Ana Cristina Maldonado
Education:
- J.D., St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, 2010
Ana Cristina Maldonado obtained her bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, a Masters in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and her J.D. from St. Thomas University. She served as Chair of The Florida Bar’s ADR Section, where she founded the Section’s Committee on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) to advocate for greater diversity among neutrals. In 2023, Cristina was appointed by the Chief Justice to the Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee. Certified by the Florida Supreme Court in Circuit Civil, County, Dependency and Family mediation and qualified as an arbitrator, Cristina has trained over 400 new mediators in Circuit Civil, Family and Dependency mediation. She mediated full time between 2012 and 2023 with the 15th Judicial Circuit ADR Office, her own mediation firm and as a panel member of Upchurch Watson White and Max. She has mediated over 2,500 cases. A member of the NSU Law faculty, Cristina also serves as the Director of Externships. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Areas of Interest
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Negotiation
- Externships and Field Placements
- Experiential Legal Education
- Professional Identity Formation
- Local Government Law