CJ Clayton

CJ is a member of the OvalOptions panel and specializes in divorce, family issues, property disputes (landlord-tenant and boundary), business conflicts and small claims. He also facilitates group project-building initiatives and conflict resolution for businesses, non-profits, governments and community organizations.

CJ is focused on bringing innovative approaches to the field of alternative dispute resolution. He has organized workshops and regularly speaks on the topics of respect, communication and collaboration to facilitate dialogue among practitioners. In addition to using traditional processes, he offers transformative mediation services. This method empowers parties to set the intention, structure and desired outcome for the mediation. Together, with CJ’s coaching, they guide the journey to resolve disputes.  

He volunteers for Jefferson County Mediation Services, where he is also is a small claims court mediator and a Protection Order Conditions Conferences court mediator. CJ also volunteers for Longmont Mediation Services and the Colorado Office of Dispute Resolution.

He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Colorado, Denver. CJ earned a graduate certificate in alternative dispute resolution from the University of Denver and has completed specialized trainings in court mediation, domestic relations and community mediation.

Specialties:

●      Divorce

●      Family issues

●      Property disputes (landlord-tenant and boundary)

●      Business conflicts

●      Small claims

Processes:

●      Mediation

●      Facilitation

●      Transformative mediation (conflict coaching)

●      Virtual dispute resolution

Professional Memberships:

●      Mediate.com

●      Experience CoWorking

Fun Fact:

If he hadn’t found his calling in mediation, CJ would be pursuing his other passion – music. He started by playing guitar in his family band. Over the years, CJ has recorded albums and explored different genres, including folk, jazz, punk rock and progressive rock.