My Qualifications

Biographical Statement:

Parenting Time Expeditor: Mediation and arbitration of divorce custody visitation problems for Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, and Dakota County Family Court.

Parenting Consultant: Arbitration of divorce custody visitation problems for Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, and Dakota County Family Court.

Guardian ad Litem: For juvenile court, Hennepin County – Helping with judicial decisions concerning neglected and abused children.

Approved Neutral 114: By the Minnesota Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Board.

Real Estate Arbitration: Residential Property – resolving disputes between buyers and sellers.

Licensed Real Estate Mediator since 1967.

Hennepin County Board of Property Equalizations: Served for 12 terms on Appeal board for property tax valuations.

Mediation Certificates:

  • State Certified Basic Mediation – North Hennepin Mediation
  • Advanced Family Mediation – Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution in Affiliation with Hamline Law and Graduate Schools
  • Family Mediation Bridge – Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution in Affiliation with Hamline Law and Graduate Schools
  • Restorative Justice – Minnesota Department of Corrections
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Hennepin County Court Services
  • Guardian ad Litem – 4th Judicial District Minnesota Courts
  • Parenting Time Expeditor – Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education
  • Parenting Consultant – Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution in Affiliation with Hamline Law and Graduate Schools

Community Involvement:

  • Volunteer Mediator for Hennepin and Ramsey County Housing and Conciliation Courts
  • Certificate of Recognition for community involvement, MN Board of Realtors
  • Active in the “Big Brother” program for Jewish Family & Children Services
  • Board Member for social service organizations
  • Hospice Chaplain
  • Volunteer Mediator – MN Department of Human Rights
  • Saint Louis Park Planning Commission – 5 years

Professional Associations:

  • Minnesota State Bar Association- Dispute Resolution Section
  • Conflict Resolution Minnesota

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