EMPLOYMENT

1989-2007
Chief Mediator
U.S. Courts for the District of Columbia Circuit
Washington D.C. 20001

Personally mediated and/or coached volunteer mediators in hundreds of civil cases before either the U.S. District Court or the U.S. Court of Appeals.

1980-1989
Assistant General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
Washington D.C.

Represented Commission in appellate and district court litigation

1978-1980
Trial Attorney
Environment Division (formerly Lands Division)
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington D.C.

1977-1978
Trial Attorney
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington D.C.

Represented United States in district court litigation.

1973-1977
Blank, Goodman, Rone & Stanley
New York, New York

General practice specializing in women’s rights issues

1971-1973
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Washington D.C.

Appellate attorney

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TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Trained and coached several hundred volunteer mediators who served as volunteers in D.C. Circuit programs.  This consisted of initial two-day training sessions for all volunteers, repeated in-service lunches and training sessions for volunteers during their service and individual coaching of volunteers as they handled cases.

Taught class in mediation and mediation advocacy in Masters Degree Program at George Washington Law School.

Collaborated with and trained Egyptian judges in mediation techniques during U.S. State Department-sponsored trip to Egypt in wake of 9/11.

Met with numerous groups of foreign judges visiting federal courthouse to learn about U.S. court-based mediation programs.

Gave speeches and participated in numerous training exercises over the years that were designed to educate lawyers about mediation.

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EDUCATION

George Washington National Law Center
J.D. 1970 with honors

Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
B.A. 1964

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1962-63