Whitehead Mediation Experienced, empathetic, effective.
Whitehead Mediation Experienced, empathetic, effective.
About Whitehead Mediation
Nancy's Expertise
As an experienced civil litigator for more than forty years, Nancy Rader Whitehead firmly believes that mediation is the best and most efficient way to resolve disputes. Nancy understands that agreement can typically only occur if the parties feel that they are heard and respected. Nancy listens well and treats all litigants with respect, while using her years of experience and strong intuition to creatively find common ground. Nancy has practiced law in Orange County since 1982, specializing in employment law and business litigation. Throughout her career, Nancy has been lead attorney in jury and court trials and arbitrations. This experience gives her real-world knowledge of the economic and emotional toll of litigation, and this knowledge is invaluable in her mediation practice.
Nancy attended the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and completed the course “Mediating the Litigated Case.” Nancy has been lead attorney in jury and court trials and arbitrations. Nancy graduated in 1982 from the University of Southern California School of Law, where she served as a member of the law review, and was the published author of a law review Note. Nancy received her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1979.
Nancy is a member of Orange County Women Lawyers and the Orange County Bar Association. She was a founding Board Member of Hands Together - A Center for Children, a non-profit child care center for the working poor in downtown Santa Ana. Nancy has also served on the vestry of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in downtown Santa Ana.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, sailing and spending time with her adorable grandchildren.