McGill Law Office & Mediation Center

EDUCATION

Legal:

Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA

Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors; December, 1987

Mediation:

40 hours Divorce Mediation, 30 hours General Mediation, and numerous hours of Continuing Education credits including Advanced Transformative Mediation Skills

Graduate:

Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN

M.S. in Guidance and Counseling; May, 1983

Undergraduate:

Drake University, Des Moines, IA

B.A. in History with Secondary Teaching Credentials; May, 1972

HONORS

ACTIVITIES

LICENSES

Admitted to practice: Minnesota, Federal District Court, 8^th Circuit Court of Appeals, and U S Supreme Court

State of Minnesota:  Qualified Neutral under Rule 114

State of Florida:  Certified Mediator

Member, Association of Conflict Resolution (formerly SPIDR)

Member, Mediator Panel, Minnesota Department of Human Rights Mediation Program

Director, Conflict Resolution Minnesota, 2003-present

Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Member, Minnesota State Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section, Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution Section, Labor and Employment Law Section, and Real Property Section

Chairperson, Cass County Bar Association, 1989 - present

Order of the Barristers, 1988

Rodney L. Hudson – Senior Advocacy Award, 1988

EMPLOYMENT

McGill Law Office & Mediation Center

1465 County 71 NW

Hackensack  MN  56452

Voice:   218-675-6322

FAX:     218-675-5342

E-mail: jwmedlaw@uslink.net

Founding Attorney; firm established May, 1988

Special emphases:  Dispute Resolution Specialist – mediations including: family, employment, construction/building defects, education, real estate, and general civil.  Bankruptcy Law, Employment Law, and Non-Profit Organizations

Gulf Beaches Mediation Center

10122 Santiago Court

Seminole  FL  33776

Voice:   727-598-2758

E-mail: jimm5147@yahoo.com

Special emphases:  Dispute Resolution Specialist – mediations including: family, employment, construction/building defects, education, real estate, and general civil.  Bankruptcy Law, Employment Law, and Non-Profit Organizations

Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc.

PO Box 579

Bemidji  MN  56619

July, 1975 – present

Positions: Corporate Counsel,  formerly Director of Resource Development and Director of Operations

Responsibilities:  Represent legal interests of Agency, formerly implemented grants/fund raising initiatives and directed delivery of Agency’s human services programs

SPECIAL SKILLS

Served on several committees regarding the delivery of Human Services and Child Support matters in Minnesota.  Additionally, have presented CLE-approved mediation training, as well as numerous workshops at the regional and national levels for the Department of Health and Human Services in the areas of Board Training, Employment Law, and Employer/Employee Relations.

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