Why Mediation?
My interest in creating agreements began in 1975 as a member of the Aurora, Colorado teachers' contract bargaining team. After serving as their association president, I represented the teachers of Aspen, Vail and Steamboat Springs for six years in their contract negotiations. At Pepperdine Law School, I studied dispute resolution at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution before joining the Institute as Program Attorney and adjunct professor, concentrating on dispute resolution training for the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (JAMS), the world's largest private dispute resolution provider.
Résumé Highlights
Education
J.D., cum laude, Pepperdine Law School, 1992
Law Review - Editor; Outstanding Author
American Jurisprudence Award: Advanced Family Law
School Counseling Certificate, University of Denver, 1975
M.Ed., Miami (Ohio) University, 1973
M.A., Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1971
Experience
1995-2002 & 2005 - Present, Solo Practitioner
2002-2005: Harris Law Firm, Denver, Colorado
1992-95: Pepperdine Law School, Program Attorney & Adjunct Professor
1980-89: Colorado Education Association, Field Organizer
Selected Publications
Mediation Advocacy, Colorado Family Law Section Newsletter, 2004
Mandatory ADR, Trial Lawyer’s Guide, 1995
Human Genetics & the New Eugenics, Pepperdine Law Review, 1991
My Divorce Coloring Book: A Coloring Book for Children of Divorce, 1980
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