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Joyce A. Mitchell, Esq.
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Experience:
- Principal, Joyce A. Mitchell & Associates, P.C., 1996-present
- Panel Arbitrator for Securities Disputes, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), 1999-present
- Chair, Securities Arbitration Panel, FINRA, 2000-present
- Panel Arbitrator, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, 2005-2008
- Panel Arbitrator for Commercial Disputes, American Arbitration Association, 2009
- Panel Mediator, FINRA, 2000-present
- Panel Mediator, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, 2005-2008
- Mediator, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1999-present
- Panel Mediator, U.S. Postal Service, 1998-present
- Mediator, D.C. Superior Court Multi-Door Program, 1998-2005
- Mediator, Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, 1996-2007
- Panel Mediator, National Archives, 2003-present
- Panel Mediator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2007
- Mediator, Circuit Courts of Maryland
- Certified Mediator, States of Virginia and North Carolina
- Chair, Montgomery County Human Relations Commission, 1987-1988
Teaching Experience:
- Adjunct Professor, Arbitration Course, University of Maryland School of Law, 2006-present
- Adjunct Professor, Dispute Resolution Techniques and Essential Lawyering Skills: Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiation Courses, Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University, 2002-present
- Trainer and Designer, 40-hour Basic Mediation Training, 2007-present
- Trainer, 8-hour Advanced Mediation Training, Administrative Law Judges, Office of Administrative Hearings, State of Maryland, 2008
- Trainer, 10-hour Arbitrator Refresher Course for ADR Section, Bar Association of Montgomery County, 2006
- Trainer, Diversity, Sexual Harassment, and EEO, 2007-present
- Frequent Lecturer, Mediation and ADR Topics
Education:
- J.D., Howard University School of Law
- B.A., Tennessee A&I State University
ADR Training:
- 40-hour Certificate in Skill-Based Mediation Training, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Maryland, 1996
- Judicial Proceedings and Mediator Ethics Training, Duke University Private Adjudication Center, 1997
- Mediation for the Professional Training, Center for Dispute Settlement, Washington, D.C., 1997
- Effective Negotiating, Karras, Washington, D.C., 1998
- Training in Mediation of Employment Law Case, Interest-Based Bargaining, and Collective Bargaining Agreements, Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and the Federal Mediation Service, 1998
- 30-hour Transformative Mediation Training, U.S. Postal Service, 1998
- Multi-Door Small Claims and General Mediation Training, D.C. Superior Court, 1998
- Arbitrator Training, Better Business Bureau, 1998
- Panel Member and Chairperson Arbitrator Training, FINRA, 1999 and 2000
- Craver on Effective Legal Negotiation, MICPEL, 2000
- Facilitation/Mediation Training for Public Policy Disputes, ADR Associates and JAMS, 2004
- Advanced Construction Law Training, 2005
- Facilitation of Multi-Party Public Disputes, MACRO, Administrative Office of the Courts, 2007
- 20-hour Senior Mediation Training, Mediation and Decision-Making, Inc., 2008
Affiliations:
- Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2005-2006
- Vice-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2004-2005
- Secretary, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2003-2004
- Member, Board of Advisors and Business Resolutions Committee, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), 2001-present
- Co-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1999-2001
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, J. Franklin Bourne Bar Association
- Member, Montgomery County Bar Association