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Practice Areas
• Private Judge
• Arbitration
• Mediation
| Education |
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Macalester
College St. Paul Minnesota. B.A. Political Science;
Cum laude, May, 1980 |
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Cleveland Marshall
College of Law, Cleveland Ohio, J.D., February
1984 |
Admitted to Practice |
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State of
Ohio, 1984 |
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Federal Court, Northern
District of Ohio, 1991 |
Judicial Experience |
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Judge,
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas and Eighth
District Court of Appeals, 1993 to 2005 |
| ADR
Training |
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American Bar Association's Annual Dispute Resolution Conference (April 2008) |
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American
Bar Association’s Third Annual Arbitration
Institute: A Comprehensive Training in Commercial
Litigation (February 2007) |
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National
Business Institute’s Mediation: A Valuable
Tool for Litigators (November 2006) |
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American Bar Association’s
Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training
Seminar (October 2006) |
| Professional
Associations and Awards |
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American Bar Association
ADR Section
Mediation Committee |
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American
Inns of Court, Master |
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Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Chair-Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
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Women in Law Section
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Ohio Women's Bar Association |
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"Woman of the Year Award" by Cuyahoga
Women's Political Caucus-1998 |
Teaching Experience |
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Adjunct
Professor Cuyahoga Community College of Paralegal
Studies, Advanced Litigation |
Frequent Author & Presenter on Topics, including |
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Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, "Trust the Process" |
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Cleveland
Bar Association “The Litigation Institute/ADR
Options and Tactics” |
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Ohio State Bar Association
CLE "View From the Bench Direct and Cross Examination"
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Ohio State
Bar Association CLE "End of the Year Ethics" |
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Cleveland Bar Association
and National Institute for Trial Advocacy "2005
and 2006 Trial Advocacy Institutes", Lecturer
and Judge |
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Cuyahoga County Bar
Association "Ethics and Professionalism When
Dealing with the Media" |
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Duvin, Cahn & Hutton,
"Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics" |
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Baker & Hostelter,
LLP "2004 Employment Law Symposium: Jurors'
Attitudes in Employment Cases" |
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Cleveland
Bar Journal "Reach out and Touch Someone" |
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Cleveland
Bar Journal "The Jury Wheel" |
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Community Service
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Towards
Employment Board of Trustees and Chairperson of
Program Committee |
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Cuyahoga
Community College of Paralegal Studies/Legal Nurse
Consulting Program, Advisory Board
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