Kym Adams started her legal career as a paralegal in a law office in 1996.  By 1998 she formed her own business as a licensed legal document assistant in Hemet, California. Her business grew and she became more established and successful by helping hundreds of individuals resolve their legal disputes out of court by way of alternative dispute resolution.  In 2008, looking to expand her business, she attended the Institute of Conflict Management “ICM” – a 40 hour mediation course in Santa Monica, California. Thereafter, she was passionate about becoming a successful mediator. She began mediating for the Riverside Superior Court and also focused on cross cultural mediation with attorney Mark Ameli, currently a high profiled mediator with ADR Services.

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In 2009, she joined L.A. Mediators and volunteered her time and energy, including driving hundreds of miles traveling from Hemet to Los Angeles and back to promote L.A. Mediators. Her passion and energy paid off and a few months later she was appointed the Executive Director. That appointment opened up a new door for her into the Dispute Resolution Program Act “DRPA” world. As she continued to educate herself about DRPA funds and the non-profit arena, she applied for a position as Executive Director with the Inland Valley Justice Center “IVJC”.  In January 2010 she was hired as the E.D. of IVJC. As E.D. of IVJC she managed two major DRPA contracts in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties and directed over twenty plus mediators in the San Bernardino Superior Court ADR system.

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For over two years, her panel of mediators held strong with over a 90% success rate in resolving court disputes. In 2012 she was appointed a member of the California State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution “ADR” Committee. Her passion and energy didn’t stop there as she continued to pursue her dream of building a formidable ADR organization within the Inland Empire, with the drive to expand throughout Southern California. For years, she was mentored by Robert Tessier Esq. (high profiled mediator at Judicate West), and she continued to educate herself by taking several mediation courses and joined several mediation organizations.  Kym also headed the first Victim Offender Restorative Justice Mediation Program in San Bernardino County working with the San Bernardino Probation Department on a pro-bono basis.

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In late 2012, her divorce mediation and document assistant practice blossomed and she began to mediate with Peter J. Babos Esq., expanding from Riverside County to Los Angeles. In 2013 she partnered up with Peter to form CEDRS – Center For Effective Dispute Resolution Services which offered private mediation services in Los Angeles and Riverside counties.  CEDRS has since become the Inland Empire Mediation Group, an affiliate of the Inland Empire Law Center.  Kym is a partner in IELC which offices in Riverside.  She continues her mediation services while still conducting her legal document assistant practice.  www.adamscourtservices.com.