Education:

Antioch College, B.A. 1951

Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D. 1969

Additional Training in Negotiation and Mediation:

- Harvard Law School Negotiation Workshop 1984

- Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop 1988

- Center for Dispute Settlement 1988 and 1991

- Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop 1993

Work Experience:

Legal Aid Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, Staff Attorney, Civil Division 1969-72

Model Cities Law Office, Associate Director 1972-74

Legal Aid Society, Director, Public Defender Division 1974-79

Private Law Practice 1980-2002

Center for Resolution of Disputes, Inc., Mediator 1988-97; Senior Staff Mediator 1997-present

Professional Affiliations:

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association – President 1986 - 87

Center for Resolution of Disputes, Inc., President, Board of Trustees 1988-90

Ohio Supreme Court Committee on Dispute Resolution

Practitioner Member Academy of Family Mediators

Collaborative Law Center, Founder, Board of Trustees 1997- 2003

Some Civic and Charitable Affiliations:

The Jewish Hospital Board of Trustees 1990-2009

Commentator WVXU 1994-2002

Guest lecturer: U.C. College of Law

                        Cincinnati Lawyers Club

                        Inns of Court

Presenter: Cincinnati Bar Assoc. Continuing Education Courses

Honors and Awards:

Cincinnati Bar Association John P. Kiley Professionalism Award - 2007

Lifetime Achievement Award – Cincinnati Bar Foundation - 2005

Ohio State Bar Association Nettie Cronise Lutes Award 1997

Cincinnati Bar Association Trustees Award 1994

Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame 1988

Honorary Chair, Friends of Women’s Studies, University of Cincinnati 1987-88

YWCA Career Woman of Achievement 1987

Listed as Super Lawyer since inception of designation

Listed in Best Lawyers in America: over 20 years