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What is your profession and title?: Lawyer, Mediator and Arbitrator

What is your ADR experience? (trainings and education): Many years as court-annexed arbitrator.
Advocate in court-annexed settlement programs. Initial mediation intensive 40-hour course with Center for Mediation in Law/Center for Understanding in Conflict (Jack Himmelstein and Gary Friedman).
Supreme Court New York County Advanced Commercial Mediation Training.

Panel Member, Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division ADR Program.
U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY Mediation Panel.

Judge and facilitator in a number of mediation/negotiation law school competitions

What, if any, ADR organizations or groups do you belong to?: NYS Bar Ass'n Dispute Resolution Section
...Mediation Committee
...Negotiation Committee
...Co-Author, White Paper on Family and Divorce ADR
NYS Bar Ass'n Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
...ADR and Arbitration Committee
NYS Bar Ass'n Family Law Section
Assn Bar City of NY (NY City Bar) ADR Committee
...Subcomm on Pubic Education Programs
Assn for Conflict Resolution, Greater NY Chapter
...Member, Board of Directors
NYS Council on Divorce Mediation
...Member, Board of Directors
...Co-Editor, The Report (quarterly journal)
Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater NY

What are you hoping to get from ADRhub.com: Programs and articles
Webinars
Keep up with informal "buzz"

Do you/your company have a website?: http://newmanlawmediation.com

Chuck Newman's Blog

IRS's ruling on income taxation of same-sex married couples: some extra issues for divorce and family mediators

Posted on August 29, 2013 at 11:57pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Many may have heard that the Treasury Dep’t and IRS announced today (8/29/13) that same-sex couples who are legally married are “married” for federal income tax purposes, even if they live in a state that doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage. Divorce mediators may want to consider a consequence of that, which is raised in this NY Times article, pointed out by Eli Uncyk, a New York City mediator:…

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Mediation in public affairs and legislatures (Sen. Lindsey Graham in Egypt)

Posted on August 18, 2013 at 11:01pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

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There was an article on the NY Times first page today (Sun, 8/18/13) about the US's failed efforts to have a good effect on the turmoil in Egypt. THIS POST TAKES NO POSITION on what any Egyptians are doing, nor on what US policy should be about events in Egypt. The Times article is here (sign-in may be required; free with subscription or if you have had few views so far this month):…

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