About Brooke Deratany

## Peaceful Beach Mediation & Collaboration, Inc. ```json { "profile_text": "Brooke Deratany Goldfarb is a Florida Supreme Court Certified County, Family, and Circuit Civil Mediator, as well as a Qualified Arbitrator and Divorce Coach. She founded Peaceful Beach Mediation & Collaboration, Inc. in 2008 to assist individuals and families in resolving conflicts outside of litigation. Based in Indialantic, Florida, her firm offers services such as divorce mediation, elder care mediation.

Business mediation.\n\nA member of the Florida Bar since 1996, Brooke graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1996. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies and Spanish from the University of Virginia, earned in 1991. Additionally, she completed graduate studies at the University of Florida's Center for Latin American Studies in 1991.\n\nBrooke's professional experience includes serving as a Corporate Associate and Corporate International & Immigration Associate from 1996 to 1998. In 2002, she worked as a Director and Legal Recruiter, and from 2004, she practiced as a Lawyer at Law. She has been a Certified Family & Circuit Civil Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator since 2008.

In 2016, she became the Brevard County Coordinator.\n\nBrooke is actively involved in various professional and community organizations. She serves on the Board of the Melbourne City Ballet Theatre, the Space Coast Tourism Development Council's Beaches & Rivers Committee, and Ninos Health. She is also a member of the League of Women Voters Space Coast, where she chairs the Health & Women’s Issues Committee. Her affiliations extend to the Brevard County Bar Association, Brevard Family Partnership, and the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. She has held leadership roles in the Brevard Bar Foundation, including Secretary from 2013 to 2014 and President from 2014 to 2015.\n\nIn addition to her professional and community commitments, Brooke has contributed to the Florida Supreme Court Grievance Mediation & Fee Arbitration Committee as a Volunteer Program Mediator and Arbitrator.

She has been involved with the Florida Tech Pre-Law Advisory Board and served as a Justice Teacher for the Florida Supreme Court Justice Teaching Program at Indialantic Elementary. Her leadership roles also include co-chairing the Indialantic Annual Witch Way 5K Committee and chairing the Indialantic Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee.\n\nBrooke's dedication to her profession and community has been recognized through various awards and honors. She was named a finalist for the Women of Excellence Award by the Melbourne Regional Chamber and received the A. Max Brewer Community Service Award from the Brevard County Bar Association. In 2009, she was recognized as one of LEAD Brevard’s “4 Under 40.”\n\nFluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Brooke is committed to providing compassionate and effective mediation services to her clients, helping them navigate complex family and business disputes with dignity and respect.", "sources": [

Education

University of Central Florida

M.S.W. (2022) | Social Work

2019

Harvard Law School

J.D. (1996) | Law

1993

University of Florida

No degree | Center for Latin American Studies

1991

University of Virginia

B.A. (1991) | Latin American Studies & Spanish

1987

Languages

French (Spoken) Portuguese (Spoken) Spanish (Spoken)

Experience

Brevard County Coordinator

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida, Inc.
2016

Certified Family & Circuit Civil Mediator, Qualified Arbitrator, President

PEACEFUL BEACH MEDIATION & COLLABORATION, INC.
2008

Lawyer At Law

Brooke Deratany Goldfarb, Esq.
2004

Director/Legal Recruiter

Mestel & Company
2002

Corporate Associate

Swidler Berlin (Bingham)
1998

Corporate International & Immigration Associate

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1996

Accepted Jurisdictions

Florida

Certifications & Awards

Registered Yoga Teacher RYT 200

The Yoga Alliance

Qualified Arbitrator

Florida Dispute Resolution Center

Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

Florida Dispute Resolution Center

Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator

Florida Dispute Resolution Center

Professional Associations

Melbourne City Ballet Theatre

Board has membership 2019 - Current

Space Coast Tourism Development Council

has membership, Beaches & Rivers Committee 2019 - Current

Ninos Health

Board has membership 2019 - Current

League of Women Voters Space Coast

Board has membership 2019 - Current

Health & Women’s Issues Committee, LWV-SC

Chair 2019 - Current

TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM

has membership 2007 - Current

Brevard County Bar Association

has membership 2004 - Current

Brevard Family Partnership

Board has membership 2010 - 2017

Brevard Bar Foundation

Secretary 2013-2014, President 2014-2015 2012 - 2016

Florida Bar Grievance Mediation & Fee Arbitration Committee

Volunteer Program Mediator & Arbitrator 2012 - 2016

Florida Tech Pre-Law Advisory Board

has membership 2010 - 2016

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TEACHING PROGRAM

Justice Teacher, Indialantic Elementary 2007 - 2016

Zonta

has membership 2012 - 2014

Florida Academy of Professional Mediators

has membership 2010 - 2014

Florida Association of Women Lawyers

has membership, Brevard County Chapter 2010 - 2014

INDIALANTIC ANNUAL WITCH WAY 5K COMMITTEE

Co-Chair 2008 - 2013

INDIALANTIC PARKS, RECREATION & BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Chair 2007 - 2013

Florida Law Journal

Contributing Writer 2010 - 2012

SALLY S FRIENDS Support Network for Sally s House (PREVENT! of Brevard)

has membership (Board: has membershipship Chair 2009) 2008 - 2012

Brevard Art Museum

Council of 100 (President 2010-2011) 2009 - 2011

Collaborative Association of Brevard

has membership 2009 - 2011

LEAD Brevard

has membership 2009 - 2010

SPACE COAST BALLET

Board (Chair 2006, Co-Chair 2009-2010) 2006 - 2010

DANCING WITH BREVARD, KLD Youth Foundation

Co-Chair & 4th Place Finalist 2009 - 2009

INDIALANTIC ELEMENTARY

Volunteer (Chair, Arts & Culture Committee 2010-2011) 2008 - 2009

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Class Agent, Class of 1996 2007 - 2009

JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION, 18th Judicial Circuit

Commissioner 2004 - 2008

Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court

Pupil 2005 - 2006

Office Locations

Main Office

 150 Fifth Avenue Suite E Indialantic FL 32903