Fun Quotes
"Problems cannot be solved from the same level of awareness that created them."
by: Albert Einstein
"To be a good mediator you must be a good listener." "You have to listen to not only what is being said, but what is not said -- which is often more important than what they say."
By: Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm, documentary film, by David Grubin, 2003.
Current News
The next meeting is May 14, 2008. Ben Cunningham, will speak
on applying the principles of aikido to mediation.
AAM Directory of Mediators
Professional Mediator Listing
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Leon J. Barish |
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(512) 477-9058 (512) 477-9061 (fax) |
| Ljbinaus@aol.com |
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Qualified ADR provider; USDC for the Southern District of Texas and Travis County
District and County Courts. Emphasis on mediation of commercial, business and
consumer disputes, personal injury claims and real estate disputes. |
| Hours of mediation
experience: 200 + hours |
| Fee
Range: $150 (hourly) or flat fee |
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Anna Bartkowski |
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(512) 844-3404
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| abartkowski1@austin.rr.com
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Anna Bartkowski holds a
Master of Arts degree in Legal Studies with a Concentration in Alternative Dispute
Resolution. She conducts mediations regularly in and around Central Texas and is
on the board of the Austin Association of Mediators, the Hays County Dispute
Resolution Center steering committee, Credentialed Mediator (Texas Mediator
Credentialing Association), and a Candidate for Membership in the Texas Association
of Mediators.
She has experience
mediating disputes involving business-consumer, landlord-tenant, personal injury, property
damage, contracts, and neighborhood quarrels.
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 75+ hours |
| Fee: Negotiable
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Julia G. Benkoski
Attorney-Mediator
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(512) 329-0491
(512) 328-2822 (fax) |
| julia@jgblegal.com |
| "Our world is
plagued with conflict. We all hunger for peace. Mediation creates the opportunity for peace
when conflict seems insurmountable. People think that a mediator will tell them what to do;
that is incorrect. A skilled mediator asks the right questions that lead to responses that
would otherwise get lost in the strife, and understands the unspoken core issues. When the
courthouse looms on the horizon, a skilled mediator will bring light to a hopeless situation.
She is a humanitarian and skilled communicator, and understands that conflict resolution
only comes from skillfully directed discussions tempered with compassion, understanding,
a sense of fair play, and looking forward to the future.
I am that peacemaker - I am that attorney-mediator. I bring successful mediation experience
to the most problematic conflict, whether a simple barking-dog case, the highly emotionally
charged family dispute, or a multi-party business/corporate dispute. Allow me to help you end
your conflict and regain peace in your life."
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 50 + hours |
| Fee
Range: $175 (hourly) or half day and full day rates available |
Paul Blanke
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(512) 797-9446
(512) 342-8730 (fax) |
paulblanke@yahoo.com
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Qualified, experienced mediator, now retired from background as lawyer, judge, and banker (in Illinois).
Credentialed Mediator (Texas Mediator Credentialing Association). Member, Texas and Austin Mediator
Associations, and Texas Bar ADR Section. |
| Hours of mediation
experience: 100+ hours |
| Fee
Range: $100 (hourly) or negotiated flat fees for half of full days. |
Patricia M. Cofty, JD/MBA
Attorney-Mediator
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(512) 441-1411 Ext. 106 (512) 441-1410 (fax)
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| pcofty@thefowlerlawfirm.com |
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Skilled Mediator and Family Law
attorney. Experienced in general Civil Litigation, Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute
Resolution. Mediation experience includes wide array of matters, including family law, real
estate matters, juvenile/offender restitution, corporate and employee disputes, and other
complex conflict management issues. Basic Mediation Training and community mediation
training completed in 1999. Certified in both Advanced Family Law Mediation and in Binding
Arbitration. Graduated from University of New Mexico School of Law and University of New
Mexico Graduate School of Management in 2000 with degrees in both Law (JD) and in Human
Resources Management (MBA). Undergraduate degree in Marketing and Communications from
University of Texas at El Paso (1979). Licensed to practice law in Texas in 2003.
Licensed to practice in United States District Court - Southern District of Texas in
2004. Member of State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law Sections;
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section; Williamson County Bar Association; College of
the State Bar of Texas; Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas; National Christian
Legal Society and Austin Christian Legal Society. Member of Board of Directors of Travis
County Women Lawyers. Service to the community includes Volunteer Legal Services;
Williamson County Mentorship Program; YMCA Teen Court supervising attorney; Angel
Recovery Street Ministry and St. Philips United Methodist Church. References available.
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Hours of mediations experience: 600 + hours |
Fee
Range: $125 per hour
Reduced fees available for low income individuals. |
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Diane Harvey, LCSW
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(512) 448-5895 (office) |
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dmharvey@austin.rr.com
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Website: www.therapistmediator.com
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Diane Harvey has been a social worker for
over 25 years, working in a multitude of settings in both the public and private sectors. Since
being trained in mediation in March of 1999, Ms. Harvey serves as a volunteer mediator at the
Austin Dispute Resolution Center, is a TMCA Credentialed Mediator and is currently on the board
of the Austin Association of Mediators. Ms. Harvey maintains a private therapy/mediation
practice in Austin, specializing in work with adults, adolescents and couples. She has
presented numerous workshops on topics such as communication, domestic violence, parenting
and sexual harassment.
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 100 + hours |
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Fee: $100 per hour
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Beth Henderson |
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(512) 217-2754 (voice) 512-280-1059 (fax) |
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bethh622@yahoo.com
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TMCA Credentialed Mediator
(mediating since 1995), Mediation Training Coach for basic mediation training at
the Dispute Resolution Center (since 1996). Experience mediating family law,
business, workplace, and consumer disputes. Consulting services include conflict
resolution skills training, group facilitation and meeting/retreat planning.
MS in Educational Administration; Board Member, Austin Association of Mediators;
Member, Texas Association of Mediators.
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 300 + hours |
| Fee
Fee: $500 per half day, includes a separate pre-mediation consultation for each party |
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Gaye Kopas |
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(512) 294-8937 Cell |
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gkopas@msn.com
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Experienced and Qualified Mediator: 300 plus mediations. Specializing in workplace
disputes, meeting facilitation, school, medical, and business partner disputes,
church and community issues. Former manager with 15 years in large pharmaceutical
corp. Extensive hiring and firing experience. Started my own small business with
4 employees and sold it 2 years later tripling my profit. On the Board of Austin
Association of Mediators for 8 years.
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 1000+ hours |
| Fee Range:
$125 per hour with a 2 hour minimum, negotiable for non-profits
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Kenneth Pajak
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(512) 327-8930 Fax: (512) 327-2665 |
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Email: ken@bannerot.com |
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www.bannerot.com/ |
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As an Attorney-Mediator, Ken Pajak sees the value of resolving disputes in a more cooperative
manner in which the parties actively participate. His experience allows him to use creative
resolution methods that often opens a party's eyes wide enough to see the forest through the
trees, thereby reaching a resolution to a dispute in a timely and cost efficient manner.
Ken's legal experience includes negotiating music, film and multimedia contracts, forming and
terminating business partnerships, and representing plaintiffs, defendants and insurance companies
in litigation and mediation. This experience, coupled with a calm and respectful demeanor, creates
a constructive, safe and insightful mediation experience in which parties can make decisions and
resolve conflict.
Ken is Certified by the Association of Attorney-Mediators and Credentialed by the Texas
Mediator Credentialing Association. He offers mediation services on an hourly or flat fee
basis in the following areas: Disagreements concerning Music, Film, and Multimedia;
Copyright & Trademark Ownership Issues; Band/Management/Venue Agreement & Contract Disputes;
Film Ownership & Production Contract Disputes; Licensing Disagreements; Auto accidents;
Business Disputes; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; and, Beneficiary Disputes. |
Christina Schroer
Innovative Solutions Group |
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(512) 689-9819 |
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Cschroder1@austin.rr.com
Mediation, Arbitration, Facilitation, and Negotiation -
Organization Management - Team Development - MAHS Conflict Resolution |
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Tracy H. Watson – Watson & Associates
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(512) 917-6345 Fax: 512-892-5103 |
TWatsonADR@aol.com
Website: www.WatsonADR.com
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Tracy Watson has over 25 years experience in complex public negotiations,
problem-solving and dispute resolution. TMCA Credentialed Advanced Mediator with
extensive expertise in public policy, municipal regulation, land development, urban
planning, real estate and neighborhood issues. Education: B.S./Architectural Studies;
M.S./Community/Regional Planning – U.T. Austin. ADR training: Basic Mediation;
Negotiating Complex Public Policy Disputes; Group Facilitation; Mediating Employment
Disputes. Memberships: Roster Member - U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict
Resolution; Fellow -U.T. Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution; Austin
Association of Mediators (Board Member); Association for Conflict Resolution;
Texas Association of Mediators; American Planning Association.
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 300 + hours |
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Fee Range: $100 - $200 per hour or flat fee |
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Walter A. Wright
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512-245-2138 (voice) 512-282-6290 (fax)
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levwripc@flash.net
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Mediator in private practice and as a contractor for the U. S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Department of Homeland
Security.
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| Hours of mediation
experience: 1000 + hours |
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Fee: Negotiable |
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AAM was incorporated in 1981 as the Austin Family Mediation Association.
In recognition of the growing diversity in the field of mediation, in 1992 AFMA decided to expand its
scope and became the Austin Association of Mediators. |
