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MEMBER DIRECTORY OF ADR PRACTITIONERS

WOMEN IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 2016

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2016 WIDR MEMBER DIRECTORY OF ADR PRACTITIONERS

INTRODUCTION

The WIDR (Women in Dispute Resolution) Member Directory of ADR Practitioners is a searchable pdf of WIDR members. In order to assist those seeking to increase the number of women used as dispute resolution neutrals, names, specific practice areas, types of practice, and geographic location along with their website links have been provided. WIDR is open to all members of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and the directory reflects representation of both men and women.

This is a listing of those WIDR members who responded to the survey we sent out and as such is not a comprehensive list of all WIDR members. A complete listing of WIDR members can be found on our WIDR Committee website: WIDR Membership List.

Thank you for reviewing and using this valuable resource and for sharing it with your colleagues!

Best regards,

Gilda R. Turitz, Esq. www.sideman.com

Conna A. Weiner, Esq. www.connaweineradr.com

Co-Chairs, Women in Dispute Resolution Committee

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Contents Ava J. Abramowitz ............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Arocles Aguilar ................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Anupama Ahluwalia .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Karin Aldama ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Lisa Amato ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Karen Asaro ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10

J. Karren Baker ................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Laura Bassein ................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Patricia Bernstein ............................................................................................................................................................ 11

Maureen Beyers .............................................................................................................................................................. 12

Kristen Blankley ............................................................................................................................................................... 12

Leslie Blankman ............................................................................................................................................................... 13

Carly Boothe .................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Gillian Brady .................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Maria Bun ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14

Doyle Campbell ............................................................................................................................................................... 15

Florina Caprita ................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Michelle Chadwick ........................................................................................................................................................... 15

Elizabeth Chappell ........................................................................................................................................................... 16

Theodore Cheng .............................................................................................................................................................. 16

Tina Ching-Skrocki ........................................................................................................................................................... 17

Jane Cohen ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Stephanie Cohen ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Kirstin Cole ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Deborah Coleman ............................................................................................................................................................ 19

Kimberly Cork .................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Chantell Cornett .............................................................................................................................................................. 20

Daisy Dara ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Erika Davis ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Nicole Davis ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Margadette Moffatt Demet ............................................................................................................................................ 21

Archangela DeSilva .......................................................................................................................................................... 22

Elizabeth Donlon ............................................................................................................................................................. 22

Candace Duff ................................................................................................................................................................... 23

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Amy Eckman .................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Laura Effel ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Rachel Ehrlich .................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Judith El-Amin .................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Pamela Enslen ................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Elisabeth Fisher ............................................................................................................................................................... 26

Roselyn L. Friedman ........................................................................................................................................................ 26

Christina Gerrish Nelson .................................................................................................................................................. 27

Mary Jo Gilsdorf .............................................................................................................................................................. 27

Ruth Glick ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Melinda Gordon .............................................................................................................................................................. 28

Sheryl Goski ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Anne Goyette .................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Nancy Greenwald ............................................................................................................................................................ 30

Esther Grenness .............................................................................................................................................................. 30

Toby Guerin ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Jeanne Harrison ............................................................................................................................................................... 31

Nicola Hartfield ................................................................................................................................................................ 32

Cynthia Hawkins DeBose ................................................................................................................................................. 32

Pamela Hemminger ......................................................................................................................................................... 33

Belinda Herrera ............................................................................................................................................................... 33

Dominique Hogan-Doran SC ............................................................................................................................................ 34

Nancy Holtz ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Virginia Hoptman ............................................................................................................................................................ 35

Margaret M. (Marnie) Huff ............................................................................................................................................. 35

Geraldine Jaffe ................................................................................................................................................................. 36

Melinda Jayson ................................................................................................................................................................ 36

Joan Stearns Johnsen ...................................................................................................................................................... 37

Laura Kaster ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Carole Katz ....................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Stephanie Klein ................................................................................................................................................................ 38

Lisa Salkovitz Kohn .......................................................................................................................................................... 39

Shelley Korch ................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Kimberlee Kovach ............................................................................................................................................................ 40

Sara Kula .......................................................................................................................................................................... 40

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Ruth Kurtz ........................................................................................................................................................................ 41

Sandra Lauro .................................................................................................................................................................... 41

Jessica Lawrence.............................................................................................................................................................. 42

Linda Lazarus ................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Serena Lee ....................................................................................................................................................................... 43

Debra Leo ........................................................................................................................................................................ 43

Adrienne Lester-Fitje ....................................................................................................................................................... 44

Sandra Lindoerfer ............................................................................................................................................................ 44

Shannon Lynch ................................................................................................................................................................ 45

Amrita Mallik ................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Kristina Marsh ................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Carol Marshall ................................................................................................................................................................. 46

June Marshall .................................................................................................................................................................. 47

Deborah Mastin ............................................................................................................................................................... 47

Deborah Masucci ............................................................................................................................................................. 48

Deirdre McCarthy Gallagher ............................................................................................................................................ 48

Mary K. McCormick ......................................................................................................................................................... 49

Suzanne McSorley ........................................................................................................................................................... 49

Linda Mealey-Lohmann ................................................................................................................................................... 50

Judith Meyer .................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Linda Michler ................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Sheila Murphy Sproule .................................................................................................................................................... 51

Sarah Murray ................................................................................................................................................................... 52

Bridget Nance .................................................................................................................................................................. 52

Debra Neveu .................................................................................................................................................................... 52

Margery Newman ............................................................................................................................................................ 53

Patricia Nolan .................................................................................................................................................................. 53

Cynthia O'Conner ............................................................................................................................................................ 54

Suzann Ordile .................................................................................................................................................................. 54

Gail Otis ........................................................................................................................................................................... 54

Toshie Ozaki..................................................................................................................................................................... 55

Merriann Panarella .......................................................................................................................................................... 55

Sasha S Philip ................................................................................................................................................................... 56

Dona Playton ................................................................................................................................................................... 56

Spencer Punnett .............................................................................................................................................................. 57

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Anna Rappaport .............................................................................................................................................................. 57

Geetha Ravindra .............................................................................................................................................................. 58

Sarah Read ....................................................................................................................................................................... 58

Terri Reicher .................................................................................................................................................................... 59

Michele Riley ................................................................................................................................................................... 59

Guadalupe Rivera ............................................................................................................................................................ 60

Laura Roach ..................................................................................................................................................................... 60

Marilee Roberg ................................................................................................................................................................ 61

Norton Roberts ................................................................................................................................................................ 61

Carol L Roslund ................................................................................................................................................................ 62

Deborah Rothman ........................................................................................................................................................... 62

Charlie Rowan.................................................................................................................................................................. 63

Claudette Rushing ........................................................................................................................................................... 63

Walsy Sáez Aguirre .......................................................................................................................................................... 64

Ana Sambold.................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Nance Schick .................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Laura Schlenker ............................................................................................................................................................... 66

Myra Selby ....................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Anne Shuttee ................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Elizabeth Simon ............................................................................................................................................................... 67

M. Ines Sola ..................................................................................................................................................................... 68

Jill Sopha .......................................................................................................................................................................... 68

Linda Spiegel .................................................................................................................................................................... 69

Laura Stipanowich ........................................................................................................................................................... 69

Rebecca Storrow ............................................................................................................................................................. 70

Pamela Struss, PhD .......................................................................................................................................................... 70

Edna Sussman .................................................................................................................................................................. 71

Jill Tanz ............................................................................................................................................................................ 71

Kimberly Taylor ................................................................................................................................................................ 72

Laura Taylor ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72

Nancy Thomas ................................................................................................................................................................. 73

Linda Thomas .................................................................................................................................................................. 73

Nancy Tinsley ................................................................................................................................................................... 74

Gilda Turitz ...................................................................................................................................................................... 74

Hon. Linda M. Van De Water ........................................................................................................................................... 75

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Debra Vey Voda- Hamilton .............................................................................................................................................. 76

Qian Wang ....................................................................................................................................................................... 76

Charlene Warner ............................................................................................................................................................. 77

Nancy Watters ................................................................................................................................................................. 77

Conna Weiner .................................................................................................................................................................. 78

Mara Weinstein ............................................................................................................................................................... 78

Lara White ....................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Hazel Willacy ................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Karen Willcutts ................................................................................................................................................................ 80

Danae Woodward............................................................................................................................................................ 80

Brian Wozniak.................................................................................................................................................................. 81

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Ava J. Abramowitz Office of Ava J. Abramowitz Phone: (703) 779-7483 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ava-abramowitz-73996410 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Academic , Court, Solo • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Washington, DC

o States where you practice: DC

Ava J. Abramowitz has been serving as a mediator for the federal courts for the District of Columbia since the late eighties, mediating a diverse assortment of civil cases including international and domestic corporate cases, class actions, and disputes involving such issues as civil liberties, intellectual property and employment discrimination. A former assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia, Ms. Abramowitz teaches negotiations at the George Washington University Law School. She is the author of The Architect’s Essentials of Negotiation and is the co-chair of the Dispute Resolution Section’s Mediation Committee.

Arocles Aguilar California Public Utilities Commission Phone: (415) 703-2015 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cpuc.ca.gov ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practice: Government o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Energy Environmental, Labor and Employment,

Litigation, Oil and Gas, Public Policy • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: San Francisco, CA

Currently General Counsel of the California Public Utilities Commission, with expertise in regulatory law, administrative law, state and federal legislation, energy law, telecommunications, transportation and water law, bankruptcy, labor and employment and civil rights. In addition, have been a FINRA (and its predecessor, the NASD) arbitrator since 2005; a AAA arbitrator since 2013; and a pro bono EEOC mediator.

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Anupama Ahluwalia Phone: (91) 886-071-2474 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=nav_responsive_sub_nav_edit_profile ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Consumer Fraud, Contract, Corporate and

Commercial, Debt, Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Real Property, Partnerships Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition) , Small Claims

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Asia

• City where you primarily practice: New Delhi, India o States where you practice: NY

• Region o Regional National International

I am an accredited mediator in USA and India. Passionate about resolving conflicts and building a peaceful environment, I have been mediating in USA and India. I am also actively involved in increasing public awareness about mediation in India. Having studied and worked in US and Asia, I draw on my international experience in conducting mediations with multi-cultural parties. I am a corporate attorney with over 14 years of experience, have worked with O’Melveny & Myers, Paul Hastings, and Shearman & Sterling in USA, Singapore and India. I obtained my JD. from India and my LL.M. from Columbia University.

Karin Aldama Perkins Coie LLP Phone: (602) 351-8270 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/karin-scherner-aldama.html LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinaldama Twitter: @ksaldama ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluator

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Phoenix, AZ • Region

o National International

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Lisa Amato Wyse Kadish Phone: (503) 228-8448 Email: [email protected] Website: www.amatomediation.com www.wysekadish.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-amato-2854a214 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Contract, Family, Elder, and Probate, Labor and

Employment, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation, Malpractice, Professional Liability, Real Property, and Partnerships

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Portland, Oregon

o States where you practice: OR, WA • Region

o Portland Metropolitan Area, West Coast Pacific Northwest

I began mediating in 2007 as an aspect of my employment law and civil litigation law practice. I have mediated over 125 cases and have taken over 150 hours of advanced mediation training. I present at CLEs, webinars and other forums on negotiation and mediation topics generally, and specific to employment disputes. I am on various court and agency rosters, and I am actively engaged in the Oregon Mediation Association and the Oregon State Bar ADR Section.

Karen Asaro Karen Asaro Mediation Services Phone: (757) 717-1969 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mediate.com/Asaro/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, organization development

• Type of practice: Solo, Government, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Child Dependency, Community,

Construction, Debt, Divorce, Education, Environmental, Family, Elder, and Probate, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury, Public Policy, Restorative Justice, Real Property, Small Claims, Wills

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Virginia Beach

o States where you practice: DC, MD, VA • Region

o National Experience ADR practitioner who has been mediating since 1980. Experience in ADR program design.

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J. Karren Baker Baker Mediations LLC Phone: (415) 419-2550 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bakermediations.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Environmental, Insurance

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: San Francisco, CA • Region

o Regional National Ms. Baker mediates insurance coverage disputes and arbitrates insurance fee disputes across the country. Ms. Baker litigated insurance coverage and general business cases for 25 years prior to becoming a full time mediator.

Laura Bassein UNM School of Law, Institute of Public Law Phone: (505) 277-1083 Email: [email protected] Website: http://lawschool.unm.edu/ipl/ ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of Practice: Academic, Court, Government, Training • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: NM

Patricia Bernstein Mass Dispute Resolution Services Phone: (800) 536-5520 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mdrs.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practice: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Consumer Fraud, Contract Debt, False Arrest

and Imprisonment, Insurance, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Boston, MA • Region

o Regional & New England Retired Massachusetts trial judge with over twenty years of judicial experience in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation. Numerous areas of specialization, including contract and commercial business disputes, real estate and personal injury.

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Maureen Beyers Osborn Maledon, P.A. Phone: (602) 640-9305 Email: [email protected] Website: www.omlaw.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-beyers-77a9598?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Early Case Evaluator, Special Discovery Master

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Class Action, Corporate and Commercial,

Contract, Franchise, Health Care, Insurance, Litigation, Partnerships, Real Property, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY and Phoenix, AZ • Region

o International

Almost 30 years' experience as an arbitrator and advocate in ADR settings throughout the United States in cases governed by AAA/ICDR and other institutional and ad hoc rules. Member of the AAA commercial panel since 1995; Fellow & Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London). In addition to other administration panels, also a member of AAA Large and Complex, Real Estate, Franchise and Securities Panels; Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem; District of Arizona Panel of Mediators in federal civil rights cases. Has presided as arbitrator and chairperson in hundreds of arbitrations, most of which involved complex commercial issues.

Kristen Blankley University of Nebraska College of Law Phone: (402) 937-5297 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ADR_Prof Facebook: Kristen Blankley ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practice: Academic o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Community, Contract, Divorce, Family, Elder,

and Probate, Professional Liability, Public Policy, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Lincoln, NE • Region

o Regional

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Leslie Blankman Blankman Law & Mediation Phone: (425) 236-1861 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.blankmanlaw.com/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Kirkland, WA • Region

o Regional

I am a licensed attorney in the State of Washington, primarily practicing collaborative family law. As a certified mediator, I mediate cases where there is a need for an ongoing relationship between the parties, including, family, partner, workplace and neighbor disputes.

Carly Boothe Boothe Law & Mediation, LLC Phone: (913) 890-4790 Email: [email protected] Website: boothelaw.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/boothelawmediation/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Solo and Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Johnson County, KS • Region

o Midwest and Kansas City Metropolitan Area

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Gillian Brady Better Solutions Mediation Phone: (530) 756-2536 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bettersolutionsmediation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-a-brady-2094212b Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BetterSolutionsMediation/ ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practice: Solo and Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Davis, CA • Region

o National, Far West, Northern California, Southern California, Greater Sacramento I founded Better Solutions Mediation & Law Services because a wanted to help people resolve their disputes without battling in Court. As a litigator I saw the high cost a family pays when it gets sucked into the adversarial world of family court. Not only is it more expensive to hire two attorneys and fight in court, there are other, longer lasting costs to the family including the physical and emotional stress on the children and their parents, the lack of productive communication that creates unnecessary conflict and fuels ongoing difficulties for years after the legal issues have been decided.

Maria Bun McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution Phone: (514) 791-6231 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mjdr-rrdm.ca/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-bun-247a3452 Twitter: @MariaBun Facebook: www.facebook.com/MJDR.RRDM ADR Practice Area(s): Law Review

• Type of practice: Academic o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Education, International Business,

Litigation, Trade • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Europe Asia Africa New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean Canada • Region

o International I am the Coordinating Editor of the McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution, a bilingual, peer-reviewed, student-run academic journal dedicated to the presentation and promotion of high quality scholarship in the fields of arbitration, mediation, facilitation, negotiation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. I am currently completing my BCL/LLB at the McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal, Canada and seeking opportunities after I graduate in 2017.

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Doyle Campbell Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Phone: (212) 389-5073 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sutherland.com ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate Formation, Corporate and Commercial, Partnerships,

Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition) • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY

Florina Caprita Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Criminal Defense Law, Divorce, False Arrest and Imprisonment,

Liability and Negligencece, Litigation, Personal Injury • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: FL • Region

o Regional

Michelle Chadwick Phone: (214) 914-0661 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: michelle daniel chadwick Twitter: @michadwick Facebook: Michelle Daniel Chadwick ADR Practice Area(s): Attorney/Mediator

• Type of practice: Solo and Texas non-profit corporations o Subject matter areas of specialty: Church & non-profit, Franchise

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX

Senior Attorney and Attorney, Franchise/International Practice Group, THE SOUTHLAND CORPORATION (now 7-Eleven, Inc.) 1990-1998. Extensive experience in settling franchise disputes. Associate,STRASBURGER & PRICE, 1987-1989,Product Liability, Insurance, and Appellate Sections; Briefing Attorney, Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas. 1998-2015: Various volunteer and leadership positions at St. Rita Catholic Community, St. Rita Catholic School, Ursuline Academy, Cistercian Preparatory School and Boy Scout Troop No. 838, St. Rita Catholic Community. Freelance Op-ed writer promoting peace and conflict resolution. Articles published in the Dallas Morning News, Miami Burlington Hawkeye, and the Texas Catholic.

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Elizabeth Chappell Law Office of Elizabeth Chappell Phone: (469) 359-2984 Email: [email protected] Website: www.elizabethchappell.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Collaborative Law

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Education, Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX

Credentialed Advanced Mediator by Texas Mediator Credentialing Association in 2015 / Appointed Special Education Mediator by the Texas Education Agency in 2015 / Former Felony and Child Abuse Prosecutor / Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1995

Theodore Cheng Fox Horan & Camerini LLP Phone: (212) 480-4800 Email: [email protected] Website: www.foxhorancamerini.com/partners/theodore-k-cheng/www.foxhorancamerini.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theocheng Twitter: @tchengipadr ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practice: Law Firm • Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Entertainment

/ Technology, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Licensing, Litigation, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York

o States where you practice: NJ , NY • Region

o Regional Mr. Cheng is an intellectual property and business disputes litigator. He is also an arbitrator and mediator with AAA, CPR Institute, Resolute Systems, and several courts, principally focusing on intellectual property, entertainment, and technology disputes, while also mediating employment discrimination, FLSA, and unlawful termination matters. He received his A.B. cum laude in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University and his J.D. from NYU School of Law. He was previously a litigator at several other prominent national firms and an insurance marketing consultant, and completed federal judicial clerkships in both the appellate and trial courts.

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Tina Ching-Skrocki Innovative Conflict Solutions Phone: (928) 814-8348 Email: [email protected] Website: www.innovativeconflictsolutions.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tinachingskrocki ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Solo, Government o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Contract, Divorce, Employment, Real Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Flagstaff, AZ • Region

o Regional Tina is a certified mediator focused on her client's underlying needs and interests. She believes conflict can be an opportunity to develop patience, respect and a better understanding of each other, while empowering others to speak up and be heard. After practicing law as a transactional attorney and, more importantly, diffusing conflict within her own family, Tina realized there was a better way to handle conflict. She started Innovative Conflict Solutions because she enjoys helping others to find their voice and create their own solutions. Tina mediates privately as well as for the Coconino County Court.

Jane Cohen Law Offices of Jane Cohen LLC Phone: (314) 881-6145 Email: [email protected] Website: www.janecohen.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo • Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Community, Construction, Contract, Corporate and

Commercial, Corporate Formation, Franchise, Litigation, Real Property • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: St. Louis, MO • Region

o Midwest

I have been practicing law for 30+ years. My practice is primarily comprised of business matters including litigation with concentrations in commercial and residential real estate and franchise/dealership law. I am a neutral for the American Arbitration Association and since my appointment in 2007, I have been appointed on cases initiated in the Midwest, South and Northeast. My experience includes service on 3-person panels including serving as the chair. I serve on the Commercial, Construction, Real Property and Large and Complex panels.

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Stephanie Cohen Phone: (718) 422-1089 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cohenarbitration.com ADR Practice Area(s): International Arbitration, Domestic Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Construction, Contract, Insurance, and

International Business, Oil and Gas • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Europe Asia Africa New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean Canada • City where you primarily practice: New York,NY • Region

o International

Stephanie Cohen is a full-time arbitrator of Canadian nationality who is dually qualified to practice law in New York and Ontario. She is a member of the ICDR/AAA International Panel of Arbitrators and is a frequent ICC arbitrator with experience as tribunal chair, sole arbitrator, and emergency arbitrator. Previously, Stephanie was Counsel at White & Case in New York where she represented parties in complex international and domestic commercial arbitrations, investment treaty matters, and high profile U.S. court cases. Stephanie holds multiple leadership positions in the arbitration community and regularly speaks and writes about arbitration matters.

Kirstin Cole Cole Media(tion) Phone: (914) 318-9509 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ColeMediation.com LinkedIn: Kirstin Cole Twitter: Kirstincoletv Facebook: www.Facebook.com/pix11kirstin ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Personal Injury, Small Claims,

Wills, and Workers' Compendation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY

Family/Divorce, Legal Client Trial Preparation. I'm 20 year television anchor/reporter veteran in NYC with advanced certification in divorce/family matters. Let me help you find your voice to accurately and powerfully tell your story during this legal journey!

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Deborah Coleman Coleman Law LLC Phone: (216) 991-4510 Email: [email protected] Website: dacolemanlaw.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-a-coleman-6bb9a59 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Litigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: OH • Region

o National

When I work to resolve cases as a mediator or arbitrator, I apply everything I’ve learned about people, business, and litigation. I have deep experience in corporate and commercial, franchise, antitrust, and intellectual property matters, and strong familiarity with bankruptcy, insurance, real estate, and public law issues. As a lawyer and neutral, I’ve worked with individuals, closely held firms and their owners, trade associations, not-for-profits, and national and international corporations. My matters have arisen from many industries, including manufacturing, construction, real estate, electric energy, wholesale and retail distribution, food and beverage, arts, entertainment, publishing, sports, health care, software, and insurance.

Kimberly Cork ADR Chambers Phone: (204) 228-9084 Email: [email protected] Website: www.adrchambers.com LinkedIn: Kimberly Cork Twitter: resolvecrc ADR Practice Area(s): Mediator

• Type of practice: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Health Care, Insurance,

Liability and Negligence, Litigation, Workers' Compendation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Canada • City where you primarily practice: Toronto • Region

o National Kimberly Cork is a mediator with ADR Chambers and she has been practising full time for 4/5 years. With a degree in Conflict Resolution Studies, trained as a mediator, facilitator, and conciliator, and over 20 years of experience with a major Canadian life and disability insurer, Kimberly brings a wealth of experience to her practice with ADR Chambers.

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Chantell Cornett The Ward Group Phone: (602) 388-8618 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wardgrp.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantelljc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wardgrp/?pnref=lhc ADR Practice Area(s): Construction Forensic Experts in Dispute Resolution

• Type of practice: Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Phoenix

o States where you practice: AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, OR, WA • Region

o Southwest, West Coast Pacific Northwest

Daisy Dara Phone: (281) 701-9636 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation/Dispute Resolution - Health Care

• Type of practice: Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Health Care

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Houston, TX

Erika Davis Butler Davis PLLC Phone: (313) 829-6326 Email: [email protected] Website: www.butlerdavis.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-davis-3b529468 Twitter: http://ButlerDavis_LLC Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/butler.davis.pllc ADR Practice Area(s): Commercial Arbitration

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Divorce, Family, Elder, and

Probate, Litigation, Trust and Estate, Wills • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Detroit, MI • Region

o National I am in the business of providing high quality legal services to individuals, for-profit businesses, and non-profit organizations. My areas of practice include commercial litigation, family law, probate and trust administration, and real estate litigation. I enjoy helping clients find answers to their legal questions and solutions for their legal problems.

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Nicole Davis Reliance Financial Services Phone: (636) 489-1987 Email: [email protected] Website: www.reliancefinancialadvisor.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemdavisus Twitter: @RelianceFinSvcs Facebook: reliancefinancialadvisor ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Solo, Business and/or Financial, Divorce Financial Planning and Valuation, Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Debt, Divorce

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: MO • Region

o Midwest

Margadette Moffatt Demet Demet & Demet, LLC Phone: (414) 326-3102 Email: [email protected] Website: No firm website. listed on Lawyers.com LinkedIn: Margadette Demet Facebook: Margadette Demet ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Law Firm, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Trust and Estate, and Wills

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes • City where you primarily practice: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin • Region

o Regional

I have been a practicing attorney for many years. I have been doing mediation for at least 15 years. I have mediated children's court matters, family matters and estate matters. I am a member of the Collaborative Law Council of Southeast Wisconsin and have handled collaborative family matters. I am a member of the Wisconsin Bar, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Seventh Circuit Bar Assn., and the Estate Planning Forum.

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Archangela DeSilva Phone: (281) 224-6360 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Houston, TX • Region

o Southwest

Retired in-house Associate General Counsel who is involved in dispute resolution as a volunteer through the Houston Bar Association.

Elizabeth Donlon Phone: (516) 216-5466 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Consulting, Guardianship o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Real Property, Trust and Estate, Wills

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Floral Park, NY • Region

o Regional

Mediation of conflicts involving estates, trusts, guardianships, and family businesses.

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Candace Duff Duff Law & Mediation, PLLC Phone: (305) 987-0234 Email: [email protected] Website: http://dufflawandmediation.com LinkedIn: http://linkinedin.com/in/candaceduff Twitter: @Candace_Duff Facebook: @DuffADR ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Private Judge

• Type of practices: Government, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Construction, Contract, Labor and

Employment, Corporate and Commercial, False Arrest and Imprisonment, Insurance, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: FL • Region

o National I am a Florida Bar board certified construction attorney and a commercial litigator who has practiced law since 1992. I am also a Florida certified mediator and arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association's Commercial and Construction rosters as well as the mediation rosters of the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts.

Amy Eckman Amy Eckman ADR Phone: (603) 512-4687 Email: [email protected] Website: www.amyeckmanadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitrator and mediator

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Construction, Insurance, Small Claims,

Contract, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligence, Litigation, Real Property • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York City and Los Angeles

o States where you practice: CA, NH, NY • Region

o Regional National, New England, Southern California, Greater Boston, East Coast Experienced dispute resolution professional with the unique perspective, expertise and judgment of both a business executive and a lawyer. A lawyer by training, admitted to the bars of both New York and New Hampshire, spent over 25 years as a business executive and co-owner of a major construction company (Eckman Construction) in the New England region. Has dealt with all manner of commercial matters, including contracts, real estate development, leases, insurance, employment, design, and marketing. Since 2010 she has been based primarily in New York City where she has arbitrated and mediated many complex commercial, construction and real estate cases.

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Laura Effel Phone: (415) 886-7650 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-effel-584925 ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Contract, Debt, International Business,

Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligence, Professional Liability, Partnerships, Trade • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: San Francisco

o States where you practice: CA • Region

o Regional National, Rocky Mountains, Far West, Northern California, Greater Sacramento, West Coast More than 30 years as a commercial and employment litigator, in-house and in law firms. Served on commercial and employment panels of the American Arbitration Association since 1999. Experience in banking transactions, securities, employment discrimination, harassment, whistle-blowing, retaliation, covenants not to compete, and related issues. Provided advice and services in banking, retail, pharmaceutical, white collar, securities trading, local government and university settings.

Rachel Ehrlich Ehrlich Mediation & Dispute Resolution Services Phone: (510) 332-9342 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ehrlichadr.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelehrlich?trk=hp-identity-name ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Early Neutral Evaluator, Arbitrator

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Construction, Environmental, Insurance, Landlord-

Tenant, Liability and Negligence, Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Real Property • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Oakland, CA

o States where you practice: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA

• Region o National

Full-time neutral mediating dirt, death, and disillusion. Dirt: construction defect, environmental, and real estate including landlord tenant. Death: personal injury including catastrophic injuries and civil rights matters. Disillusion: insurance coverage and bad faith and business relationships that have soured. Practice is national because most of the matters have insurance complicating the negotiations. Previous 20 years were spent in or around insurance. Mediate for several court programs in the San Francisco Bay Area (not always complicated by insurance) and regularly make presentations on mediation of insurance coverage and bad faith, construction, mediation confidentiality, and ethics to a variety of audiences.

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Judith El-Amin Judith El-Amin Mediation Services Phone: (312) 656-5622 Email: [email protected] Website: www.judithel-aminmediation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-el-amin-50135a17?trk=hp-identity-name ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Solo, Court, Government, Business and/or Financial, Restorative Justice, Community o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Contract, Corporate Formation, Restorative Justice

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Chicago, IL

o States where you practice: IL, MO • Region

o National Midwest Regularly mediate court cases including juvenile diversion cases. In addition, as a corporate and finance attorney have experience that would be useful in mediating business, investment firms, and nonprofit disputes.

Pamela Enslen Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP Phone: (269) 370-1149 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wnj.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Case Evaluation

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Court, Government, Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization, Business and/or Financial, Training

o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Class Action, Civil Rights, Consumer Fraud, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Formation, Education, Environmental, False Arrest and Imprisonment, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligence, Malpractice, Partnerships, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Public Policy, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Asia & Canada

• City where you primarily practice: Grand Rapids, MI • Region

o Regional National International Midwest New England Great Lakes Southwest I have acted as a mediator in hundreds of matters since 1995. I am a Certified Facilitative Mediator for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and serve as Chair of the Federal Court's Facilitative Mediation Advisory Council. I have been a AAA mediator and arbitrator and have been a trainer for mediators nationally and internationally. I am a former Chair of the American Bar Association's Section on Dispute Resolution, and continue to serve the Section as a member of its Council and its representative to the ABA House of Delegates.

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Elisabeth Fisher Black Belt Mediation Phone: (818) 414-1613 Email: [email protected] Website: www.blackbeltmediation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-fisher-fciarb-ll-m-815a1163?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile Twitter: @blackbeltadr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackbeltmediation/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, International Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Corporate, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate

Formation, Contract, International Business, Intellectual Property, Partnerships, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Los Angeles, CA • Region

o Regional National International, Southwest, Northern California, Southern California, West Coast, Pacific Northwest

Mediation and consulting services to resolve conflicts in ongoing personal and business relationships, and to avoid or end litigation. Conflict coaching and training for individuals and small groups. Speaker for business gatherings, retreats and conferences on managing conflicts with more respect, confidence and creativity. Trained in civil and common law. Seasoned negotiator with extensive corporate transactional experience. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Roselyn L. Friedman Roselyn Friedman Mediation Services Phone: (312) 259-2599 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rfmediation.com American College of Trust and Estate Counsel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roselyn-l-friedman-esq-58949226 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Family, Elder, and Probate, Trust and Estate, and Wills

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Chicago, IL • Region

o Regional National, Midwest, Chicago Metropolitan Area I have practiced trust and estate law for over 30 years, and mediated for more than 15 years. I mediate only trust, estate, elder and family business matters, for litigated cases, pre-litigation, and conflicts which may not end up in court but are interfering with both family harmony and legal progress. The size of the matters vary from 2 -20 parties, and small estates to those in excess of $50,000,000, with some mediation conferences lasting one day and others requiring multiple sessions depending upon the complexity of the legal issues.

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Christina Gerrish Nelson CGN PLLC | Law Office Phone: (206) 652-3410 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cgn-law.com http://tinyurl.com/Superlawyers-CGN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgnpllc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgnlaw/ ADR Practice Area(s): Primarily Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Litigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Seattle, WA • Region

o Regional, Pacific Northwest Christina Gerrish Nelson’s practice focuses on the resolution of construction and commercial claims and disputes. A skilled trial lawyer and advocate, Christina has represented contractors, owners, developers, and businesses in all phases of litigation. As a mediator, Christina works with parties to facilitate communication, address conflict, and achieve settlement. Christina has extensive training in alternative dispute resolution through Pepperdine’s LL.M. program and was selected for the 2014 AAA Higginbotham Fellows Program.

Mary Jo Gilsdorf Gilsdorf Law, LLC Phone: (610) 755-7806 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gilsdorfllc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjgilsdorfesq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GilsdorfLaw/ ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practices: Solo, Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Liability and

Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Real Property, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Glen Mills, PA

o States where you practice: NJ & PA • Region

o Regional National & East Coast Currently serving on several Alternative Dispute Resolution Panels as an Arbitrator and Mediator handling matters involving construction, real estate, personal injury, automobile liability, landlord-tenant, mortgage foreclosure and other commercial issues. Additional extensive experience with complex contract negotiations, real estate transactions, insurance coverage, third party bodily injury claims, commercial litigation, and environmental law.

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Ruth Glick Glick Dispute Resolution Phone: (650) 344-2144 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ruthvglick.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-v-glick-203bb4 ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Neutral Evaluation

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Contract, Corporate and Commercial,

Financial, Health Care, International Business, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Technology, Trade, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition), Real Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: CA • Region

o National International, Northern California Southern California, West Coast, Pacific Northwest

RUTH V GLICK is a full-time domestic and international arbitrator and mediator and with over 25 years experience in a wide variety of business contract and tort, commercial, securities, financial, real estate, technology, labor and employment, and health care disputes. She is on the ICDR, LLC, national commercial and labor and employment panels of the American Arbitration Association, CPR and other panels. She is Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, IMI Certified Mediator, Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is past Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association.

Melinda Gordon Office of Melinda G. Gordon, Esq Phone: (917) 968-2625 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-gordon-3212126a ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration and Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Education, Health Care, Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: NYC

o States where you practice: CT, MA, NJ, NY • Region

o National

I have over thirty years of experience practicing labor and employment law.

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Sheryl Goski Law Offices Sheryl Mintz Goski Phone: (973) 520-8520 Email: [email protected] Website: www.goskilaw.com www.mediate.com LinkedIn: [email protected] Facebook: sheryl mintz goski ADR Practice Area(s): mediation, arbitration, special master, specialty insurance and construction

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract, Insurance, International Business,

Litigation, Partnerships, Trust and Estate, Wills • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Florham Park, New Jersey; Boca Raton, Florida

o States where you practice: DC, FL, NJ, NY • Region

o New England I have been a professional mediator and arbitrator for approximately 20 years. I am certified by the International Mediation Institute, member of the AAA Construction and Commercial panels, and a learned neutral with the Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution for insurance. I am an adjunct at Rutgers Law School teaching International ADR.

Anne Goyette Griffiths Goyette Phone: (650) 375-5960 Email: [email protected] Website: www.SpecialMasterMediator.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-goyette-7353b17 Twitter: @Anne_Goyette Facebook: www.Facebook.com/GriffithsGoyette ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Special Master, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Full-Time Neutral, Discovery Referee, Dispute Resolution Facilitator or Arbitrator

• Type of practice: Corporate, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Class Action, Construction, Contract, Corporate and Commercial,

Environmental, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligence, Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Real Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Burlingame, CA • Region

o Northern California, Southern California, Greater Sacramento, West Coast LEADING PROVIDERS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SINCE 1993 / As full-time neutrals, we exclusively organize, manage and resolve complex litigation and civil disputes in federal and state courts and outside formal litigation. Our cases involve business, commercial, construction, environmental, insurance, personal injury, professional liability, real property, tort and other matters.Griffiths Goyette enjoys a reputation for high quality work achieved in an efficient and cost effective manner. We provide a full range of Alternative Dispute Resolutions services from implementing case management schedules and coordinating discovery, to negotiating, finalizing and allocating settlements and arbitrating disputes.

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Nancy Greenwald Construction Dispute Solutions, PLLC Phone: (202) 603-5640 Email: [email protected] Website: www.construction-dispute-solutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-wiegers-greenwald-8520b147 Twitter: @NWGreenwald ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Dispute Systems Design Consultant, Transactional Facilitation, Negotiation Consulting and Training, Early Neutral Evaluator

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Energy

Environmental, Insurance, International Business, Litigation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes • City where you primarily practice: West Hartford, CT • Region

o Regional National International, New England, Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Greater Boston, Washington Metropolitan Area, East Coast

Nancy Greenwald draws on over 30 year of experience as a lawyer and business executive to achieve practical, cost effective solutions for resolving complex construction and commercial disputes. A Member of the American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, and FINRA arbitration panels, among others, Ms. Greenwald has also been appointed as an arbitrator by state courts. Nancy Greenwald serves on the leadership of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. She is a frequent author and speaker on dispute systems design, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation.

Esther Grenness University of Baltimore School of Law Phone: (443) 570-8016 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: esther-jane-grenness-47a1a77 ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practice: Academic

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Toby Guerin Phone: (410) 707-2240 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby-guerin-9a82a462 ADR Practice Area(s): mediation, facilitation, training

• Type of practices: Solo, Court, Government, Academic, Community, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Agicultural, Community, Labor and Employment, Restorative

Justice, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Baltimore, Maryland

o States where you practice: DC, MD • Region

o Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area Toby Guerin, J.D. is the Managing Director for the Center for Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey School of Law and Clinical Instructor. Ms. Guerin has over 15 years experience as a neutral in various venues including government agencies, non-profit organizations, schools, and court systems. She provides a variety of services including mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, and restorative practices. She regularly trains on the topics of mediation (basic and advanced) , negotiation, restorative practices, and communication skills. She is an active member of state and national dispute resolution organizations.

Jeanne Harrison Smith,Currie & Hancock Phone: (404) 582-8109 Email: [email protected] Website: www.smithcurrie.com ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practice: Law Firm, Government, Business and/or Financial o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Atlanta, GA • Region

o Southeast

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Nicola Hartfield Nicola Hartfield Dispute Resolution Phone: (642) 190-0145 Email: [email protected] Skype: nicola.hartfield LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/nicola-hartfield-7507091a Facebook: www.facebook.com/nicolahartfielddisputeresolution ADR Practice Area(s): Mediator, mentor, trainer, presenter, conflict coach, writer

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic, Community, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Real Property,

Restorative Justice • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania • City where you primarily practice: Napier, New Zealand • Region

o Regional National International

Nicola Hartfield mediates in family, community, commercial and workplace arenas. She is a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of NZ, has advanced accreditation as a mediator for Resolution Institute and was awarded the Ann Edge Memorial Award for Excellence in Fellowship Mediation (2014) . Nicola was named by the NZ National Business Review (2014) as being in the top 10 family mediators in New Zealand. She presents both nationally and internationally on various aspects of dispute resolution and negotiation and provides mentoring, professional supervision and training to mediators and conflict coaching to a wide range of businesses and organizations.

Cynthia Hawkins DeBose Stetson University College of Law Phone: (727) 562-7885 Email: [email protected] Website: www.law.stetson.edu ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic • Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Education, Family, Elder, and Probate, Small Claims, • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Saint Petersburg, FL • Region

o National

Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator & Civil (aka small claims) Mediator. Full-time Tenured Law Professor teaching Family Mediation. Available for Consultation &/or Mediation Services. / JD, Harvard Law School / BA, Wellesley College

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Pamela Hemminger Law Offices of Pamela L Hemminger Phone: (818) 790-6635 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Class Action, Contract, ERISA, Labor and Employment, Litigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Los Angeles, CA • Region

o Southwest, Rocky Mountains, Far West, Northern California, and Southern California

On AAA Special Employment, ERISA and Class Action panels. Arbitrated over 100 employment cases throughout U.S., including class, representative and collective actions -- wage/hour, disability, sex, race, national origin discrimination/harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation, executive employment, leaves of absence and trade secrets. Mediator in employment cases. Former Labor and Employment Partner for 30 years+ with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Past Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section of Los Angeles County Bar Assn., Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Current and/or past listing in Best Lawyers in America, Southern California SuperLawyers (including top 50 women lawyers) and the like.

Belinda Herrera Central Texas Mediation Phone: (512) 924-1820 Email: [email protected] Website: www.centraltxmediation.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/belinda-herrera-65912930 ADR Practice Area(s): mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Restorative Justice, Workplace

Disputes • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Austin, TX • Region

o Regional

I received my basic mediator training in 1990 and advanced family law mediation training the same year. My goal is to promote communication and understanding between parties and to help them reach a satisfactory resolution in a confidential and neutral setting. I'm bilingual in Spanish.

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Dominique Hogan-Doran SC Senior Counsel (QC) Email: [email protected] Website: www.dhdsc.com.au LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/hogandoransc Twitter: @DHoganDoranSC ADR Practice Area(s): International Commercial Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Business and/or Financial, Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, International Business,

Litigation, Trade, Trust and Estate • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Asia New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania • City where you primarily practice: Sydney, Australia • Region

Senior Counsel (aka Queen's Counsel) of the Australian Bar; Registered Foreign Lawyer of the Singapore International Commercial Court; Accredited Mediator & Arbitrator; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Nancy Holtz JAMS Phone: (617) 228-0200 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamsadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation/Arbitration/Early Neutral Evaluator/Special Master

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract, Insurance, Liability and Negligence,

Litigation, Malpractice, Partnerships, Personal Injury, Professional Liability • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Boston

o States where you practice: MA & NY • Region

o National Fifteen years as a Superior Court Judge in Massachusetts, a full time neutral at JAMS.

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Virginia Hoptman BeyondConflict Phone: (703) 345-7799 Email: [email protected] Website: BeyondConflictADR.com LinkedIn: BeyondConflict Twitter: @ReframeConflict Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondconflictadr/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Early Neutral Evaluator, Dispute-Prevention Services, Ombuds Services

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Civil Rights, Class Action, Contract,

Construction, Corporate and Commercial, Dispute-Prevention Services, Education, Environmental, Franchise Litigation, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Malpractice, Ombuds Services, Partnerships Corporate Formation, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area

o States where you practice: DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA • Region

o Regional National Virginia Hoptman is a commercial mediator and early neutral evaluator, a Mediator for the D.C. Circuit and District Courts, and member of the Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence and the DC, Maryland and Virginia Bars. After clerking for Justice Thurgood Marshall and Chief Judge Collins J. Seitz of the Third Circuit, she litigated, negotiated, and mediated complex cases in private practice, earning peer recognition in Best Lawyers, Chambers, Super Lawyers, and Litigation Counsel of America. A nuanced thinker and empathic listener, Virginia understands the human and financial costs of litigation and the power of collaborative brainstorming to reach better solutions.

Margaret M. (Marnie) Huff Margaret Huff Mediation Phone: (615) 812-5557 Email: [email protected] Website: www.MargaretHuffMediation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margarethuffmediation ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Workplace Conflict Management Seminars

• Type of practices: Solo, Law Firm, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Bankruptcy, Business Dissolutions, Collaborative Problem Solving,

Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Debt, Family, Elder, and Probate, Litigation, Small Claims, Trust and Estate, Wills

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Nashville, TN • Region

o Southeast Marnie Huff is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator (listed since 2004) . She provides custom designed, client-centered alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services for businesses, organizations, and individuals in Tennessee. Marnie is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given for legal ability and ethical standards in the peer review process. She has more than 30 years of litigation experience to inform her ADR practice.

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Geraldine Jaffe Attorney Phone: (949) 307-3303 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediator , Arbitrator , Investigator , Trainer , Expert Witness .

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Expert Witness, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Education, Labor and Employment, Public Policy,

Restorative Justice • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Irvine, CA • Region

o Regional National I have 30 years of experience in education , employment , civil rights , LGBT , and Title IX law. I mediate and investigate sexual assault , sexual harassment and bullying allegations in the academic and workplace environments . I believe my role is to preserve the dignity of all the parties who are in conflict . I know how to build rapport and establish trust in highly emotional and volatile situations , and that three of the most powerful words are " I understand you ."

Melinda Jayson Melinda G. Jayson, P.C. Phone: (214) 534-3961 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-jayson-04056a9 ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Contract, Corporate and Commercial,

Corporate Formation, Debt, Energy, Franchise, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligence, Licensing, Litigation, Malpractice, Oil and Gas, Partnerships, Professional Liability, Real Property, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition), Trust and Estate

• Do you practice outside of the United States? No • City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX • Region

o Regional National International Melinda provides a highly analytical, creative, and practical approach to case management and resolution of disputes as a neutral arbitrator and mediator. Having issues more than 200 awards and been appointed as arbitrator on approximately 500 matters since 1991, Melinda primarily serves as arbitrator of complex commercial and business disputes, including real estate transactions, business entity and investment disputes, banking and financial matters, healthcare disputes, professional relationships and client-related duties, and executive employment matters. A Fellow of both the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, she has been repeatedly honored and a "Legal Leader" and "Top Rated" in ADR.

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Joan Stearns Johnsen University of Florida, Levin College of Law Phone: (617) 549-0742 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jsj-adr.com LinkedIn: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Neutral Evaluation, Training

• Type of practice: Academic, Corporate, Dispute Resolution Organization, Business and/or Financial, Consulting, Training,

o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Formation, Franchise Litigation, International Business Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Gainesville

o States where you practice: FL & NY • Region

Over thirty years as an arbitrator, over twenty years as a mediator. Extensive familiarity with all aspects of financial services and corporate issues. Practice experience as an enforcement attorney for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, litigator, and corporate counsel for a major New York investment bank and for a New York Exchange. Presently also a Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Laura Kaster Appropriate Dispute Solutions Phone: (609) 921-0095 Email: [email protected] Website: www.AppropriateDisputeSolutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaster ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration and Mediation full time neutral

• Type of practices: Solo, Court, Dispute Resolution Organization, Business and/or Financial, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Bankruptcy, Corporate and Commercial, International Business,

Intellectual Property, Licensing, Litigation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes • City where you primarily practice: Princeton, NJ

o States where you practice: NJ, NY, PA • Region

o International Laura was previously Chief Legal Counsel at AT&T and a partner at Jenner & Block with a wide background in commercial, technology and intellectual property disputes and settlements. She is a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators on the CEDR Global Mediation panel and the AAA Master Mediator Panel, recognized by Who's Who Legal, Mediation. She is the recipient of New Jersey's Boskey Award for ADR Practitioner of the Year and president of the JMLG ADR Inn of Court.

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Carole Katz Carole Katz Alternative Dispute Resolution Phone: (412) 916-4874 Email: [email protected] Website: www.carolekatz.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Class Action, Civil Rights, Contract, Corporate and Commercial,

Education, Energy, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligence, Litigation, Malpractice, Oil and Gas, Partnerships, Personal Injury, Professional Liability

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Pittsburgh, PA

o States where you practice: OH, PA, TX • Region

o Regional National Carole Katz now serves exclusively as a Neutral, after having 28 years' experience as an Executive in charge of Litigation and Risk Management at a Fortune 500 company, and a partner in two international law firms doing trial and class action work. Carole has mediates on average over 100 cases per year and serves as mediator in about 15 cases year. Examples of the rosters/panels on which Carole serves: AAA (Large Complex Case, Employment and Commercial) , FINRA, and the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Stephanie Klein Law Office of Hon. Stephanie H. Klein (Ret.) Phone: (610) 716-7115 Email: [email protected] Website: http://adroptions.com/neutral/judge-stephanie-h-klein/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Consumer Fraud, Contract, Debt, Elder Law, Labor and

Employment, Litigation, Professional Liability, Real Property, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Philadelphia and Delaware County, PA • Region

o Regional After retiring from the Pennsylvania judiciary after 19 years of service, I joined ADR Options, Inc. in Philadelphia. My mediation and arbitration practice focuses on commercial/business, employment, personal injury, real estate and elder law disputes. I also serve as a CPR mediator and arbitrator on its Employment and Judicial Panels and on the Philadelphia General Commercial Panel. I mediate for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, serve as a Judge Pro Tem in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and also serve on the arbitration panels of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.

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Lisa Salkovitz Kohn Dispute Resolution Services Phone: (773) 285-0500 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisakohn ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitrator, Mediator, Hearing Officer and Fact Finder, primarily in the areas of Labor (Union/Management) and Employment Disputes

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Chicago and Washington, DC

o States where you practice: AL, AZ, CO, DC, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, TX, VA, WV, WI, WY


Since 1991, full-time neutral labor and employment dispute resolution professional, engaged in arbitration and mediation nation-wide. Experienced in both grievance and interest arbitration, in a wide range of public and private workplace settings, handling a broad spectrum of issues. Member of public and private labor arbitration panels including the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) , the American Arbitration Association (AAA) , the National Mediation Board (NMB) , and state public employee relations boards. Member of the National Academy of Arbitrators since 2002. Former member of the JAMS panel for arbitration and mediation. Complete CV and fee information on request.

Shelley Korch Relevant Resolutions Phone: (410) 371-1241 Email: [email protected] Website: www.shelleykorchadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration and Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Community, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC

o States where you practice: DC, MD • Region

o National I have extensive experience working with individuals and organizations to resolve complex disputes based upon mutual interests, objective measures and respectful relationships. I have arbitrated and mediated cases involving subcontracting, interpretation of collective bargaining agreements and allegations of disparate treatment, discipline and discharge based upon prohibited factors and whistle blower activity. I have significant experience with the public sector arising from prior employment with the Federal government. I have served as a neutral in matters related to public employees performance issues, performance appraisals and promotions. Experience working alone and with arbitration panels and with co-mediators.

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Kimberlee Kovach Kovach Dispute Resolution Phone: (512) 970-2683 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kimkovach.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlee-kovach-63b08a14 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediaiton, Arbitration, Convening, Consultant, Training

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Class Action,

Family, Elder, and Probate, Health Care, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Business Dissolutions, Education, Liability and Negligence, Professional Liability, Public Policy, Restorative Justice, Wills, Community, Real Property, Franchise

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Europe

• City where you primarily practice: Austin, TX • Region

o National International Have been a mediator since 1978, and arbitrator since 1992. Have successfully mediated all types of matters, as well as served as arbitrator in numerous kinds of cases. Previously spent over 25 years in legal education teaching domestic and international dispute resolution processes. Have published numerous books, book chapters and articles on dispute resolution topics. Currently serving as an independent mediator and arbitrator.

Sara Kula Sara Kula Law Phone: (914) 924-0283 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sarakula.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Westchester, New York • Region

o Regional Sara Kula gained extensive employment law knowledge and experience while working at one of the nation's largest employment law firms and as in-house counsel for a multi-state publicly-traded corporation. She now utilizes those skills to offer high-quality, business-oriented guidance and strategic solutions in a cost effective manner. Sara is also a FINRA Arbitrator, a Mediator on the AAA's Employment Panel, and a Mediator and Advisory Committee Member for the Southern District of New York's Mediation Program for the Southern District of New York.

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Ruth Kurtz Stapper & Van Doren Phone: (212) 698-4570 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stappervandoren.com/ ADR Practice Area(s): Commercail Arbitration

• Type of practices: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract,Corporate and Commercial, Insurance, Partnerships, Real

Property • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York City, NY • Region

o Regional National International I have been a member on the American Arbitration Association panel of commercial arbitrators since 1988, and have served as chair, panel member and solo arbitrator on over 100 arbitrations. Several arbitrations involved over $5 million, and many were smaller matters.

Sandra Lauro S. Lauro PC Phone: (214) 906-3934 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation, Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Investigations, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: TX • Region

o National Over 20 years of labor and employment experience. Primarily practice areas of neutral practice include training, policy creation, investigations, arbitration and mediation.

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Jessica Lawrence Lawrence Meeting Resources Phone: (505) 603-4351 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lawrencemeetingresources.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Facilitation, Public Participation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Divorce, Land Use, Public Policy

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Santa Fe, NM

o States where you practice: AZ, CO, NM • Region

o Regional, Southwest, Rocky Mountains

I’m a mediator, meeting facilitator, and public process design consultant based in Santa Fe, NM, where I work with groups of all types to create productive, effective outcomes. Most of my work is focused on the needs of community and government groups, but I also mediate disputes between individuals and small groups.

Linda Lazarus Linda Lazarus, LLC Phone: (202) 364-2744 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lindalazarus.com www.advancehumanpotential.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-lazarus-6407b81 ADR Practice Area(s): Training, Mediation< Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Court, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Liability and Negligence, Litigation, Personal Injury


• City where you primarily practice: Washington, DC • Region

o International I mediate for the DC courts and the AAA and arbitrate for FINRA. I also teach mindfulness for leadership, stress reduction, and to improve mediation skills.

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Serena Lee American Arbitration Association Phone: (415) 671-4053 Email: [email protected] Website: www.adr.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serenaklee ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Elections

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Class Action, Contract, Corporate and

Commercial, Corporate Formation, Energy, Environmental, Franchise, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Licensing, Malpractice, Oil and Gas, Professional Liability, Trade, Trust and Estate, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: San Francisco

o States where you practice: AK, CA, HI, OR, WA • Region

o West Coast Regional Vice President for American Arbitration Association's Commercial Division. In addition to supervising large, complex commercial arbitrations and mediations, also responsible for the maintenance and recruitment of neutrals for the AAA commercial roster in western U.S. Also a frequent presenter/speaker on ADR processes at legal and industry conferences, law firms and schools.

Debra Leo DLeo & Associates,LLC Phone: (205) 305-2510 Email: [email protected] Website: www.debraleo.com LinkedIn: Debra Leo ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration. EEO Consulting, Training


• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Birmingham, AL

o States where you practice: AL, FL, GA, MS, TN • Region

o Southeast, Gulf Coast

Over 40 years experience in all aspects of employment relations. Over 20 years of mediation experience. Mediated over 2,500 disputes with a resolution rate exceeding 95%. Subject matter expertise in conflict resolution, harassment, accommodation and other specialized workforce issues.

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Adrienne Lester-Fitje Phone: 1(516) 647-9266 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: Adrienne Lester-Fitje ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Business and/or Financial o Subject matter areas of specialty: Class Action, Corporate and Commercial, Health Care,

International Business • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Europe • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY • Region

o International I am a litigation attorney with a background in Biology taking on cases involving ADR.

Sandra Lindoerfer Sandra Lindoerfer Associates Phone: (626) 710-7266 Email: [email protected] Website: www.Mediate.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-lindoerfer-3882591a ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, especially workplace disputes; arbitration; fact-finding hearings; civil service hearings

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Education, Labor and Employment, Litigation,

Restorative Justice, Workplace Mediation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Pasadena, CA • Region

o Southwest

Until 2008, my work was as a management human resources professional, or a Management attorney, primarily in public education at all levels. Since 2008 my work has been as an impartial mediator, arbitrator, fact finder, and hearing officer. I am on the California PERB panel of arbitrators and fact finders, the FMCS panel of labor arbitrators, and several public sector panels of hearing officers. My passion is helping parties to resolve disputes in a way that allows them to move forward with their lives and work. My experience in education helps me to be a successful mediator or arbitrator in that arena especially.

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Shannon Lynch Law Office of Shannon R. Lynch Phone: (214) 696-3200 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice:

o States where you practice: TX • Region

o Southwest 24 years experience in mediation and arbitration, conducted approximately 427 mediations and arbitrations through June 20, 2016. Membership/honors: Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, Distinguished Credential (highest honor) ; Texas Academy of Mediators; Collaborative Law Institute of Texas; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Texas Monthly Super Lawyer - Family Law and Mediation, 2004 - 2016 (unsolicited\unadvertised) ; D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2012 – 2016 (unsolicited\unadvertised)

Amrita Mallik Dispute Prevention and Resolution Phone: (808) 772-4996 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mediatoramritamallik.com http://dprhawaii.com/d.aspx?nid=234 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrita-mallik-2834b29?trk=hp-identity-name ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluator, Workplace Investigator, Conflict Resolution Consulting, Diversity and Inclusion Consulting, Training

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Community, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion; Workplace Conflict, Labor and

Employment • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Honolulu

o States where you practice: CA, HI • Region

o Regional National & West Coast I am a full time neutral focused on the resolution of workplace conflicts. Drawing on my past experience as a Senior Trial Attorney for the United States EEOC, I focus on the mediation and arbitration of employment discrimination claims and other workplace disputes. I also serve as a workplace investigator, conflict resolution skills trainer, and diversity and inclusion consultant. I am licensed as an attorney in California and Hawaii. I hold a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, with honors, from Brown University.

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Kristina Marsh KLM Mediation Services Phone: (813) 966-3066 Email: [email protected] Website: www.klmadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Appraiser, Umpire

• Type of practices: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Contract, Insurance, Liability and Negligence,

Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Liability • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Tampa, FL • Region

o Regional Kristina L. Marsh is a Circuit Civil Mediator certified by the Supreme Court of Florida. She mediates a broad range of civil disputes, including but not limited to Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Commercial, Construction, Disputes involving Homeowner/Condominium Associations, and Bad Faith. In addition to her mediation practice, Ms. Marsh is an experienced civil litigator whose diverse practice includes insurance coverage cases, commercial disputes, personal injury, products liability, premises liability and construction defect litigation.

Carol Marshall Phone: (415) 383-0469 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Education & Training, Program Design, Litigation Portfolio Analysis

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: ADA, Banking, Business Dissolutions, Civil Rights, Contract,

Corporate and Commercial Construction, Environmental, Finance, Insurance, Intellectual International Business, Property, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Partnerships

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: San Francisco Bay Area, CA • Region

o Regional National International The focus of my 35+ professional years has been the resolution of disputes, via litigation or alternatives like arbitration and mediation. I have experienced these processes as client, litigator, arbitrator, mediator, and negotiator, becoming a full time neutral fifteen+ years ago. My experience has afforded me the opportunity to consider human expectations and concerns in conflict situations from different perspectives and in various areas of activity, including banking, commerce, the workplace, the environment, public access situations, real estate endeavors, and cross-cultural interactions. I believe strongly in the power of excellent communications and mutual respect when it comes to resolving conflicts.

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June Marshall Marshall Conflict Resolution Phone: (301) 717-9261 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dcconflictresolution.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-marshall-03717a28 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Divorce, Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Silver Spring, MD

o States where you practice: DC & MD • Region

o Regional & Washington Metropolitan Area I have 13 years of experience working for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) /Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) . At the FLRA/FSIP, I provided mediation and other alternative dispute resolution assistance throughout all phases of the labor management process in accordance with the FLRA's mission to provide leadership by establishing policies and guidance related to federal sector labor-management relations program. After leaving the Federal government, I opened Marshall Conflict Resolution (MCR) . MCR handles a wide variety of mediations and arbitrations, including mediating divorce, labor and employment, and community disputes.

Deborah Mastin Law Office of Deborah Mastin, PLLC Phone: (305) 505-7448 Email: [email protected] Website: www.deborahmastin.com ADR Practice Area(s): arbitrator, mediator, dispute board member, early neutral evaluator

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Energy, Environmental, Intellectual Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean Canada

• City where you primarily practice: Miami, FL • Region

o National International, Southeast, East Coast West Coast Deborah Bovarnick Mastin, Miami FL, mediates and arbitrates large complex construction disputes in the USA and internationally, with AAA (Mega Projects, Master Mediator) , ICDR, and CPR. She is a Fellow of: American College of Construction Lawyers, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Dispute Board Federation. While a former Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County and Broward County, Deborah drafted contracts, and litigated claims, from public infrastructure projects, including $7 billion Miami International Airport expansion, $2 billion Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport expansion, museums, performing arts centers, stadiums, powerplants, light rail, and information technology systems.

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Deborah Masucci Masucci Dispute Management and Resolution Services Phone: (646) 670-7224 Email: [email protected] Website: www.debmasucciadr.com www.imimediation.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-masucci-b100a79?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Dispute Management, Dispute Sytem Design

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and

Employment, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Workers' Compendation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Europe • City where you primarily practice: New York City and the Boroughs

o States where you practice: NJ & NY • Region

o National International Deborah has been appointed as an arbitrator in over 150 matters covering employment, commercial, insurance coverage, breach of contract and professional fee disputes. She also serves as a mediator and has been appointed to matters involving employment, insurance coverage, and contract. She is on the American Arbitration Association Commercial and Employment panels, and the American Health Lawyers Association panels. Deborah is a member of the Board of Editors for the Securities Arbitration Commentator. She is co-author of a Chapter on ADR Providers for ADR in Employment Law, and author of a Chapter on Securities Dispute Resolution for the Dispute Resolution Handbook.

Deirdre McCarthy Gallagher Voices of Value LLC Phone: (703) 582-4892 Email: [email protected] Website: www.voicesofvaluellc.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Facilitation, Conflict Coaching, Dispute Systems Design, Training

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Energy, Labor and Employment, Public Policy

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Europe Asia Africa New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean Canada

• City where you primarily practice: Rockville, MD o States where you practice: DC & MD


I am the President and Founder of Voices of Value, LLC, a dispute resolution firm dedicated to empowering clients to skillfully anticipate, navigate, and resolve differences that impact professional and personal productivity. I bring to my practice an academic foundation in alternative dispute resolution, coupled with over 17 years of experience mediating, facilitating, training and conducting dispute systems design assessments in government, private, and non-profit sectors. I am also an adjunct professor of negotiation and mediation with Georgetown University's Law Center, as well as the co-chair of the government committee for the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.

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Mary K. McCormick McCormick International Phone: (952) 884-6408 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mccormickintl.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marykmccormick ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: International Business

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Europe Asia

• City where you primarily practice: Minneapolis, MN • Region

o International Midwest & Minneapolis-Saint Paul

International business attorney with 39 years of experience both as in-house counsel and in private practice, with a focus on small and medium-sized clients, and particular experience in high tech industries, exporting and the Asia Pacific Region. Seventeen years in-house, half at Honeywell Inc. (computers, controls) and half at Cray Research, Inc. (supercomputers) . International commercial arbitrator and mediator for the last 17 years. Taught International Contracts and Legal Aspects of International Business and provides training seminars to clients.

Suzanne McSorley Stevens & Lee, P.C. Phone: (609) 987-6663 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stevenslee.com ADR Practice Area(s): mediation and arbitration

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Dispute Resolution Organization, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Construction, Contract, Corporate and

Commercial, Insurance, Litigation, Malpractice, Partnerships, Professional Liability • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Greater New York City Area

o States where you practice: NJ, NY,PA • Region

o Regional & East Coast

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Linda Mealey-Lohmann Mealey-Lohmann Mediation & Dispute Resolution Phone: (612) 791-2218 Email: [email protected] Website: www.MLMediation.net ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Debt, Labor and

Employment, Litigation, Small Claims • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: St. Paul, MN

o States where you practice: MN & WI • Region

o Midwest LINDA MEALEY-LOHMANN (former litigator) practices exclusively in the area of ADR - as a mediator and arbitrator, handling primarily employment law and workplace disputes, and commercial and business disputes. Linda was recognized as a “Minnesota Super Lawyer” in 2015 and 2016, and was selected as one of the 2015 Women in Business honorees by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Linda shows patience and perseverance as a mediator and has mediated over 350 disputes. Linda is impartial and efficient as an arbitrator and has more than 200 hours of arbitration experience. She is a co-author of The Minnesota ADR Handbook.

Judith Meyer Commercial Dispute Solutions Phone: (215) 563-1480 Email: [email protected] Website: www.judithmeyer.com ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practices: Solo, Court, Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Construction, Insurance, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Business Dissolutions, Contract, Education, Liability and Negligencece, Professional Liability, Trust and Estate, Real Property, Franchise, Litigation, Licensing, Partnerships, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Philadelphia, PA

o States where you practice: ID & PA • Region

o Regional National & Rocky Mountains Mediated and arbitrated 2000 complex commercial claims. Honored in 2016 by Pennsylvania Bar Association with Sir Francis Bacon Award for excellence in mediation. Fellow in College of Commercial Arbitrators; Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators. Adjunct Professor Cornell Law School, Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration. Judge Pro Tem, Commerce Court Philadelphia. Referee, Reliance Insurance Liquidation. Discovery Master, Big Pharma Litigation. Panel Member AAA, CPR, FINRA, NAM, AHLA, Singapore Mediation Institute. Co-chair IMI Independent Standards Commission.

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Linda Michler Professional Dispute Resolution, LLC Phone: (412) 854-4315 Email: [email protected] Website: www.michlerlaw.com or www.professionaldisputeresolution.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamichler ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Consultant, Early Neutral Evaluation, Mediation

• Type of practice: Corporate, Business and/or Financial, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Oil and Gas, Corporate and Commercial,

Health Care, Bankruptcy, Business Dissolutions, Contract, Professional Liability, Trust and Estate, Real Property, Franchise, Litigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Latin America and the Caribbean

• City where you primarily practice: Pittsburgh, PA and Outer Banks, NC o States where you practice: NC & PA

• Region o Regional National, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Washington Metropolitan Area,

Youngstown-Warrwn-Boardman(OH-PA) Metropolitan Area, East Coast Ms. Michler is a former practicing attorney who has decided to restructure her career to focus solely on mediations, early neutral evaluations, consulting and arbitrations for cases and claims involving business and financial matters including real estate, employment, lending, shareholder, and healthcare disputes. Ms. Michler is an attorney with expertise in the areas of real estate, employment, lending, shareholder, and healthcare disputes. She also has experience with government contracts, franchise disputes, product liability, professional malpractice, commercial/business matters, and bankruptcy disputes.

Sheila Murphy Sproule Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs, New York State Unified Court System Phone: (212) 428-2862 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/adr/ ADR Practice Area(s): Administration of ADR Services throughout New York State; Co-Chair, Mediation Ethics Advisory Committee; ADR policy work.

• Type of practices: Government o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Mediator Ethics, Public Policy, Small Claims

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • Region

o Regional

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Sarah Murray Stevens & Bolton LLP Phone: (148) 373-4207 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stevens-bolton.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and arbitration

• Type of practices: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: International Business, Litigation


• City where you primarily practice: London • Region

o International Sarah has a broad range of experience in handling commercial disputes both for clients across the UK and internationally. Her experience includes handling major litigation and arbitration as well as providing strategic and commercial advice on a range of contentious issues.

Bridget Nance Samuel&Samuel, LLP Phone: (281) 974-4219 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Houston, TX • Region

o Southwest

Debra Neveu Phone: (504) 858-3858 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION


• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: NEW ORLEANS,LA

o States where you practice: FL, LA, NM, TN, TX • Region

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Margery Newman Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chtd. Phone: (312) 853-8496 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dlec.com ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction


o Midwest I have been an arbitrator for numerous construction related disputes. Primarily, these matters related to claims arising out of defective workmanship or for unpaid contract balances. I have mediated a fewer number of matters and have completed a 40 hour mediation program. I have been a construction attorney for more than 30 years representing owners, contractors, specialty trade subcontractors and suppliers. A significant part of my practice involves representing women/minority/disadvantaged businesses owners. I am on the Board of Women Construction Owners and Executives and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. I am also on the Boards of several trade associations.

Patricia Nolan The Law Office of Patricia A Nolan Phone: (214) 377-8083 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nolanfirm.com ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Health Care

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX • Region

o Southwest, Gulf Coast Patricia Nolan has been representing businesses and executives in all varieties of business disputes for more than 30 years. She is a Member of the AAA’s Roster of Neutrals for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes and a public arbitrator for FINRA. Her cases involve contract and partnership disputes, business torts, real estate claims, and business and insurance matters involving the healthcare industry. She has served in international contract disputes and for securities claims. Patty has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for business litigation and one of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers for alternative dispute resolution. She frequently speaks on arbitration.

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Cynthia O'Conner Phone: (703) 973-5293 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s):

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Family, Elder, and Probate, Small Claims, Animal (pets, equine, farm

animal) Injury and Death, Nuisance, Veterinary, Malpractice, Agicultural Contract, Education, Environmental, Public Policy, Restorative Justice, Community, Real Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Falls Church, VA • Region

o Regional I have over 15 years experience and have mediated over 400 cases. I will travel to mediate. Fee: hourly and/or per case

Suzann Ordile Ordile Law and Mediation Phone: (978) 819-4387 Email: [email protected] Website: www.OrdileLaw.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Collaborative Law

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty:Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, LGBTQ

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New Hope, PA

o States where you practice: FL, MA, NJ, PA • Region

o Regional, East Coast Ordile Law & Mediation offers Family and Civil Mediation and Collaborative Law services in PA, NJ, MA, and FL.

Gail Otis Meeting of the Minds Mediation LLC Phone: (781) 749-6073 Email: [email protected] Website: www.meetingofmindsmediation.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meetingofthemindsmediationllc/ ADR Practice Area(s): mediation

• Type of practice: Mediation Group o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Hingham, MA • Region

o New England

One attorney mediator with 18+ years of domestic relations practice experience, two years of mediation experience. One non-attorney mediator in group as well.

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Toshie Ozaki Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Phone: (619) 602-6903 Email: [email protected] Website: apadrc.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toshie-o-1477775 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Facilitation

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Community Consulting, Divorce, Family, Elder, and

Probate, International Dialogue Facilitation, Public Policy, Restorative Justice • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Asia • City where you primarily practice: Los Angeles, CA • Region

o Regional, National International, Northern California, Southern California, West Coast Experienced in international family mediation; international dialogue facilitation; restorative justice facilitation / Director of the family mediation program and Consultant for the Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center in Los Angeles

Merriann Panarella PanarellaADR Phone: (508) 653-2455 Email: [email protected] Website: www.panarellaADR.com LinkedIn: Merriann Panarella ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation, Discovery Master, Settlement Counsel, ADR Consulting

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Community, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Oil and Gas,

Corporate and Commercial, Health Care, Insurance, Contract, Energy, Environmental, International Business, Professional Liability, Trust and Estate, Trade, Real Property, Franchise, Litigation, Licensing, Partnerships, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)


• City where you primarily practice: Boston, MA and New York City, NY o States where you practice: DC, MA, NY


Arbitration experience including in large complex cases, multi-million dollar disputes over the development of medical devices, (in one case award rendered after a 5 day hearing within 6 months of appointment) , licensing, pharmaceutical development, securities fraud, hospital accounting, and legal fee disputes. Mediation experience including as counsel and mediator, intellectual property disputes, licensing and technology agreements, complex commercial disputes, employment, real estate, environmental matters and deceptive trade claims. Over 27 years experience as trial counsel in intellectual property, complex commercial, employment and general litigation matters.

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Sasha S Philip Philip Mediation Phone: (425) 298-7839 Email: [email protected] Website: www.PhilipMediation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashasphilip Twitter: https://twitter.com/philipmediation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philipmediation/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Business

Dissolutions, Civil Rights, False Arrest and Imprisonment, Liability and Negligencece, Professional Liability, Litigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Seattle, WA • Region

o Pacific Northwest

Sasha S. Philip is a professional mediator and arbitrator and the owner of Philip Mediation, which she founded in early 2014. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University School of Law, is certified as a Rule 39.1 Neutral by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and acts as a court-appointed arbitrator for the King County and Snohomish County Superior Courts. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association ADR Section’s Executive Committee, co-chair of the Annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference, and is active as a mediation coach, trainer and volunteer mediator.

Dona Playton University of Wyoming, College of Law Phone: (307) 766-3664 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.uwyo.edu/law/experiential/clinics/family-and-child-adv.html LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dona-playton-6a994b10?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic ADR Practice Area(s): Family Law

• Type of practices: Academic o Subject matter areas of specialty: Family, Elder, and Probate, Juvenile Law

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Laramie, WY • Region

o Rocky Mountains Practicing attorney for over 20 years. Trained mediator. Senior Lecturer teaching family law, children and the law, domestic violence and the law and clinical legal studies. National Child Welfare Law Specialist (ABA, NACC, Wyoming State Bar) . Member of Wyoming and Colorado State Bar Associations.

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Spencer Punnett Punnett Mediation LLC Phone: (386) 481-8920 Email: [email protected] Website: www.punnett.us LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-punnett-50a76511 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Personal Injury

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Ormond Beach, FL • Region

o Regional

I’m a Florida-based mediator, author of a highly-rated ABA book about mediation practice, and a speaker on mediation topics, whose first experience with mediation came as a litigator circa 1992. Bilingual in Spanish and married into a Hispanic family, I enjoy conducting mediations with people of diverse cultural and economic backgrounds — equally comfortable with a business executive or bus driver, veteran lawyer or grocery clerk. I'm probably one of the few mediators in this country with a mobility handicap; you’ll see me on crutches or a red mobility scooter nicknamed “Elektra.”

Anna Rappaport Excelleration Coaching Phone: (202) 288-4453 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ExcellerationCoaching.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-rappaport-5a61837 Twitter: CoachAnnaDC Facebook: Excelleration Coaching ADR Practice Area(s): Business Development & Leadership Coaching

• Type of practices: Solo, Coaching, Consulting • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean Canada • City where you primarily practice: Washington, DC

o States where you practice: CA, DC, MD, TX, VA • Region

o National I am a former lawyer with 15 years experience coaching attorneys and 11 years experience mentoring and training other coaches. I assist both American and international lawyers to create business development plans suited to their strengths and preferences; find the time and energy to implement these plans; and perfect their business communications. I lived in Japan, Thailand and, most recently, Turkey, where I coached Turkish lawyers and taught corporate law at Yeditepe University. I received a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University.

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Geetha Ravindra International Monetary Fund Phone: (202) 499-9213 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediator, Facilitator, Trainer, Coach

• Type of practices: Court, Academic, Business and/or Financial, Community, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Labor and

Employment • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Washington, D.C.

o States where you practice: DC & VA • Region

o Regional Geetha Ravindra is an attorney, mediator and trainer with over 20 years of experience in the field of ADR. She is currently the Mediator for the International Monetary Fund. Geetha served as Director of the Department of Dispute Resolution Services at the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1996-2007 and managed the Dalkon Shield Arbitration Program at the Private Adjudication Center 1992-1996. She was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and the College of William and Mary Law School teaching mediation from 2008 - 2012.

Sarah Read Law Offices of SJ Read Phone: (573) 447-2349 Email: [email protected] Website: www.readadr.com www.buildingdialogue.wordpress.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjread ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Facilitation, Conflict Assessment, Dispute Resolution Design, Coaching

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization, Civic Engagement, Community, Consulting, Training

o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Education, Energy, Family, Elder, and Probate, Public Policy

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Columbia, MO • Region

o Midwest I have more than 25 years experience in resolving complex issues. As a partner and then senior counsel at Sidley Austin I helped to design and facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues on energy and other regulatory issues. I have mediated both commercial and community disputes, helped to design and facilitate community dialogues, and worked with a range of organizations including businesses, professional firms, non-profits, community groups, educational institutions and governmental organizations. I also work with the USPS REDRESS program which uses a transformative mediation model, mediate cases for high-conflict families, and provide conflict resolution consulting services to faith communities and non-profit boards.

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Terri Reicher Terri Reicher, Esq. Phone: (973) 865-1069 Email: [email protected] Website: www.terrireicher.com Facebook: Terri Reicher for Passaic County Surrogate ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Government, Academic, Community, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Bioethics, Environmental, Family, Elder, and Probate, Health Care,

Labor and Employment, Real Property, Trust and Estate, Wills • Do you practice outside of the United States? No • City where you primarily practice: New York City Metropolitan Area

o States where you practice: NJ, NY • Region

o Regional Practice Limited to Mediation and Arbitration of Commercial Disputes. Disputes include commercial transactions, employment, pharmaceutical, health care, real estate, banking, foreclosure, trusts and estates with a niche interest in elder, bioethics and end of life conflicts. / Experienced trainer for NJICLE & NJAPM. President of the Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court. / Charter member of NADN. CEDR certified. 2016 recipient of the Jeydel Award for Service to the DRS community. Published articles on Venting in Mediation, Elder Mediation, Teaching Mediation etc. Adjunct Professor of Law – subjects include dispute resolution processes, business law, government policy and regulation, and contracts.

Michele Riley Phone: (212) 288-2931 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Business

Dissolutions, Contract, Debt, International Business, Franchise, Partnerships, Corporate Formation, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States? Yes o Asia & Africa

• City where you primarily practice: New York o States where you practice: NJ & NY

• Region o National International

Michele S. Riley is a commercial mediator and arbitrator of a wide range of business disputes for the AAA, CPR and FINRA. She is a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and is an IMI certified mediator, as well as a member of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section and Section of International Law. Ms. Riley complements her ADR practice by teaching courses on negotiation and mediation at Columbia University. She has led trainings in conflict resolution in Asia and Africa and has also served as a consultant on various ADR projects in Africa.

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Guadalupe Rivera El Paso Mediators Phone: (915) 433-3725 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Private Judge o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Debt, Divorce, Insurance, Liability and Negligencece,

Litigation, Malpractice, Personal Injury • Do you practice outside of the United States? Yes

o Latin America and the Caribbean • City where you primarily practice: El Paso, TX • Region

o Southwest I have 30 years of experience on the civil and criminal bench. I served in a family law court for 6 years; 18 years in the 168th Texas State District Court, a general jurisdiction court, where I presided over felony criminal cases and civil actions involving contractual, personal injury, malpractice, and employment issues; and for 6 years on the 8th Court of Appeals as an associate justice where I addressed civil matters ranging from malpractice, contractual disputes and employment cases. At the present time, I am available for mediations, arbitrations and service on the bench. I am a bi-lingual, hispanic female.

Laura Roach Albin Roach Phone: (214) 423-5100 Email: [email protected] Website: www.albinroach.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Divorce, Family, Elder, and

Probate, Insurance, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX

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Marilee Roberg Phone: (847) 853-1208 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Contract


o Regional, Midwest, Great Lakes, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Great Lakes Region American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel Member since 1984 (appointed in 100+ cases) . Resolved approximately 460 cases by arbitration or mediation in connection with the Prudential Policyholder Remediation Plan approved by the U. S. District Court of the District of New Jersey in settlement of a nationwide class action and administered by the American Arbitration Association. FINRA Dispute Resolution Panel Member (chair-qualified) since 1997 (appointed in 45+ cases) . Cook County (IL) mandatory court-annexed arbitration (municipal department and commercial calendar) (250+ cases)

Norton Roberts Hamilton County Common Pleas ADR Phone: (513) 946-5470 Email: [email protected] Website: http://hamiltoncountycourts.org/index.php/mediation-alternative-dispute-resolution/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practice: Court o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury,

Workers' Compendation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Cincinnati, OH • Region

o Regional,Midwest

Over 20 years experience as a mediator. I currently only mediate cases that have been filed in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. The Common Pleas ADR program began in 1998 and has grown steadily since that time.

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Carol L Roslund Carol L Roslund, LLC Phone: (303) 324-4113 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: Carol L Roslund ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitrator

• Type of practices: Solo, Arbitrator on AAA ICDR FINRA and LCIA Panels o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Contract, Corporate and Commercial,

Corporate Formation, Franchise, International Business, Licensing, Partnerships, Trade, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No o States where you practice: CO & MO

• Region o National International, Southwest Rocky Mountains

Former General Counsel and in-house international business attorney for large public and private global corporations advising executives, board members and management on complex domestic and international business transactions; dispute resolution; mergers and acquisitions; legal compliance and ethics; management of litigation and outside counsel; and corporate formation and governance. Currently serve as an arbitrator on AAA, ICDR, FINRA and LCIA panels including complex commercial cases.

Deborah Rothman Phone: (310) 452-9891 Email: [email protected] Website: www.DeborahRothman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BestMediatorArbitratorLosAngeles/ ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration (domestic & international) , Mediation & Arbitration Consultant

• Type of practices: Solo, Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Corporate and

Commercial, Class Action, Health Care, Insurance, Malpractice, Entertainment, Employment, Licensing and Joint Ventures, Aviation Liability, Biotech, ADA Disability Discrimination, International Commercial Disputes, Civil Rights, Contract, Professional Liability, Trust and Estate, Real Property, Franchise, Litigation, Licensing, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Los Angeles

o States where you practice: CA & NY • Region

o National, Far West, Northern California, Southern California, East Coast, West Coast Full-time mediator and arbitrator for 25 years, specializing in complex commercial disputes. On the national rosters of the American Arbitration Association and CPR. Formerly on FINRA and selected class action resolution rosters. Immediate Past President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. / Best Lawyers in America (2006 - 2016) and SuperLawyers® (2006 - 2016) for Arbitration and Mediation. In 2007, Hollywood Reporter named her a Power Mediator in the field of entertainment. Magna cum laude graduate of Yale College, with JD from NYU and Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School.

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Charlie Rowan BeyondConflict Phone: (703) 345-7799 Email: [email protected] Website: www.BeyondConflictADR.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyondconflict Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReframeConflict Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondconflictadr/ ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Neutral Evaluation, Dispute Panels & Boards, Dispute System Design, Facilitation, Ombuds Services

• Type of practices: Small Partnership, Consulting o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Construction, Family, Elder, and

Probate, Health Care, Insurance, Information Technology; System Integration Projects, Health Information Management, Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) , Government Contract Fraud (Qui Tam) , Business Dissolutions, Contract, Divorce, Environmental, Public Policy, Litigation, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No o States where you practice: DC, MD, VA

• Region o Regional National, Southeast, Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington Metropolitan

Area, East Coast An attorney and former litigator, Charlie has devoted his 35-year career to helping people and organizations resolve conflict. In 2015, he and Virginia Hoptman formed BeyondConflict, a dispute prevention and resolution practice. Earlier, Charlie managed and resolved high-stakes cases at Unisys Corporation, litigated in private practice, and clerked for U.S. District Judge Howard Corcoran (DC) . Charlie, a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and Johns Hopkins University, is a Virginia Certified Mediator, Neutral Case Evaluator for the Fairfax Circuit Court, and immediate past Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Fairfax Bar Association.

Claudette Rushing US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Phone: (206) 607-1606 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practices: Government, Business and/or Financial o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Education, Restorative Justice

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Seattle, WA

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Walsy Sáez Aguirre Cabrera Cammarota PLLC Phone: (786) 523-6189 Email: [email protected] Website: www.panlegal.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsaez ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration (as counsel)

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, International Business,

Litigation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY • Region

o International Walsy Sáez Aguirre is an associate with Cabrera Cammarota PLLC, a New York litigation and international arbitration boutique. Her practice focuses on commercial disputes involving contract law, corporate law, partnerships and business torts. Prior to joining Cabrera Cammarota, Walsy worked at a labor and employment firm, assisting in federal litigation cases. In 2013, she served as a law clerk at Clifford Chance in São Paulo, where she obtained experience in cross-border commercial transactions. Walsy also interned with the corporate law team of the Brazilian law firm Peixoto e Cury Advogados, assisting foreign companies and nonprofits seeking to operate in Brazil.

Harrie Samaras ADR Office of Harrie Samaras Phone: (610) 430-8389 Email: [email protected] Website: www.harriesamaras.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, ADR Process Consultant, Early Neutral Evaluator

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Intellectual Property

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Philadelphia, PA • Region

o National International

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Ana Sambold National Conflict Resolution Center Phone: (858) 858-2353 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ncrconline.com/mediation-conflict-resolution/mediator/ana-sambold LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-sambold-esq-262a637?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic Twitter: SanDiegoMediator@anasambold ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practice: Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Malpractice,

Personal Injury, Contract, International Business, Liability and Negligencece, Real Property, Litigation, Partnerships


• City where you primarily practice: San Diego, California • Region

o Regional I am a fully bilingual (English/Spanish) Mediator and Attorney at Law admitted to practice in California, Federal Court Southern District and Colombia. I am a mediator on the San Diego Superior Court Civil Mediation, the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) , and the West Coast Resolution Group panels. I have extensive experience mediating a wide range of litigated and non-litigated matters. I have successfully conducted, in Spanish and English, over 600 mediations involving complex matters, multi-cultural parties, and highly contentious cases.

Nance Schick The Law Studio of Nance L. Schick Phone: (212) 804-7041 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nschicklaw.com LinkedIn: nschicklaw Twitter: nschicklaw Facebook: nschicklaw ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Conflict Resolution Coaching, Early Neutral Evaluation, Executive Coaching, Mediation, Teaching, Training & Development

• Type of practice: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Business and/or Financial, FINRA and Landmark Worldwide, Community, Consulting, Training

o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Small Claims, Entertainment & Sport, Personal Injury, Business Dissolutions, Contract, Liability and Negligence, Restorative Justice, Workers' Compendation, Litigation, Partnerships, Corporate Formation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY • Region

o Regional Having been a litigant, entrepreneur, human resources supervisor, and minor league hockey agent, I wanted a practice that fully addressed the people in the process. To further that mission, I got civil trial experience, completed the 40-hour mediation training at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and created the Third Ear Conflict Resolution Program (TM) . I am author of a book that further describes the Third Ear process, and I frequently speak on the topics of conflict resolution, mediation, and holistic, integrative law. I was also recently appointed to the arbitrator panel for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) .

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Laura Schlenker Schlenker Law Firm Phone: (214) 923-5071 Email: [email protected] Website: www.schlenkerlaw.com LinkedIn: Laura Schlenker Twitter: @LRSchlenker ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Collaborative Law

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate


o Southwest

My mediation practice is primarily in family law (divorce, child custory and support, CPS) , probate, and elder law. I am a credentialed mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialling Association. I also practice collaborative law, and am in leadership positions in the Collaborative Law Sections of the Dallas Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. I have published on ADR ethical issues in the Dallas Bar Association monthly newsletter and was recently a guest lecturer on ADR at the UNT School of Law.

Myra Selby Ice Miller Phone: (317) 236-5903 Email: [email protected] Website: www.icemiller.com ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Peer Review, Early Neutral Evaluator

• Type of practices: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Civil Rights, Contract, Health Care, Litigation, Malpractice

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Indianapolis, IN • Region

o Regional National Ms. Selby has been active in the ADR space for several years beginning as an advocate and more recently as a resolver. She has served as an arbitrator, mediator, peer review panel chair and early evaluation neutral in many cases over a wide variety of substantive areas , including business and commercial, civil rights, employment. Ms. Selby is a member of the American Health Lawyers Dispute Resolvers Panel and frequently works as an arbitrator or mediator in cases involving payment and reimbursement under insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and other laws,hospital and physician issues, breach of contract.

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Anne Shuttee Law Office of Anne Shuttee Phone: (214) 237-2922 Email: [email protected] Website: www.shutteelaw.com Global Collaborative Law Council, Association of Attorney Mediators, Texas Association of Mediators LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-shuttee-665143a ADR Practice Area(s): Collaborative Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation

• Type of practices: Solo, Law Firm, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Family, Elder, and Probate, Litigation


o Southwest I have practiced law for more than 30 years, including 20 years as an in-house commercial litigator. I have attended a number of civil collaborative law training programs since 2006 and since completing my own initial training have repeatedly served as a trainer in collaborative law seminars. I have also served as chair of the Collaborative Law Sections of the Texas and Dallas Bar Associations. I am a credentialed Advanced Mediator and have mediated many civil, family, and probate disputes since 2009. I have also served as an arbitrator since completing arbitration training through the ABA in 2010.

Elizabeth Simon ADR Solutions3 Phone: (708) 205-7503 Email: [email protected] Website: www.adrsolutions3.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Labor and Employment


o Great Lakes I have managed my own arbitration/mediation business since 2008, focusing primarily on labor and employment law and contract disputes. My practice covers issues related to EEO law, FLSA matters, executive contracts, non-compete agreements and severance disputes as well as traditional labor law. I serve on a number of national and regional rosters, including the AAA, FMCS, National Mediation Board, and U.S Post Office (mediation and fact finding) . Professional affiliations include the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) , the International Academy Dispute Resolution (InADR) , and Loyola University Chicago, School of Law as adjunct faculty for the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution.

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M. Ines Sola Pan American Energy Phone: (54) 114-875-3373 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pan-energy.com LinkedIn: M. Ines Sola ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration

• Type of practices: Corporate o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Litigation, Oil and Gas


• City where you primarily practice: Buenos Aires • Region

o International

Jill Sopha Sopha Mediation LLC Phone: (414) 203-0324 Email: [email protected] Website: sophamediation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-hamill-sopha-53a8a138 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Neutral Evaluator, Investigations, Workplace Assessments, Coaching, Training

• Type of practice: Solo, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Milwaukee, WI

o States where you practice: IL & WI • Region

o National

As a seasoned employment attorney, a Senior Certified HR Professional (SHRM-SCP) and Chief Counsel, HR, for a Fortune 500 Company, Jill has negotiated the resolution of hundreds of disputes such as: claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation (e.g. age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, race, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, pregnancy, criminal record) ; claims under wage/hour, family/medical leave, whistleblower laws, FCRA, HIPAA, GINA; and other workplace disputes (e.g. executive disputes, breach of contract, wrongful termination, non-compete/solicit, trade secret) . As a certified mediator, Jill’s unparalleled practical experience and non-judgmental, customized approach provides parties with a fresh perspective on alternatives to litigation.

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Linda Spiegel Law and Mediation Office of Linda F. Spiegel, Esq. Phone: (201) 489-1001 Email: [email protected] Website: www.spiegellawfirm.com www.familymediationnj.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lindafspiegel ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Construction, Consumer Fraud, Contract, Corporate and

Commercial, Divorce, Family, Elder, and Probate, Real Property, Trust and Estate, Wills • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Hackensack, NJ

I have been an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) since the 1980s on their construction and commercial panels. I added mediation to my practice in 2009. I am both a civil and family law mediator and a NJ Court Approved R. 1:40 Mediator and Arbitrator. I have mediated and arbitrated cases in many areas of the law including but not limited to breach of contract, construction, consumer law, hospital law, insurance coverage and family law. I provide alternate dispute resolution of cases for the Courts as well as in my private practice. I am also a FINRA arbitrator.

Laura Stipanowich Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP Phone: (202) 452-2140 Email: [email protected] Website: www.smithcurrie.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Contract Negotiation, Risk Mitigation

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction, Contract, Corporate

and Commercial, Energy, Environmental, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation, Risk Avoidance, Risk Mitigation

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Washington, D.C.

o States where you practice: CA, DC, FL, GA, MD, NY • Region

o National, Southeast, Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, East Coast Laura Stipanowich is an attorney at the law firm of Smith Currie & Hancock LLP in Washington, D.C., where her practice includes Construction Law, Litigation, and ADR. Prior to relocating to Washington, Laura worked in Atlanta, Georgia, where she focused her practice in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution. Laura has extensive experience with the use of ADR in the construction industry, including negotiation, early neutral evaluation, dispute review boards, mediation, and arbitration. Laura regularly writes articles and presents seminars throughout the U.S. on risk avoidance, dispute prevention and resolution, with a focus on issues impacting the construction industry.

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Rebecca Storrow American Arbitration Association Phone: (305) 358-7777 Email: [email protected] Website: www.adr.org ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Facilitation, Consulting

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Divorce, Education, Family, Elder, and Probate,

Restorative Justice • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes • City where you primarily practice: Miami

o States where you practice: FL • Region

AAA Commercial VicePresident in Miami. Mediator, Restorative Justice Practitioner, and manager for Large, Complex Commercial Arbitration. Ph.D. In Conflict Analysis & Resolution. Facilitator and Educator, specializing in Lean Business Practices.

Pamela Struss, PhD George Mason University Phone: (703) 993-1300 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gmu.edu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelastruss?trk=hp-identity-name Twitter: https://twitter.com/pamelastruss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pamelastruss ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Facilitation, Negotiation, Ombudsman

• Type of practices: Solo, Court, Academic, Community, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Education, Environmental, Real Property, Small Claims


• City where you primarily practice: Fairfax, VA • Region

o Regional International, Southeast, Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington Metropolitan Area

With a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and certification in both General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations court I am experienced in a variety areas: employer/employee, contract, consumer, home repair, auto, landlord/tenant and child custody, visitation and support issues. I also practice in organizational conflict, community development and housing domestically and internationally. I teach in higher education and develop curriculum appropriate for the degree level and topic.

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Edna Sussman SussmanADR LLC Phone: (212) 213-2173 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sussmanadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas, Corporate and Commercial,

Health Care, Insurance, Business Dissolutions, Contract, Energy, Environmental, International Business, Franchise, Licensing, Partnerships, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Europe Asia

• City where you primarily practice: New York City, NY • Region

o National International Formerly a partner at White & Case, I have been an arbitrator and mediator for over 20 years and have handled more than 200 arbitrations and 200 mediations under many institutional rules and ad hoc. My practice includes both domestic and international disputes and I am ranked by Chambers USA, Superlawyers and Bestlawyers. I am a 1970 graduate of Columbia Law School.

Jill Tanz Chicago Mediation LLC Phone: (773) 315-2554 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chicagomediation.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation

• Type of practices: Solo, Academic, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Construction, Contract, Corporate and

Commercial, Family, Elder, and Probate, Partnerships, Real Property • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Chicaago, IL • Region

o Midwest Jill S. Tanz, JD, is a full time neutral in Chicago, IL. She has mediated more than 500 cases covering real estate, commercial, probate, construction and partnership matters. She is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s roster of mediators and the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. She has been an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University College of Law for ten years and she trains mediators and speaks extensively on mediation skills and mediation and neuroscience. Ms. Tanz earned a BA, Summa Cum Laude, from Lafayette College, Easton, PA and a JD degree from the University of Chicago.

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Kimberly Taylor JAMS Phone: (212) 607-2714 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamsadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): ADR Provider

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Europe Asia New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean Canada • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY

o States where you practice: CA • Region

o International

Kimberly Taylor is the Chief Operating Officer at JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide. Working directly with the President and CEO, Ms. Taylor is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operating activities domestically and internationally. Formerly, Ms. Taylor served as the associate general counsel of JAMS. She also serves as a member of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Council, as the co-chair of the Section’s Committee on Mediator Ethical Guidance and the International Committee. She serves on the board of the International Mediation Institute and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Laura Taylor Divorce Navigator Phone: (585) 458-0190 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thedivorcenavigator.com ADR Practice Area(s): divorce guidance

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Divorce

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • States where you practice: NY

Over 20 years experience representing clients in divorce and Family Court Custody/visitation matter.

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Nancy Thomas Nancy A. Thomas, Attorney, Arbitrator/Mediator Phone: (214) 924-4628 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Special Master

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization, Special Master o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Corporate and Commercial, Family, Elder, and Probate,

Health Care, Labor and Employment, Litigation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX • Region

o Regional

I have been practicing law for 36 years and served as Judge of the 160th Civil District Court in Dallas, Texas. I have been a mediator since 1982 and an arbitrator since 2004. I currently serve on the following panels of the American Arbitration Association: Commercial; Large and Complex; Judicial; Employment, and Healthcare. I have arbitrated and mediated hundreds of very complex and high dollar cases. I am a former President of the Dallas Bar Association and a former Director of the State Bar of Texas. My rates are very competitive and reasonable.

Linda Thomas JAMS Phone: (214) 744-5267 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamsadr.com ADR Practice Area(s): mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluator, special judge

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Business Dissolutions, Community, Contract, Debt, Divorce, Family,

Elder, and Probate, Insurance, Malpractice, Small Claims, Personal Injury, Labor and Employment, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation, Professional Liability, Public Policy, Partnerships


o Southwest

I had 31 years as a judge at the trial (8) and appellate level (23) . I remain active as a trial and appellate judge as needed. Once I decided to stop being a full-time judge, I began at JAMS. I have spent many hours to learn best practices by engaging in continuing education through Pepperdine, ABA, local bar associations, and State Bar of Texas.

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Nancy Tinsley Tinsley ADR & Legal Services LLC Phone: (317) 370-2529 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tinsleyadr.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancytinsley ADR Practice Area(s): mediation, arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Contract, Intellectual Property, Liability

and Negligencece, Licensing, Litigation, Personal Injury • Do you practice outside of the United States?: • City where you primarily practice: Indianapolis

o States where you practice: CA, DE, IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, TX • Region

o National International Midwest, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Evansville Metropolitan Area, Great Lakes Region

Nancy Tinsley has been involved in numerous mediation and arbitration proceedings involving a variety of issues including commercial contract, patent and trademark infringement, licensing, Negligencece, premises liability and product liability disputes. She is on the American Arbitration Association National Panel for Commercial Arbitrators and the lists of neutrals for WIPO and the Forum. Ms. Tinsley is a registered patent attorney. She worked both as outside litigation counsel for both small and large businesses and as in house counsel responsible for intellectual property and technology-based disputes.

Gilda Turitz Sideman & Bancroft LLP Phone: (415) 392-1960 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sideman.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gildaturitz Twitter: @gildaturitz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gilda.turitz ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Early Neutral Evaluator, Discovery Referee

• Type of practices: Law Firm, Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial, Insurance,

Business Dissolutions, Contract, Liability and Negligencece, Professional Liability, Franchise, Litigation, Partnerships, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: San Francisco, California • Region

o Regional National, Northern California, West Coast Gilda Turitz is a business trial lawyer, arbitrator and mediator of complex commercial cases; business break-ups of all types of entities; and all types of claims arising from failed commercial relationships. Her affiliations include being a Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators; member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals; member of the American Arbitration Association's Mediation Panel and its National Commercial Arbitration Panel including Large, Complex Cases; CPR's Panel of Distinguished Neutrals; INTA's Trademark Mediators Network; and ADR panels of Bay Area courts. Recognition includes Best Lawyers in America for Arbitration and Northern California Super Lawyer® for business litigation. See http://www.sideman.com/lawyers/detail/biography/31/Gilda-R-Turitz.

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Hon. Linda M. Van De Water CCMA SOLUTIONS, LLC Phone: (262) 424-8004 Email: [email protected] Website: www.CCMAsolutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judgelindavandewater Twitter: linda_water Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=account&section=username ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Consultation, Collaboration, Early Neutral Evaluator, Reserve Judge

• Type of practices: Court, Dispute Resolution Organization, Reserve Judge, Consulting, Training o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Construction,

Family, Elder, and Probate, Health Care, Insurance, Malpractice, Small Claims, Personal Injury, Business Dissolutions, Consumer Fraud, Contract, Debt, Divorce, Education, Energy Environmental, Liability and Negligencece, Professional Liability, Trust and Estate, Wills Community Workers' Compendation Real Property Franchise Litigation Licensing Partnerships

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Milwaukee, WI and all of Southeastern Wisconsin • Region

o Regional I formed CCMA SOLUTIONS, LLC (Consultation, Collaboration, Mediation & Arbitration) and mainly focus on Alternative Dispute Resolutions as a Certified Mediator. My 27 years of practice as a lawyer and 12 years as a Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge, along with my Mediation Certification from Northwestern University, give me a unique ability to resolve a multitude of cases fairly and efficiently without having to waste time and money litigating them in court. I also provide Consultation on cases for trial, jury award assessments and evaluations, procedural and strategic review and revision of motions, and mediation or arbitration when requested.

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Debra Vey Voda- Hamilton Hamilton Law and Mediation, PLLC Phone: (914) 273-1085 Email: [email protected] Website: 6 Pioneer Trail https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9wbi1hpSKYaYaftXpoNAA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/debrahamilton413 Twitter: @HLawMediation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HLawMediation ADR Practice Area(s) : Mediation, Early Neutral Evaluation of conflicts between people over animals-Divorce, Landlord Tenant, Vet Malpractice, Civil, Criminal Trust and Estate.

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Consulting, Small Claims, Agicultural, Contract, Divorce, Restorative

Justice, Wills, Community, Real Property • Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes

o Latin America and the Caribbean • City where you primarily practice: Armonk, NY • Region

o International Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, is the principal of Hamilton Law and Mediation, (HLM) . She is an attorney/mediator who works with people and service providers who become involved in conflicts over animals. Debra helps them resolve their disagreement, retain a relationship and reduce their exposure to litigation. She presents programs all over the world teaching attorneys and people in the pet industry how to communicate without resorting to litigation. She has been mentioned or featured in Forbes, US News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Associated Press, The New York Times and the Chicago Sun Times.

Qian Wang The Chinese University of Hong Kong Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): international arbitration, both commercial and treaty arbitration

• Type of practices: Government Academic Corporate o Subject matter areas of specialty: International Business, Public Policy

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Asia

• City where you primarily practice: Hong Kong • Region

o International My focus is international disputes resolution in interaction with China, particularly international commercial and treaty arbitration.

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Charlene Warner CPR Institute Phone: (212) 949-6490 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cpradr.org ADR Practice Area(s): Arbitration and Mediation

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Contract, Energy, International Business

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York, NY • Region

o International I have experience in case management in three arbitration institutions (SIAC, ICDR and CPR) and have worked in the arbitration group of an international law firm in Paris. I am currently the Dispute Resolution Services Manager at CPR Institute while working on a part-time J.D. degree at Brooklyn Law School.

Nancy Watters Phone: (617) 566-2991 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): commercial and financial arbitration and mediation

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial, Business

Dissolutions, Contract, International Business, Litigation Licensing, Partnerships, Corporate Formation, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes • City where you primarily practice: Boston, MA and Washington, DC • Region

o National International 25 years experience in transactional and commercial arbitration serving on over 125 arbitrations. I have served as both sole arbitrator and chair of three member panels in cases claiming damages from $100,000 to over $50,000,000. My focus is complex commercial and financial disputes in a variety of industries including manufacturing, service industries, financial, insurance, aeronautics, life sciences, and professional partnerships. These disputes span the spectrum of commercial contracts covering a wide range of goods and services, securities, mergers and acquisitions, post-closing disputes, partnerships and joint ventures, as well as intellectual property matters focused on licensing, trade secrets and non-disclosure agreements.

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Conna Weiner Conna Weiner ADR Phone: (617) 780-5385 Email: [email protected] Website: www.connaweineradr.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/connaweiner ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation (including facilitative and evaluative styles as parties desire) , Arbitration, Faciliation, Dispute Resolution consulting

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial, Class Action,

Health Care, Insurance, Malpractice, Pharmaceuticals, Device, Business Dissolutions, Consumer Fraud Contract, International Business, Professional Liability, Franchise Litigation Licensing, Partnerships, Corporate Formation, Transactions (M & A, Asset Acquisition)

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: Yes o Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean, Canada

• City where you primarily practice: Boston, MA o States where you practice: CT, DC, IL, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT


I am an experienced commercial and employment mediator, arbitrator and facilitator with significant expertise in health care and the life sciences. I started out as a litigator at Paul, Weiss in New York and then spent many years in-house at multinational healthcare and life sciences (including pharmaceutical/device) companies in the U.S. and abroad, including as a General Counsel. I have hands-on experience with complex commercial litigation, transactions, employment and regulatory issues and provide informed, transparent, practical and cost-effective dispute resolution services through a number of well-known panels (AAA Large Complex Case, Commercial and Healthcare Panels, CPR, AHLA, etc.) and privately.

Mara Weinstein FINRA Phone: (212) 858-4384 Email: [email protected] Website: www.finra.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-weinstein-56622320 ADR Practice Area(s): ADR Training and Administration

• Type of practices: Dispute Resolution Organization • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New York City, NY • Region

o National

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Lara White Adams and Reese LLP Phone: (504) 585-0141 Email: [email protected] Website: www.adamsandreese.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Arbitration

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Corporate and Commercial, Class Action, Insurance, Personal

Injury, Consumer Fraud Contract, Liability and Negligencece, Litigation • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: New Orleans, LA • Region

o National & Gulf Coast Lara White has more than 20 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts across the country. She has represented clients in settlement negotiations, mediation and arbitration, and is an American Arbitration Association-trained mediator. Lara works closely with the parties before, during, and, if necessary, after the mediation to explore issues and develop creative and effective resolution plans. She uses a facilitative yet evaluative process, and can tailor her style based on the needs of the parties and the development of the negotiations. Lara is also developing an independent arbitration practice and is available for both mediations and arbitrations.

Hazel Willacy National Dispute Resolution Service Phone: (216) 533-2586 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ndrsllc.com ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration

• Type of practices: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Corporate and Commercial, Civil Rights,

Contract • Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice:

o States where you practice: FL & IL • Region

o Southeast & Chicago Metropolitan Area Arbitration Areas: Employment (including sexual harassment; Labor contract issues including discharge and pay increases; Commercial contract interpretation/enforcement; Wage-hour including federal and state.

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Karen Willcutts JAMS Phone: (214) 744-5267 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamsadr.com LinkedIn: Karen Willcutts ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation, Special Master

• Type of practice: Dispute Resolution Organization o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment, Oil and Gas, Corporate and Commercial,

Health Care Insurance, Business Dissolutions, Contract, Energy Environmental International Business, Franchise Litigation, Partnerships


• City where you primarily practice: Dallas, TX • Region

o National International I have over 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer, judge, mediator, arbitrator and special master. Since becoming a full time ADR professional, I have arbitrated and mediated numerous commercial disputes ranging from simple contract disputes to partnership dissolutions, insurance class actions, complicated oil and gas disputes, international and other complex transactions. I have mediated and arbitrated scores of employment disputes involving termination issues, covenants not to compete, as well as discrimination, harassment and ADA claims. As a special master I have ruled on complex discovery disputes, including e-discovery. I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Danae Woodward Woodward & Woodward PLLC Phone: (704) 996-1071 Email: [email protected] Website: www.woodwardandwoodward.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danae-woodward-6411691 ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation and Collaborative Law

• Type of practice: Law Firm o Subject matter areas of specialty: Labor and Employment

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Charlotte, NC • Region

o Southeast Danae Woodward is an engaging, persistent, and creative mediator, with a thorough understanding of individual and corporate interests. She is a Superior Court Mediator certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission and has been mediating employment and labor related matters since 2006. Danae brings a unique perspective to the table as she has represented corporations, local governments, and non-profits as well as individuals and labor unions. Danae has also been an in-house employment attorney at Fortune 250 companies and a large local government; she has served as Chair of the North Carolina Bar's Dispute Resolution Section.

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Brian Wozniak Phone: (832) 541-6599 Email: [email protected] ADR Practice Area(s): Mediation,Arbitration and Consulting

• Type of practice: Solo o Subject matter areas of specialty: Community, Contract, Labor & Employment, Training

• Do you practice outside of the United States?: No • City where you primarily practice: Houston, TX

o States where you practice: CO & TX • Region

o National

23 years labor, contract negotiations,mediations and arbitrations

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