As a certified civil mediator, Janet Madden Charles brings 40 years of business, legal, and community leadership to her practice. As CEO of a commercial construction firm, Janet successfully incentivized quality, innovation, efficiency, and professionalism. She served two terms as chairwoman of the industry’s globally-recognized trade organization. During her two-term tenure, the group members successfully collaborated by publishing the industry’s first design and maintenance guidelines and standards. 

 

Janet understands that civil litigation and, in turn, civil mediation is about economics. She has a learned and experienced approach and the objectivity and independence required to be a fair-minded skilled neutral. Graduating in accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, she started her career as a CPA and practiced with the public accounting firm PWC. While practicing with the law firm Faegre Drinker as a tax attorney, she represented many complex and sophisticated clients. Because tax laws can uniquely affect different industries, Janet’s practice included “test cases” for specific industries. She co-authored the ABA Deskbook on Indiana Property Taxation. Janet graduated magna cum laude from IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law.