Mediation Qualifications
Training:
40 hr. SCAO Civil Mediator Training September 2001, Atty. Nancy Klein & Dr. Harvey Burdick, Oakland Mediation Center, Pontiac.
Advanced Mediator Training, Aug. 20, 2004, Anne Bachle-Fifer, Dispute Resolution Center of Central MI.
Advanced Mediator Training: Understanding & Managing Difficult Conflicts, Doug Noll, Oakland Mediation Center, Jan. 31, 2005.
Mediator Strategies presentation by Robert A. Creo at State Bar ADR Section Annual Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, Sept. 8-9, 2005.
ICLE/ State Bar ADR Section, Advanced Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute (ANDRI) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008.
Advanced Mediator Training:3rd Annual Mediator's Forum, Plymouth, ICLE, June 5, 2007.
Advanced Mediator Skills, Prof. Floyd Witherspoon, ADR Section Annual Meeting, Traverse City, Sept. 7-8, 2007.
Mediating Monetary Disputes, J. Anderson Little, ADR Section Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, September 11-12, 2009.
Volunteer Mediator, Community Dispute Resolution Center of Genesee County. Extensive personal research in Mediation literature.
“Certification”:
Active Civil Mediator roster: Genesee County Circuit and Probate Court & Circuit Courts for Oakland, Shiawassee, Livingston, Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Bay, Midland, Tuscola et al.
Memberships:
ADR Section American Bar Assn. ADR Section State Bar of Michigan
Judicial Access Team
Effective Practices Team
Former Chairperson, ADR Committee, Genesee County Bar Assn.
Centennial Inn of Court, Executive Comm.
Rotary Club, Flushing Michigan
District Chair(6330), World Peace Fellowship Program
Mediation Presentations:
Panelist: Fostering ADR in Your Legal Community, Judicial Track, 6th. ANDRI, ICLE, Plymouth, 3/22/07.
Why Mediate?, Mediation demonstration for Centennial Inn of Court, Flint, 3/20/07.
Facilitative Mediation in Federal Court Cases in Eastern & Western Districts of Michigan, G.C.B.A. Federal Practice Seminar, USDC EDMI, Flint, 3/13/07.
Mediator, Central Michigan Community Dispute Resolution Center - Mediator Training, Owosso, 2/16/07
Negotiation Skills, Centennial Inn of Court, 9/19/06.
The smart way to resolve business disputes, Flint Sunrise Rotary Club, 4/19/06.
Mediator, ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Mid-West Representation in Mediation Law Student Competition, MSU Law School, 2/25/06 & 3/23/07
7th. Circuit Ct. (Genesee Cnty.) Mediation Seminar (Moderator), 12/5/05
Why Clients Love Mediation, Genesee Association of Legal Support Professionals, 9/13/05
Mediation Demonstration, Centennial American Inn of Court, 2004
Mediation Program, Genesee County Bar Assn., 2004
Mediation Publications:
Why Mediation Often Works, Genesee Cnty. Legal News. p. 2, 12/19/08
Effective Preparation for Mediation, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, p.4, 3/24/08
Looking for Trouble, Mediate.com, 2007
How to Select a Good Mediator, Inter Alia (SBM-YLS), Spring 2007.
Cases Most Suitable for Court Ordered Mediation, Mediate.com, 2004; Advanced Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute [Judicial Track], ICLE, Plymouth, 3/15/05; State Bar of Michigan,
ADR Section Newsletter, 1/2007 and Michigan Lawyer's Weekly, 6/13/07. A Tale of Two Lawyers, Bar Beat, 11/2005 Preparing for Mediation, Bar Beat, 1/2005
10 Commandments for Mediation, Mediate.com, 2004 Mediation Quiz, Bar Beat, 9/2004
Professional Background
District Chair (B), State Bar of Michigan Character & Fitness Committee
Past President, Genesee County Bar Assn.
Assemblyperson, Representative Assembly, State Bar of Michigan [1978-1981, 1984-1991, 2009-Present]
Sr. Asst. Corporation Counsel, Genesee County 1980 to 2005, responsible for County litigation in Michigan & U.S. courts
Private Law Practice – General Civil (Plaintiffs & Defendants) – 1971 -1980
Case Evaluator, Genesee County Circuit & District Courts (1995-present)
Education:
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1971
Holy Cross College, B.A. (Philosophy), 1966
Personal:
Late wife, Dr. Mary Bremer Campbell Barron, taught in the Social Work Department at Michigan State University. She taught, among other things, mediation.
Son, Alexander, holds a doctoral degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University, and has taught Biology and Chemistry at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. He is currently working as a science advisor for the United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA).
Daughter, Kristin, is a graduate of Kansas City Art Institute, NYU & Pratt Institute of Design, living and working in New York City as a freelance commercial designer.
Step-daughter, Brianna, is a graduate of Grand Valley State University, and employed in the field of social work near Grand Rapids.
Personal interests include: road cycling, Nordic skiing, travel, cooking, promoting peace and expanding my knowledge of myself and the world.
The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternate methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.
Sandra Day O’Connor
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