MASTERPIECE MEDIATION™
Mediator + Financial Expert, CPA
Simplifying Delicate Negotiations With Financial Expertise You Can Trust.
I’m deeply grateful to Great Day Colorado for helping me share how I guide clients to negotiate smarter resolutions with less emotional & financial drain.
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Divorce is the second most stressful life event — Psychology Today.
Navigating divorce demands time & energy, under stress, while balancing competing priorities.
I offer my clients:
💫 An intentional process to reduce stress, financial drain, and unnecessary conflict — often in half the time.
💫Deep financial expertise that allows me to act as BOTH your Mediator and Financial Expert, helping keep attorneys out of the room — on call, saving you thousands, often tens of thousands!
💫Simplified methods to guide clients toward rare long-term, win–win resolutions for a flat fee.
Why? Because your energy is precious.
Dual Expertise: Mediator + Financial Expert (CPA)
Comprehensive understanding of investments, synchronizing your specific concerns into multiple creative options
Quickly discern the real long-term ripple effects of your negotiations
Protects clients from oversights that could cost thousands — or hundreds of thousands
I thoughtfully listen and take seriously all your concerns, treating you with the dignity you deserve
A Pro-Active Process that
Reduces Conflict
Unlike typical reactive mediation, my approach is intentionally proactive
Pre-mediation financial deep dive laser focused on simplification, resulting in tremendous and rare ROI
Creative scenarios to uncover financial opportunities for each party’s “real financial win”
Meticulously negotiated Legally Binding Custom-designed Masterpiece Agreement: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with crucial details of resolution
Helps clients negotiate with calm, clarity, and confidence
Faster Resolutions with
Flat-Fee Certainty
Cases often resolve in half the time
Flat-fee model eliminates hourly stress and emotional pressure
Avoids unnecessary attorney involvement
Clients often tell me the outcomes were worth double what they paid
Knowledge is power. Your Masterpiece Mediation allows you to negotiate faster, often in half the time,
saving you immense emotional and financial drain.
Sherri Swain, Professional Mediator + Financial Expert (CPA).
Intentional, Proactive Guidance
Rooted in 30 Years of Financial Expertise
Negotiated divorce resolutions carry long-term ripple effects — emotionally, financially, and legally. That’s why I treat every case with the same care and precision I wish I had received during my own process.
My approach is grounded, intentional, and proactive. With more than three decades of financial expertise, I bring clarity to complex decisions, providing you with creative scenarios tailored to your unique needs and focused on your common goals so when you walk into mediation room, there’s less conflict in the negotiations.
I pride myself in transparency, abiding by good-faith standards grounded in realistic expectations so together we can achieve the meaningful, long-term ROI you deserve.
Clients are welcome with or without attorneys. I have relationships with attorneys in large, boutique and small firms I can refer out.
Flat-fee pricing ensures certainty of cost, allowing you to focus on the decisions that matter rather than the clock.
How is the Return on Investment to Hire Me Unique?
Every case is as unique as a fingerprint —
and deserves the clarity to match
Most mediation focuses on dividing what exists.
My work is centered on expanding what’s possible.
Through a forensic financial deep dive, I help clients understand not just the numbers in front of them, but the long-term implications behind them. This level of analysis allows me to uncover creative scenarios that often go unseen — solutions that move negotiations out of scarcity and toward informed, forward-thinking outcomes.
Equally important are the relational dynamics at play. How people communicate, respond to conflict, and hold power within the process can dramatically influence results. I listen and with deep empathy pay close attention to these dynamics so negotiations remain grounded, balanced, and productive. We’ll reduce the stress and conflict that impacts your children and address your long-term concerns:
• Maintaining your lifestyle and financial security
• Rising healthcare and living costs
• Long-term financial sustainability
• The unique challenges that come with disabilities or special circumstances
Because you work directly with me as both your Mediator and Financial Expert, communication is streamlined. There are fewer layers, fewer misunderstandings, and far less emotional and financial drain.
My process also earns the trust of attorneys. By delivering clear, well-supported Memorandums of Understanding, I keep attorneys on call rather than in the room whenever possible — saving time, reducing cost, and keeping negotiations focused.
This is where greater certainty emerges: clear financial insight, transparent flat fees, simplified communication, and resolutions designed to support long-term stability — not just short-term agreement.
Here’s the Step-by-Step of
Your Masterpiece Mediation™
A proactive, financially-informed approach that creates
clarity, reduces conflict, and delivers rare ROI.
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I listen deeply and take every concern seriously. This confidential conversation helps me understand your goals, your financial picture, and what matters most. No matter who reaches out first, I’m legally bound to remain impartial and committed to a fair, dignified resolution.
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With 30+ years of financial experience, I analyze your assets, income, support considerations, property division, and long-term financial impact. I run multiple scenarios and uncover opportunities that may save you thousands — sometimes tens of thousands.
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Before mediation, I prepare you with clarity and confidence so you can make thoughtful decisions grounded in what’s best for both parties.
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You work only with me — your Mediator and Financial Expert. I negotiate a customized, legally binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with every crucial detail clearly defined. Attorneys review the agreement but stay out of the room unless needed, saving you significant emotional and financial strain.
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No hourly billing. No surprises. My flat-fee model allows you to focus fully on resolution rather than the clock — providing certainty, transparency, and ease at every stage.
Masterpiece Mediation™
Your Lighthouse in the Storm
I’m known as the outlier mediator because I bring 30+ years of financial expertise directly into the negotiation room.
Most mediators focus on communication alone. I focus on the financial clarity that determines your long-term wellbeing.
My approach is meticulous, proactive, and grounded in kindness, respect and integrity. My gift is in simplifying financial complexities to help uncover financial solutions quickly, saving you thousands, sometimes tens of thousands. Clients say they would have paid double for the results I help them navigate.
the experience as calming, steadying, and clarifying… a bit like having a lighthouse when everything else feels uncertain.
Born From Hard-Earned Experience
My own divorce revealed how easily good faith can break down and how profoundly financial oversights can shape a family’s future. Critical details were missed. Communication faltered. And years later, I had to return to mediation to correct issues that should never have been overlooked.
That journey shaped everything about how I practice today.
It’s why I am protective.
It’s why I double- and triple-check every number.
It’s why I work to level power imbalances so clients feel informed, supported, and safe.
My commitment is simple: to be a clear, steady guide illuminating the best path forward when the process feels stormy.
Your Resolution
Creates a Ripple of Good
I’ve been volunteering in leadership roles with the Make-A-Wish Foundation since 2016, long before I became a mediator.
Now I donate a percentage of my fees to grant life-changing wishes for others. When you choose Masterpiece Mediation, your successful resolution helps bring light and comfort to another family in need.
Every case becomes part of something larger — a ripple of generosity and hope.
Your decisions today shape the next chapter of your life.
Let’s explore your financial landscape, simplify the complex pieces,
and create a way forward that protects your future.