, safeguarding everyone’s mental health, including their own.