Patricia Mallon
Partner and Dispute Resolution Specialist
Email: pmallon@ecdm.ie
Telephone: + 353 21 427 5244
Specialises in: Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
About Patricia
Patricia is a partner at Eoin C Daly Mallon Solicitors LLP and specialises in the area of Family Law. She has litigated cases in all courts from the High Court and Circuit Court to the District Court. Highly regarded, Patricia has vast experience of contentious and non-contentious issues affecting families with particular emphasis on complex and frequently but not exclusively high-net worth cases. She also works extensively as a Mediator and Collaborative Practitioner in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Having first attended mediation training as far back as 2003, when mediation was a very new concept in Ireland, Patricia is passionate about the role of mediation as a very suitable alternative for people to reach satisfactory outcomes in their dispute and acknowledges the importance of mediation as a model and a very viable alternative to adverse litigation. Patricia is also qualified and experienced collaborative practitioner and has been involved in this area since its inception in Ireland in 2006.
Patricia strives to preserve the personal dignity of her clients while at the same time vigorously pursuing the matters at issue in their case. She is solution focused and believes that the practice of Family Law as a litigation model would be greatly enhanced by a more respectful and issue-centred/child-centered approach.
Expertise
As an experienced litigator and ADR practitioner, Patricia can assist clients in a wide range of disputes using:
Litigation in District Court, Circuit Court and High Court
Mediation
Collaborative Practice
Structured Negotiations
Restorative Justice
She also uses this skill-set in other areas of conflict such as disputes involving inheritance, employment, commercial matters.
Experience
Patricia as a Solicitor has worked in the area of Family Law for over 30 years at all levels, having qualified in 1985. She has worked as a Certified Mediator for many years. She qualified in the area of Collaborative Practice in 2006 when it was first introduced to Ireland. She has worked extensively in this area since then.
Patricia is a former Board Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and a co-founder and current Board Member of the Irish Association of Collaborative Practitioners (ACP).
She has presented at conferences in Ireland, UK, Europe and North America and is currently delivering regular training for ACP. She is a certified Mediator and a member of the Mediation Institute of Ireland (MII). Before qualifying as a Solicitor in 1985 she also obtained a Primary Degree in French and German and a Master’s Degree in French in UCC. She is also the former Honorary French Consul for Cork and has recently been decorated with Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the French President.
Qualifications
BA UCC, 1979
MA UCC, 1989
Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 1985
Collaborative Practice Training 2006
Certified Mediator 2009
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Ireland
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Association of Collaborative Practitioners (ACP)
Mediation Institute of Ireland (MII)