Trained Neutrals
The following individuals have successfully completed the Institute’s two-day training course on the EDR Process. This training equips neutrals with advanced techniques and best practices, enabling them to navigate complex scenarios using a risk analysis approach to help parties identify a reasonable settlement range for resolving cases.
Please note that the EDR Institute does not endorse or recommend specific neutrals. Parties are encouraged to conduct their own inquiries when selecting a neutral.
| Name | Firm | City, State | Bio Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Aiken | Shawn Aiken, PLLC | Phoenix, AZ | Bio |
| Dennis M. Barnes | Barnes ADR | Canton, MI | Bio |
| Ed Barkel | Lewis Roca Law Firm | Phoenix, AZ | Bio |
| Theo Cheng | ADR Office of Theo Cheng | Princeton Junction, NJ | Bio |
| Paul D. Clote | McGinnis Lochridge | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Harold Coleman Jr. | AAA-ICDR-AAA Mediation.org | San Diego, CA | Bio |
| Cary Cooper | Marshall and Melhorn, LLC | Toledo, OH | Bio |
| Stanley B. Edelstein | Fineman, Krekstein & Harris | Philadelphia, PA | Bio |
| Richard Erhard | Richard Erhard and Associates, LLC | San Diego, CA | Bio |
| Christopher M. Ernst | Ohio ADR | Cleveland, OH | Bio |
| Felicia T. Farber | Farber Resolutions LLC | Hackensack, NJ | Bio |
| Andrew B. Flake | The Flake Law Firm, LLC | Atlanta, GA | Bio |
| Fred Fucci | Fucci Law & ADR, PLLC | New York, NY | Bio |
| Ruth V Glick | Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Resolution | Burlingame, CA | Bio |
| Michael R. Gray | Lathrop GPM | Minneapolis, MN | Bio |
| Stacy Guillon | Aegis ADR | Denver, CO | Bio |
| Jeffery S. Haff | Dady and Gardner, P.A | Minneapolis, MN | Bio |
| Michael A. Hawash | Hawash Houston Mediation | Houston, TX | Bio |
| John R. Holsinger | John R. Holsinger, LLC | Hackensack, NJ | Bio |
| Felicia Harris Hoss | Harris Hoss LLC | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Nicholas A. Huckaby | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrik, LLP | Toledo, OH | Bio |
| Anne S. Jordan | Anne Jordan & Associates | Chicago, IL | Bio |
| Sidney Kanazawa | SK Law Mediation | Los Angeles, CA | Bio |
| Hon. Patricia J. Kerrigan | Patricia J kerrigan PC | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Michael Kuhn | Michael Kuhn, Mediator-Arbitrator | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Michael G. Latiff | McDonald Hopkins | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Bio |
| Scott St. Marie | Scott St. Marie, Esq | New York, NY | Bio |
| Heather McFarlane | McFarlane Mediations | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Steven A. Meckler | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrik, LLP | Charlotte, NC | Bio |
| Marcus A. Miller | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrik, LLP | Columbus, OH | Bio |
| Michael J. O’Callaghan | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrik, LLP | Columbus, OH | Bio |
| Charles H. Peckham | Peckham Martin, PLLC | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Arthur L. Pressman | Arthur Pressman Dispute Resolution Services, LLC | Boston, MA | Bio |
| Jayne Reardon | Jayne R. Reardon LLC | Chicago, IL | Bio |
| Stanley P. Santire | Santire Law Firm PLLC | Houston, TX | Bio |
| Peter R. Silverman | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrik, LLP | Toledo, OH | Bio |
| Joan P. Snyder | Snyder Dispute Resolution LLC | Portland, OR | Bio |
| Janice L. Sperow | Sperow ADR | La Mesa, CA | Bio |
| Julia Sullivan | Law Office of Julia E. Sullivan, LLC | Annapolis, MA | Bio |
| Lisa W. Timmons | Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC | West Bloomfield, MI | Bio |
| Thomas P. Valenti | Thomas P. Valenti | Chicago, IL | Bio |
| Mark Wagoner | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrik, LLP | Toledo, OH | Bio |
| Valdemar Washington | Valdemar L. Washington, PLLC | Flint, MI | Bio |
| Janie M. Winning | Winning CM Strategies, LLC | Sacramento, CA | Bio |
| Alvin L. Zimmerman | Spencer Fane LLP | Houston, TX | Bio |
| David A. Reif | Reif ADR | New Haven, CT | Bio |
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