Top Rated Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney in Newton, MA

Honors and Awards:

• Certified as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute (IMI) in the Hague, 2008 - Present
• Mediator & Arbitrator, CPR's Panel of Distinguished Neutrals 
• CPR Book Finalist for The Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide (Thomson/West), 1994
• Special Master, Receiver & Arbitrator:  Massachusetts Superior Courts
• Mediator & Arbitrator, Resolute Systems, Inc.
• Mediator & Arbitrator, Case Closed Dispute Resolution Services
• Mediator & Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
• Mediator & Arbitrator, REBA (Real Estate Bar Association)
• Adjunct Professor of Mediation at Boston University School of Law, 2007 - Present
• John Dunlop Dispute Resolution Award for Innovative Systems Design from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Publications, 2001

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Conciliator, MSC, 2005
• Certified Mediator, FCMS, 1997
• Certified Arbitrator, AAA, 1991
• Certified as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute (IMI) in the Hague

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Co-Chair, ADR Committee, Litigation and International Sections, Boston Bar Association, 2005 - 2008
• Member, NEACR (New England Chapter for the Association of Conflict Resolution)
• Member, Women's Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Boston Bar Association
• Wisconsin State Bar, 1984
• California State Bar, 1984
• Massachusetts State Bar, 1985

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Member, Historic Newton House Tour Committee
• Elected Member, Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Counsel, 1997 - 2003
• Judge for Moot Court & Negotiation Competitions Boston University School of Law, Northeastern University School of Law
• Member, Historic Newton, historic house tour committee
• Co-chair, Community Project that F, designed, and Built Memorial Playground, 1998
• Elected Member, Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council, 1998 - 2001
• Elected Member, Zervas Elementary School Council, 1999 - 2002
• Communication/Mediation Training Coach, John Hancock & Boston Police Dept. Youth Violence Strike Force "Summer of Opportunity", 2006 - 2009
• Newton Highlands Village Day and/or Newton Serves Yearly Volunteer, 1997 - Present
• Mediation Training Coach, Newton North High School Peer Mediation training, 2006 - Present
• Elected member, Board of Directors, Hyde Community Center, 1997 - 2003
• Pro Bono Trainer For Student Mediators (Newton)
• Designed and Led Volunteers to Build a Memorial Playground, 1998
• Pro-Bono Mediator FCMS for Neighborhood and Family Disputes, 1997 - 2003
• Pro Bono Trainer for Student Mediators, CMS, 1999 - 2002
• Co-president, Zervas Elementary School Council, 2001 - 2002
• Volunteer "Newton Serves"
• Pro Bono Trainer For Teen Communication (Boston)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Primary Editor and Author, 2003-2015, National Two-Volume Text, Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide, 2015
• Speaker: "Settlement Agreements", MCLE Civil Mediation Workshop, 2015
• Speaker: "Settlement Agreements", MCLE Civil Mediation Workshop, 2014
• Speaker: "Legal Updates", MCLE Representing Clients in Mediation, 2013
• Speaker: "Settlement Agreements", MCLE Civil Mediation Workshop, 2013
• Speaker: "Settlement Agreements", MCLE Civil Mediation Workshop, 2012
• Speaker, MCLE Mediation Workshop, "Enforceability of Mediated Settlement Agreements", 2012
• Editor, Co-Author, The Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide, 1993-2012, Thomson/West, 2012
• "Resolving Closely Held Corporation Disputes",  Faculty, Mass Bar Association, 2011
• "Negotiation Techniques for Business Lawyers", Faculty, ABA 2011 Business Law Spring Meeting, 2011
• Speaker, "Negotiation Ethics", ABA National Business Law Spring Meeting, 2011
• Choosing the Right Dispute Resolution Process & Neutral in Closely Held Corporation Disputes, Mass Bar Association, 2011
• "Ten tips for an effective and ethical negotiation", ABA Business Law Spring Meeting, 2011
• "Ten Tips for an Ethical and Effective Negotiation", Rhode Island Lawyer's Weekly, July, 2011
• "Ten Tips for an Ethical and Effective Negotiation", Mass. Lawyer's Weekly, July, 2011
• "Negotiation Ethics Faculty, "ADR & the Law" MCLE, 2010
• Contributor, ADR & the Law, MCLE, 2010
• "Hybrid ADR Processes", Faculty "ADR & the Law" MCLE, 2009
• "Mediation, Arbitration, and Hybrid ADR Processes", Faculty, AAA Advanced Mediator Training, 2009
• "Securities Arbitration and Mediation", Faculty, Boston Bar Association, 2009
• "Med-Arb, Arb-med, Binding Mediation, Mediator's Proposal, and Other Hybrid Processes", Faculty, AAA Advanced Mediator Training, 2009
• "Choosing the Right Dispute Resolution Process and Neutral", Faculty, MCLE, 2009
• "Resolving Neighbor Disputes", Faculty, MCLE, 2009
• Speaker, MCLE ADR Program, October, 2009
• Speaker, AAA Advanced Mediator Training, November, 2009
• Speaker, MCLE, "Resolving Neighbor Disputes", February, 2009
• Speaker, Securities Arbitration and Mediation, BBA, December, 2009
• "Mediation, Arbitration, and Hybrid Processes", ADR & the Law, MCLE, 2009
• Contributor, ADR & the Law, MCLE, 2009
• "Resolving Closely Held Corporation Disputes", Faculty, MBA, 2008
• Numerous Brown-Bag Lunch Programs 2005-2008 on Mediation and Arbitration as Co-Chair of ADR Committee, Moderator, Faculty, 2008
• Speaker, MBA "Resolving Closed Corporation Disputes", November, 2008
• Co-Author, "Class Action Arbitrations: A First Circuit Update", Boston Bar Journal, March/April, 2008
• "Arbitration Practice and Update 2007", Chair, MCLE, 2007
• Chairperson & faculty member, MCLE arbitration seminar, October, 2007
• Speaker, ALI-ABA 32nd Annual Advanced Course of Study "Securities Litigation Planning and Strategies", June, 2007
• Moderator and/or speaker, numerous Brown Bag Lunch series on Mediation and Arbitration, Boston Bar Association ADR Committee, 2005-2007, 2007
• Editor, Co-Author, Arbitration Practice and Update 2007, MCLE, 2007
• "Ten Suggestions for Negotiation in Employment Mediation", The Practical Lawyer, ALI-ABA, Oct. 2004, reprinted at the request of the AICPA for the 2006 edition of Selected Readings by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2006
• "Arbitrator Training, 8-hours, co-chair, MCLE, 2005
• Guest Lecturer, "Mediator Confidentiality and Liability", MWI, May, 2005
• Co-chairperson & trainer, 8-hour MCLE arbitrator training, Feb., 2005
• Guest Lecturer, "Mediation Ethics", B.U. School of Law, March, 2005
• "Litigation Tactics in Mediation: Are They Ethical?", Mass. Lawyer’s Weekly, February, 2005
• Co-Editor & Co-Author, Court Mandated Basic Training for Arbitrators, MCLE, 2005
• Faculty member, CLE program, "Mediating Employment Cases", BBA, Nov., 2004
• "What Every Lawyer Should Know About Arbitration", Chair, MCLE, 2004
• Chairperson & faculty member, MCLE arbitration seminars, 2004
• Co-author, "Maximizing the Potential of Mediation", Mass. Lawyers Weekly, April, 2004
• "Mediating Your Securities Disputes Successfully", NSCP Currents, Winter, 2004
• "Ethical Considerations for Advocates in Mediation", Boston Bar Association, October, 2004
• Editor, Co-Author, What Every Lawyer Should Know About Arbitration, MCLE, 2004
• Guest speaker, "American ADR", Tipperary Bar Association, BBA (Oct. 2005) and Chinese Judicial representatives, MMDC, January, 2003
• Selecting the Right Organization and Arbitrator, Mass. Lawyers Weekly, Feb., 2003
• Co-Author, "Selecting the Right Organization and the Arbitrator", Mass. Lawyers Weekly, February, 2003
• "Arbitration Practice and Update 2002", Co-Chair, MCLE, 2002
• Chairperson & faculty member, MCLE arbitration seminars, 2002
• Editor, Co-Author, Arbitration Practice and Update 2002, MCLE, 2002
• Peer mediator trainer, 1998-2000, FCMS, 2000
•  Case screener & dispute resolution consultant since 2000, MMDC, 2000
• Co-Author, "Per Se Legality of Some Naked Restraints: A [Re]Conceptualization of the Antitrust Analysis of Cartelistic Organizations", The Antitrust Bulletin, July, 2000
• Moderator & instructor, arbitration seminar & workshops, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, 1989
• Co-Author, Securities Arbitration: Special Report, Wiley Law Publications, 1989
• Contributor, Securities Litigation: State and Federal, CCLE, 1988
• Editor, Wisconsin International Law Journal, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1984

Representative Clients:

• Large, mid-size and small law firms in Massachusetts, New England, New York, California
• Large, mid-size and small law firms in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Educational Background:

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A. in Economics, Cum Laude, 1981