She is an excellent representative of Pepperdine

"I have known Joy for several years now - as an advocate and as a student at Pepperdine. I consider her to be a friend. She is an excellent representative of Pepperdine's top-ranked dispute resolution program and a true pleasure to work with."

Thank you for exuding empathy, care and professionalism.

She is soft spoken yet so firm. She is a no nonsense woman when it comes to standing for what is right. The first time I met her was as my advocate when I made a decision to walk away from my pseudo marriage, it felt like my whole world caved in. Trust me, I wasn't even sure what to do or expect. Plus, I had heard that it would be a long life sucking process. After handing her my case, she took it on like life itself depended on it. Her knowledge of the law was very impressive. She stood in my shoes for all the time, she advised me. She would promise to deliver something at a certain time and you have it without excuses. Her level of professionalism Very admirable! The once perceived 'long, tedious and painful' divorce process seemed like a few hours walk in the park with you counsel Joy. 

I refer to Joy Atkinson as my iron lady

"Assertive yet so gentle. She stood in my shoes for all the time, she advised me. She would promise to deliver something at a certain time and you have it without excuses."

Cool-headed and Balanced in Complex Situations

Joy’s strategic ability to remain cool-headed and balanced in complex situations leads to successful outcomes making her a leading name in her field, and an invaluable resource in any dispute resolution process.

Joy is a peacemaker at her heart and soul

I had the honor of sharing knowledge during our time of learning in Pepperdine's School of Law Straus Institute. I could learn a lot from her style and passion for helping people in conflict. She is precious, and her kindness is a rarity in the world nowadays. Hopefully, I will meet her soon to refresh my inspiration for a better world. Thank you, Joy! You are a special one to make this world a better place for any situation where may people need your skills to find peace.

She demonstrates great understanding of other cultural backgrounds.

Joy is a talent in dispute resolution, highly intelligent and has great analytical skills. She shows a tremendous work ethic and she is very detail oriented and well disciplined. She organizes her responsibilities and categorizes the tasks, not to leave anything undone. Joy has excellent communication skills. Her written work is both clear and concise and orally she is able to communicate clearly and coherently. What distinguishes her is her deep passion for dispute resolution especially in a cross-cultural context. She is always trying to analyze the legal aspects of the issues and to discuss them from that perspective. Not only was she interested in and motivated to play the role of a peacemaker, but she also puts great work into assimilating the situation to her own experiences to develop her unique ideas and reasoning which are mostly accurate and straight to the point. This perseverance and initiative, makes her an exceptional candidate and an asset for any position or any working environment.

Anyone Using her as a Mediator will be Lucky

She is most passionate about finding resolutions which she considers best achieved through mediation and arbitration. This is an area she excels at and anyone using her as a mediator will be lucky to leverage her skills to find the right solution.

Joy is a Peacemaker at her Heart and Soul.

I had the honor of sharing knowledge during our time of learning in Pepperdine's School of Law Straus Institute. I could learn a lot from her style and passion for helping people in conflict. She is precious, and her kindness is a rarity in the world nowadays. Hopefully, I will meet her soon to refresh my inspiration for a better world. Thank you, Joy! You are a special one to make this world a better place for any situation where may people need your skills to find peace.