Member Profile: Susan Hammer

	Susan Hammer Dispute Resolution Services 25 NW 23rd Place, Suite 6-473 Portland, OR 97210-5599 Tel: (503) 222-5949 Fax: Website: www.susan-hammer.com	View Printable Resume View Available Dates Calendar

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Early Neutral Evaluation

ADA Disability Arts (Fine, Performing) Aviation Banking & Finance Civil Rights Commercial/Business Contract Disputes Cross Cultural Debt Collections EEOC Education Employment Energy Sector (Oil, Gas) Entertainment Sector Environmental Family Businesses

Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Libel & Slander Local Govt./Municipalities Media & Communications Medical Malpractice Native American Non-profit Organizations Nursing Homes Partnerships Personal Injury Police Postal

Premises Liability Probate Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Negligence Public Policy Real Estate Religious Institutions Securities Taxation Torts Trusts / Estates Workers' Compensation Wrongful Death

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Ms. Hammer is  recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2012,  Oregon Super Lawyers, 2006-2011 and  the Top 25 Oregon Women Lawyers, 2011.. She is a Distinguished Fellow in the International Academy of Mediators and Chair of the IAM Program and Education committee.  

Susan has served as a mediator since 1988 and has mediated over 1,500 disputes. She is a member of the Oregon  State Bar Association.

EDUCATION:

• Willamette University College of Law, JD - 1976
• University of Puget Sound, BA in Political Science, Honors, 1971
• Austria-American Institute, Vienna, Austria, 1970
  

• Master Mediator Institute, Claremont Gradulate University, March 2011, "Wired for Empathy:  Understanding Human Connection, Trust and Effective Decision Making" ;
• Master Mediator Institute, U.C.L.A., October 2009, "Integrative Decision Making" ;
• Master Mediator Institute, Duke University, March 2009, Cognitive Neuroscience and Decision Making
• Resolving Conflict in the 21st Century , April 2009, with Ken Cloke, Len Riskin and Julie McFarlane.
• International Academy of Mediators conference training, twice annually since 2002
• American Arbitrations Association training, 2002, 2003 and 2004
• Masters Forum, Pepperdine University, 2000
• National Employment Mediation Service Training by ADR Associates, 1998.
• Institute for Conflict Management Training, 1994-1995
• United States Arbitration and Mediation Training, 1988

Memberships & Affiliations

• International Academy of Mediators: Distinguished Fellow, 2001- present
• Senior Fellow, Willamette University College of Law, Center for Dispute Resolution
• CPR  Panel member, 2009 to present
• Oregon State Bar ADR Section, Executive Committee: 1999-2004
• Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission, Vice-chair: 1992-1996
• American Arbitration Association: Panel Member, 1999-present
• JAMS/Endispute: Panel Member, 1989-1991
• U.S. Arbitration and Mediation: Panel Member, 1988-1994
• JAMS/Endispute: Panel Member, 1987-1989

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