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Judith Rubenstein is an expert in the field of mediation, and one of the most experienced mediation and negotiation trainers in the country. She combines the skills of her law and psychology backgrounds in her role as a mediator and trainer. Judith is a licensed attorney and therapist. She is the President of Conflict Management Institute of Santa Barbara which grants Mediation Certificates to new mediators and offers advanced training to experienced mediators. Practicing as a mediator since 1983, Ms. Rubenstein has successfully mediated over 3,000 cases. Ms Rubenstein mediates complex multi-party disputes in the areas of Employment, Trust and Estates, Real Property, Business, Elder Care, Family, Environmental, Land Use, Personal Injury, and Public Policy Disputes. She is known for her ability to understand and work with the underlying interpersonal as well as legal issues in complex disputes.  Past mediation participants have reported that Ms. Rubenstein combines a compassionate attitude to all parties with an objective understanding of the law and a practical problem solving approach to settlement. Her success rate in reaching agreement is in the 95% range. She provides MCLE courses for the California State Bar in Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Negotiation and teaches Mediation as an adjunct professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. Ms. Rubenstein was selected by the United States Postal Service to train mediators for a national employment mediation program. She has served as a frequent Settlement Master for the Santa Barbara Superior Court since 1995. She is also on the Santa Barbara Superior Court CADRe Panel. For her Biography for Mediation Panel of Santa Barbara Superior Court CADRe go to www.sbcadre.org/Rubenstein.htm You may schedule a mediation with Ms. Rubenstein directly at 805-569-2747.

EDUCATION 2003, M.A., Pacifica Graduate Institute, Psychology

1972, J.D., Columbia University Law School, Law Review

1965, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School

1964, B.A., University of Michigan, Phi Beta Kappa

A graduate of Columbia Law School and member of Law Review, Ms. Rubenstein was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Harvard University, and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan. She is admitted to practice law in both California and Massachusetts, and is a former litigation attorney. She was trained as a mediator in 1983 by Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. of the L.A. County Bar, attended the Harvard Program on Negotiation in 1985, and advanced mediation seminars at Pepperdine University in 1995-96.

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE:
Ms. Rubenstein has mediated cases in the following areas of the law:

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Diplomat Member, California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

President, Board of Directors, Community Mediation Program of Santa Barbara
Former ADR Editor, Santa Barbara Lawyer, Santa Barbara County Bar 
Former Chair, ADR Section, Santa Barbara County Bar
Member, Southern California Mediation Association
Member, State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section
QUOTES FROM ATTORNEYS
"You again showed a very professional and compassionate approach to the parties…My clients were impressed with you and believe that your assessments were reasonable and most likely an accurate predictor of a jury's conclusion. I will certainly use you in the future." "I am writing to commend you for your skill in accomplishing settlement of a difficult case. In spite of fractious parties and recalcitrant adjusters, you were able to keep the process moving forward. At the end of the day, my client felt that he had been listened to, understood, and dealt with in a fair manner. "Truthfully, I was not optimistic…I feel that the settlement was ultimately reached as a direct result of your perseverance and professional approach. I meant it when I compared you to a master guitarist who seems to perform without effort."

To contact Judith please email judith@rsmediate.com or call 805-569-2747.

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