Cathy L. Purvis Lively, Esq. is an attorney, mediator, and arbitrator in Palm Beach County, Florida. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University, Master of Science in Bioethics from Columbia University, and Doctorate in Bioethics from Loyola University. Ms. Lively's professional and educational background encompasses healthcare, law, and ethics. In the healthcare sector, she has acquired experience as a critical care nurse in adult and neonatal intensive care units, case management, and as a program director. Ms. Lively holds a faculty position as a teaching associate at the School of Professional Studies, Bioethics at Columbia University, serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Academy, and is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy.