ABOUT US
The Knowledge Firm is a boutique Dispute Resolution Company.
Our services include Mediation, Court Providers for Breakthrough Parenting and Co-Parenting Workshops, Certified Anger Management Program and Batters Intervention (Using The Duluth Model) and Domestic Violence Programs
We believe in Appropriate Dispute Resolution which places the client at the center of the decision-making process.
Meet our Team
Jan Goldsmith
Co-Founder - CEO
Jan is a School Psychologist, Educator, and Mediator with over 20 years of professional experience. She is a Rule 31 listed Family Mediator with Special Circumstances in Domestic Violence and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology.
JAN HOLDS STATE AND NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN NUMEROUS AREAS, INCLUDING:
- BREAKTHROUGH PARENTING
- ANGER MANAGEMENT
- BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAM (BIP)
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING
- DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION
Dr. Kenneth Goldsmith
Co-Founder - President
Dr. Kenneth Goldsmith is an Attorney, Professor, Civil Mediator and Consultant with over 30 years of practice experience. Dr. Goldsmith has worked as a Senior Trial Consultant, Mediator and a business start-up consultant when he lived in Florida and since relocating to Tennessee has worked in higher education as a Department Head and Associate Dean of Business and a program director for paralegal education. Over the last 15 years he has lectured on the integration of law and business in the Czech Republic, Thailand and China and early this year he presented in South-Sudan a two-lecture series on Constitutional Law for Juba University in partnership with the United State African Institute and the US Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Goldsmith’s service activities include the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Law Advisory Council of the Levin School of Law at the University of Florida and the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Chattanooga where he also serves as Annual Campaign Chair.
How We Can Help You
MEDIATION
The Knowledge Firm offers a wide range of mediation services including Family, Civil, Juvenile and Special Education. Our main goal is providing appropriate dispute resolution to all who need our services.
CLASSES
Our culturally responsive classes and programs are evidence-based curriculums that are engaging and informative.
PROGRAMS
The Knowledge Firm’s program includes diagnostic assessments and interventions, implementation of restorative solutions, peer to peer dispute resolution for schools, trauma-informed practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
WHERE SHIFT HAPPENS SM
The Knowledge Firm’s team of highly trained professionals provide evidence-based programs to assist individuals, families, communities, and organizations in facilitating peaceful resolutions.
WHY CHOOSE THE KNOWLEDGE FIRM
While acknowledging that in certain cases, relying on the courts to determine disputes is necessary, many cases can be successfully resolved with Mediation and court-approved classes and programs.
Through mediation the parties reduce the expenses and stresses associated with court proceedings, including the emotional toll of litigated conflict.
With over 30 years of combined experience, the team at The Knowledge Firm is dedicated to providing the best possible service.
Parties meet privately with the family/civil mediator. Start with The Knowledge Firm.
Be STRONG enough to stand alone
SMART enough to know when you need help and
BRAVE enough to ask for it
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Knowledge Firm, in its commitment to social responsibility, provides consultation and mediation services to the public based upon your ability to pay.
