A mediation attorney  may be said to be anyone who facilitates the negotiations between two or more parties as a conflict resolution mechanism. It is the assistance provided to facilitate communications so that an agreement, mutually acceptable to warring parties is arrived at.

A good court appointed mediation attorney will be a trained and registered attorney. A mediation attorney is experienced in the art and legal process of arriving at a mutually acceptable decision that is favorable to both parties.

A team of mediation attorneys has come together and put up a useful online resource for people seeking to know about mediation and how to find good mediation attorneys. This resource is available at www.mediation.com . It is important for any person seeking the services of a mediation attorney to use the website for this purpose.

Mediation efforts may in some cases be instituted by a court of law. A judge may instruct a court appointed mediator to act on a certain case. One such example is the case brought against the owners of the popular US based New York Mets. The lawsuit was filed by Irving Picard who is a trustee of the Madoff's. The purpose of the lawsuit was to seek to recover over $1 billion to be disbursed to the victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.

The court appointed mediator was the former Governor of New York state Mario Cuomo. According to the court order, it was indicated that both parties approved the appointment of the former governor.