How to find a mediator in Germany
Currently, a number of professional associations support parties who wish to use a mediator.
Please see below for a non-exhaustive list of some of the larger associations:
- Federal Association for Family Mediation (Bundes-Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Familien-Mediation e.V. (BAFM): Spichernstrasse 11, 10777 Berlin, Germany)
- Federal Association for Mediation (Bundesverband Mediation e.V. (BM): Wittestrasse 30 K, 13509 Berlin, Germany)
- Federal Association for Economic and Professional Mediation (Bundesverband Mediation in Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt e.V. (BMWA): Prinzregentenstrasse 1, 86150 Augsburg, Germany)
- Centre for Mediation (Centrale für Mediation GmbH & Co.KG (CfM): Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 58, 50968 Cologne, Germany)
- German Lawyers’ Association (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mediation im Deutschen Anwaltverein, Littenstrasse 11, 10179 Berlin, Germany)
Moreover, there are also private commercial listings of mediators online, some with a search function, e.g.
(No guarantee that the linked websites are exhaustive, correct or completely up-to-date)
Is access to the mediators’ database free of charge?
Yes.
How to search for a mediator in Germany
You can search for a mediator by name, by office location, by area of expertise or by postcode.
Related links
Federal Association for Family Mediation
Federal Association for Mediation
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