Mediator Resume

Skilled arbitrator in healthcare payor/provider reimbursement disputes, 340B claims, international and domestic breach-of-contract disputes, and statutory consumer claims. Mediator in franchise, credit reporting, personal injury, construction, and employment disputes.

Independent Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjunct Instructor, and Organizational Ombudsperson

Independent Arbitrator/Mediator, 2023 - Present; Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1999 - 2023; Adjunct Instructor, Drake University Law School, 2025 - Present, 2023; University of Iowa School of Law, 2025; Des Moines Area Community College, 2024 - 2025; UIBE, China, 2016; Kirkwood Community College, 1987 - 1988; Assistant Attorney General, Iowa Superintendent of Securities and Iowa Insurance Division, 1990 - 1999; Assistant Attorney General, Iowa Department of Corrections, 1988 - 1990; Staff Attorney, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa, 1985 - 1988; Law Clerk, Iowa Supreme Court, 1984 - 1985.

Judge: Decided appeals involving insurance coverage, contract interpretation, construction, liens and lien priority, subrogation, business valuation, real estate assessment and valuation, agricultural property, medical malpractice, professional licensing, motor vehicle accident, workplace injury, employment, attorney fees, collection, shareholder disputes, electronic discovery, and other matters. Attorney: Represented clients in bench and jury trials, administrative hearings, and appeals. Handled securities, insurance, employment, consumer, and other litigation. Served as counsel for insurance commissioner on insurance company merger. Represented insurance commissioner as receiver for public trust in nationwide litigation resulting in the successful recovery of $75,000,000. Instructor: Adjunct Instructor of Legal Writing, Evidence, Pretrial Advocacy, Business Law, and Administrative Law.

Served as a mediator in employment discrimination and workplace injury, commercial lease, real estate contract and construction, estate division, and other property division disputes.

Mediated disputes involving commercial lease and real estate purchase agreements; owner/contractor/homeowner association liability; employment discrimination, retaliation, and workplace injuries; and large estate division.

My role in mediation sessions is to assist in the voluntary resolution of disputes. I help the litigants make an informed decision by listening, empathizing, clarifying, and summarizing. I explore the strengths and weaknesses of the positions and provide insights as requested. Prior to the virtual or in-person mediation session, I invite the litigants to submit confidential statements and any other information they believe would assist me in understanding the issues. The mediation session consists of private sessions with each party and attorney.

Proficient in conducting hearings over Zoom; participated in seminars on GotoMeeting; Used Workday; Sharepoint, Appellate Case Processing System, Electronic Data Management System.

University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction - 1984; M.A., Political Science - 1984); Grinnell College (B.A., Biology - 1980).

Admitted to the Bar: Iowa (1984).

American Health Law Association, American Bar Association; American Bar Foundation; Iowa State Bar Association; Polk County Bar Association; C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court; Iowa Association of Women Attorneys; Polk County Women Attorneys.

Publications: Anuradha Vaitheswaran, The Iowa Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act: A new tool in the ADR toolkit, the Iowa Lawyer, August 6, 2026 Anuradha Vaitheswaran & Thomas Mayes, The Role of Deference in Judicial Review of Agency Action, 27 J. Nat’l Ass’n Admin. L. Judiciary 402, Fall 2007 Thomas Mayes & Anuradha Vaitheswaran, Error Preservation in Civil Appeals in Iowa: Perspectives on Present Practice, 55 Drake Law R. 39, Fall 2006 Anuradha Vaitheswaran, Practice Relating to Subpoenas, Securities Law Enforcement Publication, 1996 Speaking Engagements ADR Seminar, Writing Awards that Don't go South, with AAA moderator Katherine Gloede, 2025 Berkley Judicial Institute, Moderated discussion with Craig Nierman, Psychological and Practical Issues in Online Communication and Mediation, 2025 Iowa State Bar Association, ADR Seminar, 2025 Iowa State Bar Association, Arbitration: From Allegation to Zealous Advocacy, 2024 Polk County Bar Association, Life of a Judge, 2023 Iowa Attorney General interns, Role of the Courts, 2023 Iowa Department of Human Rights, Youth Program, Role of the Courts, 2023 Infinity Project, Grad to Gavel panelist, Path to Becoming a Judge, 2022 Juvenile Justice Project panelist, Current Issues in Juvenile Law, 2022

Hourly Rate: $300.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $300.00/hr Cancellation: $2,500.00/Day Cancellation Period: 2 Days Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English

United States of America

Des Moines, Iowa