Creative Dispute Resolutions: Mediation and Arbitration in Maryland and D.C.

Joann Robertson, Esq.

Practice Areas:
Personal injury, premises liability, contracts, labor and employment, torts, landlord-tenant, and business-related disputes

Experience:
- Principal, Law Offices of Joann Robertson, Bethesda, Maryland, 2006-present
- Chief, Litigation Division, Montgomery County Attorney’s Office, 1986-2006
- Police Department Legal Advisor, Montgomery County Attorney’s Office, 1983-1986
- Counsel to Departments of Housing and Community Development and Office of Landlord/Tenant Affairs, Montgomery County Attorney’s Office, 1981-1983

Education:
- J.D., Catholic University of America
- B.A., University of Maryland

ADR Training:
- 40-hour Mediation Training Course, MICPEL
- Approved Mediator, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

Affiliations:
- Member, Executive Committee, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1988-1990
- Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Personal Injury Sections, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Member, Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association, 1994-1995