Margaret established Halsmith Dispute Resolution (HDR) in 1996 as her specialist dispute resolution practice. Margaret came to Dispute Resolution after a career in psychology and education which informs her uniquely effective approach to her practice. From 1996 to 2017, Margaret mediated full time. During 2018 Margaret shifted into providing online Professional Development including supervision, coaching, mentoring, mini workshops and more for experienced and for new practitioners throughout Australia and New Zealand. Based in Perth, HDR practiced state-wide from Esperance to Kununurra as well as interstate and overseas. Margaret is widely acknowledged as being among Australia’s foremost mediators. For over 20 years Margaret has mediated full time, enthusiastically providing best practice Mediation, including Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) for two to 30 participants. She is now passing her expertise on to the mediation community. Margaret also consults in complaints and conflict management and dispute system design to organisations from all sectors of business and government.