Marital Separation Agreements A Guide for Non-Lawyer Mediators

Bob O'Connor, M.Juris., M.Div., LL.M in Dispute Resolution Bob brings a wealth of training, experience and passion to his work as an alternative dispute resolution practitioner and trainer. He has worked with families in crisis for nearly three decades, and has mediated hundreds of disputes of every kind. His legal training began in England at Oxford University where he earned an M.Juris. (British equivalent to the J.D.), continued but did not finish his J.D. at Notre Dame Law School, and later attended The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law where he received a LL.M in Dispute Resolution. In between his legal studies, Bob earned a M.Div. degree with honors from Yale University, and then served as a minister, counselor, and teacher for 17 years. Bob is not a licensed attorney. He has dedicated himself to the development of the field of alternative dispute resolution. His passion for alternative dispute resolution flows from his desire to help people and to make an impact. In addition to his active private practice, Conflict Resolution Specialists, he serves as a certified North Carolina Superior Court mediator. He also founded the Institute for Conflict Resolution-an education and publishing entity-and Good Decisions.org-a nonprofit organization helping at risk middle school teens stay in school and out of gangs. www.instituteforconflicresolution.com