MEDIATION:
Present practice includes civil, family, labor, union and employee relations, and criminal mediation. Have mediated or co-mediated in excess of 250 cases.

EXPERTISE:
Purchasing, Construction, Plant Operations, Labor and Employee Relations, Business Management, Engineering, Family and Divorce Issues.

MEDIATION TRAINING:

In excess of 220 total hours of classroom training encompassing civil, family and criminal mediation through the Nueces County Dispute Resolution Center and other dispute resolution training programs. Continuing training is accomplished through membership in the Association for Conflict Resolution, Mediators Association of South Texas, United States Postal Service REDRESS Program, and attendance at various conferences and institutes.

LABOR ARBITRATION TRAINING:
Completed the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service training course for labor arbitrators. Fifteen years experience negotiating and mediating labor-management and EEOC grievances. Attendance at various National Academy of Arbitrators skills enhancement workshops including the September, 2011 program “The Role of Arbitrators in Public Education Reform”.

SECURITIES ARBITRATION:
Completed Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) training courses for arbitrators. Continuous training to maintain accreditation. Arbitrate cases involving claims by investors against their brokers and intra industry disputes.

MEDIATION PHILOSOPHY:
I believe the "Empowerment Model" holds the best hope for bringing about settlements that result in long lasting resolution as opposed to the "Directive Model" that focuses primarily on attaining a resolution of the stated area(s) of disagreement. I am a dedicated practitioner of the "Transformative Model" which is a refinement of the Empowerment Model, and I am enthusiastic about its use in situations where the dispute is concerned with family and divorce issues, redress in the workplace or in situations normally requiring an ombudsman. Dispute resolution, wherein the parties in dispute are allowed to work out their own solutions and develop trust, such as those found in the divorce, family, and workplace, hold the best opportunity for true resolution as opposed to those found in tort cases where the "Directive" and "Caucus Model" are normally used.

CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Mediator-Civil, Criminal, and Family (Nueces County Dispute Resolution Center), Certified Mediator (United States Postal Service REDRESS Program), Professional Engineer (NJ), Certified Management Consultant (Institute of Management Consultants), Accredited Senior Appraiser (American Society of Appraisers), Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Roster, FINRA arbitrator. Appointed Special Magistrate, Tangible Personal Property, by several counties in Central Florida. For additional certifications, see About Us.