About Dorit
Dorit Goikhman is a lawyer and mediator who earned her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. She built her early practice on courtroom training and then shifted toward dispute resolution. The move led her to mediation as the principal method for resolving contested matters outside of litigation.
She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and California. Those admissions underpin a practice that crosses state lines and legal cultures. In 2020 she founded Off The Record Mediation Services, LLC. That firm serves as the platform for her work as a neutral and as an advocate when cases require counsel.
Goikhman holds a DRPA Certified Mediator credential from Orange County Human Relations. The certification complements her legal education and bar admissions. It also signals specific training in facilitated settlement and community-oriented dispute processes.
Her professional memberships include the California State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar. Those memberships are current, and they reflect the jurisdictions in which she maintains an active presence. She has combined bar practice with mediation work to offer an array of dispute resolution services.
Colleagues describe her style as direct and practical. She tends to favor structured sessions and clear ground rules. That approach aims to keep parties focused on outcomes rather than procedural detours. She works with participants to identify realistic options and to frame agreements in precise terms when settlements are reached.
Since founding Off The Record Mediation Services, LLC, Goikhman has managed a practice that handles matters requiring facilitated negotiation. Her caseload has included workplace disputes, community disagreements and other conflicts amenable to mediated resolution. She adapts procedures to the needs of the parties while maintaining neutral process control.
She combines courtroom training from law school with mediation certification and multi-jurisdictional admission. The combination gives her practical tools for both advising clients and serving as a neutral. She currently conducts mediation and related alternative dispute resolution services through Off The Record Mediation Services, LLC.
