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Giuseppe Leone, (non-lawyer) mediator with 15-year experience teaching and practicing mediation -- face-to-face and online. Past President of the Association for Conflict Resolution - Hawaii Chapter. Read on...
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Transformative Mediation – 3 Videos With Professor Robert A. Baruch Bush by Hofstra Law School
The Theory and Practice of Transformative Mediation Transformative Mediation in Workplace Disputes Transformative Mediation in Family Law Disputes
Deschutes County Seeks Volunteer Mediators For Small Claims and Landlord-Tenant Cases
The Deschutes County Circuit Court is recruiting volunteers to mediate small claims and landlord-tenant cases. People who express interest must attend a mediation skills training course in February at no charge. Volunteer mediators have helped most small claims and landlord-tenant … Continue reading
Hawaii State Judiciary 18-min Video on the Benefits of Mediation
The Hawaii State Judiciary has produced an excellent 18-min video titled Mediation: An Alternative to Court, showing how mediation can be effective to resolve different kinds of dispute, like: Divorce/Family Dispute Workplace Dispute Youth/Student Dispute Neighbor Dispute For the video … Continue reading
Association for Conflict Resolution – Hawaii Chapter – 2011 Annual Meeting and Wine Tasting
When: Monday, December 12, 2011 – 5:30 pm Where: Payao Thai Restaurant – Restaurant Row – Honolulu, Hawaii Parking: Free Cost: $12 members; $18 Guests Annual Meeting Program 1. 2011 Review 2. Election of 2012 Officers and new terms for … Continue reading
The Mediation Center of the Pacific Gives Giuseppe Leone a Special Mediator Recognition Award
On December 7, 2011 The Mediation Center of the Pacific gave me a Special Mediator Recognition Award, which reads: In grateful appreciation for your commitment and dedication to community mediation and your willingness to go “above and beyond” to support our … Continue reading
What Is Better: To Become an Attorney or a Mediator?
Today I found the following questions on the Internet: ~~~ Law degree or conflict mediation/resolution? Which pays more, has more opportunity? ~~~ Here is my answer: ~~~ You can certainly make a good living both as an attorney or as … Continue reading
Peer Mediation – Live Online Simulations via Skype
Practicing and teaching mediation has made me realize how mediation skills are crucial both at work and at home. And therefore, the sooner we learn and master those skills, the better. That is why I’ve just launched a new project … Continue reading
Can Someone Be Both Family Lawyer and Divorce Mediator?
Today I found this question on the Internet: ~~~ Can someone be both a family lawyer and a family law mediator? So I am in my last year of high school and i want to become a family lawyer. I’m … Continue reading
Are Attorney Mediators Any Better Than Non-Attorney Mediators?
In order to answer the question as to whether Attorney Mediators are more effective than Non-Attorney Mediators, a 2009 study looked at all civil cases assigned to mandatory mediation by the Ventura County, California, Superior Court between January 1, 2005 … Continue reading