Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., With Distinction (1988)
  • University of Iowa, B.A. (1985)

MEDIATION/ADR-RELATED EDUCATION & TRAINING

  • Mediations (Presenter) – Barnes & Thornburg LLP (2023)
  • Get Your Message Across — Advanced Communication Techniques for Lawyers – ISBA Litigation Section Symposium (2023)
  • Advanced Civil Mediation Seminar – ITLA (2023)
  • Civil Mediation Training (40-Hour Course) – ICLEF (2022)
  • Negotiations, Mediations, and ADR – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2021)
  • When is a Settlement Really a Settlement? – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2016)
  • Ethical Marketing of Your Mediation Practice – ISBA (2009)
  • Lawyers as Problem Solvers – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2007)
  • Success in ADR —Effective Advocacy – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2006)
  • Arbitration — Practice and Procedures – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2005)
  • The Settlement Zone — A Practical Approach to Negotiations – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2005)
  • Lawyer as a Healer – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2003)
  • Anatomy of a Mediation – Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (2001)
  • Negotiation Skills Training – PLI (1992)

Mediation

“The confidential process by which a neutral, acting as a mediator…, assists the litigants in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.”