Attorney in the Northern California office.
Law school: Wake Forest University, 1993.
Undergraduate: Macalester College, 1985.
Areas of practice: Civil litigation and collections. Mediator for employment, business dissolution, personal injury, medical malpractice and other matters. Within her practice, Amy conducts examinations under oath.
Licensed to practice in Arizona since 1993.
Further SIU experience:
Solution Strategies, Placer County Dispute Resolution Service, Mediator.
Just Resolutions / Lamb & Desautels, Attorneys at Law, Burlington, VT, Associate and Mediator.
Duke Law School’s Private Adjudication Center, Intern.
JAMS, Chicago, IL, Project Manager.
Awards/Honors:
American Jurisprudence award: Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, and Office Practice.
Awarded Interest on Lawyers Trust Account grant.
Publications:
“Alternatives to Litigation,” Champlain Business Journal, 1997.
Multiple “Ask the Expert” Columns, Burlington Free Press Business Section. Topics include various employment cases.
Presentations:
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1997 Conference, Presentation: “Why Employment Mediation Works.”
University of Vermont Church Street Center, taught 8-hour course, “Managing Workplace Conflict,” 1997.
Numerous presentations and workshops for human resource professionals on employment disputes and use of mediation in the workplace.
Taught several Continuing Legal Education courses on Family Mediation to family law attorneys.
Professional memberships:
Arizona Bar Association
Association for Conflict Resolution
California Dispute Resolution Council
Civic involvement: Board Member, National Charity League.