 NEUTRAL
PROFILE INFORMATION
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Neutral Training |
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Mediation Training
Institute; Harvard Law School 1997 (40 hours) |
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Arbitration II
Workshop: Advanced Case Management Issues; American Arbitration
Association 2002 (16 hours) |
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Appellate Mediation
Training, Stanford, 2001 (13 hours) |
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AAA Mediation of
Employment Disputes, 2000 |
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AAA Commercial
Arbitrator Training Workshop 2000 |
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Duke University's
Private Adjudication Center mass claim training 1991 |
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U.S. District Court
Early Neutral Evaluation Training 1996 |
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Experience as Neutral |
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Years of experience: 20
Number of cases: 150+
Types of cases mediated / arbitrated: sexual harassment, race, age,
and sex discrimination, wrongful termination, breach of contract
(employment, real estate, franchise, distributorship, and royalty),
fraud, and emotional distress (Dalkon Shield cases)
Employment cases arbitrated and mediated often included several
individual, as well as corporate parties. Served on arbitrator panel
in several week business fraud arbitration involving several
parties.
Early neutral evaluator in federal court business, employment, and
fraud cases. Settlement judge pro tem in numerous superior court
cases over a 15-20 year span. Investigator and expert witness in
sexual harassment cases (determining existence of harassment;
efficacy of company policies / practices). |
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Neutral Practice Area(s) |
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Labor and Employment
Business/Litigation |
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Co-Mediation Experience |
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1 year |
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Philosophy |
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Facilitative and
evaluative |
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Special Requirements/
Comments |
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Representative Cases:
Sexual Harassment, disability, gender and age discrimination; wrongful
termination |
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Judicial Arbitration to
Mediation |
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Yes: $350.00 an hour after first
two hours |
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