Alysen Bayles

Author, and Court ADR Director, Mediator, and Facilitator

Growing up on a farm in Wisconsin, Alysen Bayles (her pen name) discovered a love of writing at an early age. But it was only after two decades as a successful defense litigator and alternative dispute resolution pioneer that she would realize that passion. She now splits her focus between overseeing mediation and assessment for a federal district court in Missouri and authoring a growing list of children's books, including "Winston" (a heartfelt tribute to a beloved family dog), "Silly Sam from Galapagos Island," and "Cambridge and Clyde," which features a counter-surfing dog and his person, a girl whose mother is a judge.