Mediator Resume

Laufer, Dalena, Jensen & Doran, LLC – Of Counsel

Arbitrator, Attorney, Judge, Mediator

Of Counsel, Laufer Dalena Jensen & Doran LLC (and predecessor firms), 2008 - Present; Superior Court Judge, State of New Jersey, 1987 - 2008; Senior Partner, Harper Hansbury Martin & Knapp P.C. , 1972 - 1986; Deputy Executive Director of New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, State of New Jersey, 1970 - 1971; House Counsel and Director of the Economic Security Program, New Jersey State Nurses Association, 1968 - 1969; Associate, Schenck Price Smith & King Esq., 1966 - 1968.

Practiced law for nearly 50 years doing traditional labor and employment law, municipal law, construction law, commercial law, insurance law, medical and legal malpractice law, probate matters, personal injury cases, land use and environmental cases. Served as counsel to labor organizations and private and public employers including municipalities and counties. Represented municipalities, zoning and planning boards in land use matters. Extensive litigation experience. Served as New Jersey Superior Judge for 21 of those years.

Served as Mediator in a variety of case types including: traditional labor and employment cases, construction cases involving small to large complex matters involving residential and commercial real estate developments, probate cases, medical and legal malpractice cases, medical and legal malpractice cases, insurance coverage questions, (Storm Sandy cases) foreclosure cases, complex commercial cases, personal injury cases and land use matters and diverse business and property rights cases. Labor and Employment cases including: mediation of grievances involving discharge, New Jersey Law against Discrimination and Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) cases. Also has served as Mediator in environmental and toxic tort cases, oil spill act cases, and related case types.

Served as Mediator in labor contract interpretations involving overtime, health benefits, rates of pay, job classifications and pay rates, F.L.S.A. issues, disciplinary matters, and past practices. Mediated NJLAD and CEPA cases including issues of racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination. Served as Mediator in complex construction cases involving large condominium complexes of hundreds of units with multiple Parties. Mediated Probate cases involving will interpretation and the intestate law. Served as Mediator in land use cases as well as personal injury cases and property damage. Mediated complex advanced commercial cases and insurance coverage issues.

Generally has worked as a facilitative mediator assisting parties and counsel to find the common ground for settlement. Use powers of persuasion and dispute resolution skills and experience to guide the parties to a voluntary settlement. Engenders trust in the Mediator and the mediation process by the empowering the parties to find and embrace the terms of settlement that the Mediator identifies for them. Uses techniques of case analysis to assess the strengths and weaknesses of case positions and employs reality checking approach to have the parties and counsel critically and objectively assess the merits of their respective positions. Close the deal by exploring the next best alternative to a negotiated agreement and by emphasizing the benefits of negotiated, voluntary, settlement including less cost, finality and closure of the dispute.

New York University School of Law (LLM, concentrating in Labor Law-1971); Rutgers University Law School, Newark (JD-1966); Rutgers University, Newark (B.A., Cum Laude, PHI BETA KAPPA-1963).

Admitted to the Bar: New Jersey (1966); U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey (1966); U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia (2009); U.S. Supreme Court (1981).

The American Bar Association The New Jersey Bar Association The Morris County Bar Association The New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators The Association for Conflict Resolution (see attached for more) Labor & Employment Relations Association Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court (ADR INN) Sidney Reitman Labor & Employment Law American Inn of Court New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Complimentary Dispute Resolution New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Mediator's Standards Association of Workplace Investigators

Lectured for New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education on E-Discovery, Dispute Resolution Techniques, and Processes, presented before the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators on Mediation and Case Management of disputes. Lectured on Dispute Resolution in Construction cases presented on Employment Law before the Sidney L. Reitman Labor and Employment Inn of Court including collective actions under F.L.S.A.

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: $2,500.00 Study Rate: $400.00/hr Cancellation: $2,500.00/Day Cancellation Period: 2 Days Comment: Expect reimbursement for travel, meals, and lodging if necessary. Any costs associated with virtual hearings are to be reimbursed. Recordings of hearings are available from the Arbitrator at a cost to be determined. Cancellation: Not less than 48 hours prior notice; charge is per diem rate if late cancellation.

English

United States of America

Morristown, New Jersey