Professor/Trainer/ Consultant
11730 Kallgren Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
nina@meierding,com
(206) 780-8487
Certificate Program in Alternative Dispute Resolution (15 units), Pepperdine University School of Law (Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution) 1992
Juris Doctorate, Ventura College of Law (cum laude) 1984
Masters in Education, University of Southern California (summa cum laude) 1977
Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California (magna cum laude) 1976
Admitted to the State Bar of California June, 1984
Ryan Multiple Subject, Learning Handicapped, Community College, and Resource Specialist Teaching Credentials
Mediation Partner/Consultant - Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System (WSEMS), provided training and consultation to the Wisconsin mediation panel and the State of Wisconsin special education system. 2006 - 2017.
Director and Senior Mediator - The Mediation Center (Ventura, California) facilitated and mediated approximately 4,000 disputes dealing with all aspects of family law, wrongful termination, work place, business, and education law. 1985 to 2007.
Mediator/Consultant - California State Department of Education/McGeorge School of Law, handled multi-party mediations between school districts, Departments of Mental Health, Regional Centers, private agencies, Children's Services, and parents. Provided training programs for mediators. 1989 to 1996.
Board of Directors and Founding Member - Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement, co-founded the first non-profit community based mediation center in Ventura County; including application for funding, developing and implementation of training programs, coordinating community outreach and fundraising, development of professional panel. President of the Board of Directors, May, 1990 to January 1, 1999.
Academy of Family Mediators, locations throughout the US
Administrative Office of the Courts, Salt Lake City, Utah
Accountants Incorporated, San Francisco, California
Agency for Dispute Resolution, locations in the US
Alberta Family Mediation Council, Canada
American Bar Association Annual Dispute Resolution Conferences, locations throughout the US
American College of Civil Trial Mediators, Half Moon Bay, California
AMINZ (New Zealand) Conference, Master Class, Auckland, New Zealand
Arbitration and Mediation Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Arizona ACR Chapter, Phoenix, Arizona
Asian Development Bank and the Government of India in association with the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University (New Delhi, Bombay, India)
ANDRI, Detroit, Michigan
Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference, presenting plenaries, institutes, and workshops, locations throughout the US
AT&T, Corporate Division, New Jersey
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conferences, presenting institutes and workshops nationally and internationally
BCCAT - Vancouver, Canada
Beech Acres Mediation Program, Cincinnati, Ohio
Belgian Training Institute for Judges and Prosecutors (online)
CADRE (Special Education) Conference, Eugene, Oregon
California Association of Realtors, various locations in California
California Special Education State Wide Conference (SELPA), various locations in California
California State Department of Education, Sacramento, California
California Department of Real Estate, Los Angeles, California
California Family Court Services, Los Angeles, California
California Judicial College, various locations in California
Canada Health Professional Review Board, Vancouver, Canada
Center for Principled Family Advocacy, Cleveland, Ohio
Center for Public Policy, University of Texas
City of Bellevue, Washington
Cleveland Joint ADR Conference, Ohio
Cleveland Metro Bar Association, Ohio
Collaborative Family Law Council, locations throughout the US
Collin County Bar Association. Texas
CNA Insurance Company ,various locations in the US
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), various locations in California
Covina Unified School District, California
Dallas Collaborative Law Group, Texas
Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii
Dispute Resolution Services, New Zealand
Doctors Company, Napa, California
Dispute Resolution Services (DR5), Canada
Dutch Association of Professional Family Mediators, The Netherlands
Equal Employment Advisory Council, locations in the US
Family Mediation Canada, various locations in Canada
FMS (Family Mediation Services), London, England
FMS (Family Mediation Services of Ireland), Dublin, Ireland
FMS (Family Mediation Services), Edinburgh, Scotland
Farmers Insurance Company, various locations in the US
Florida Association of Professional Mediators, Jacksonville, Florida
Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, 2009
Hague International Justice Conference, 2009
Hawaii Judicial Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
Hazelden Foundation, Duluth, Minnesota
Idaho State Department of Education Office of Dispute Resolution, Boise, Idaho
Institute for Conflict Resolution, Asheville, North Carolina
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, locations throughout US
International Academy of Mediators, locations throughout the US
Jones School of Law (Faulkner University), Montgomery, Alabama,
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, various locations in California
Judicial College of California, various locations in California
Kaiser Permanent Medical Group, various locations in California
King County ADR Program, Seattle, Washington
LERA Annual Conference (Labor and Employment Relations Association) Seattle, Washington
Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington
Lewis and Clark CLE, Portland, Oregon
Louisiana State Bar CLE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Los Angeles District Court, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation Program, Los Angeles, California
Lincoln Lancaster Mediation Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
MACRO - CDRUM Baltimore, Maryland
Maine Association of Mediators, Portland, Maine
M.A.R.C. (Argentina) online
MARC, Chicago, Illinois
Maryland Fellows Training, Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland State Bar Association, Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland State Government, Baltimore, Maryland
Massachusetts Collaborative Law, Boston, Massachusetts
McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California
Mediation Council of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee
Merrick Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah
Michigan State Bar Association
Mind of Muse (Japan - online)
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), 2005-current ; Alaska cruise training 2012, Caribbean cruise training 2015
Minnesota Realtors Professional Standards Committee, Minnesota
Monterey College of Law, Mandell Gisnet Center for Dispute Resolution. Monterey Bay, California
Multi-Door Courthouse, Washington DC
MPELRA, Vancouver, Canada
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC,) Nashville, Tennessee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA) Goddard Space Center
National Association of Distinguished Neutrals
National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada
National Judicial Council Vancouver, Canada
Nationwide Insurance Company, various locations in the US
Nevada Conflict Resolution Council, Reno, Nevada
New Jersey Bar Association
New Mexico State Bar Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico State Bar Association -Children's Law Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
New York Collaborative Law Council, Hudson Valley, New York
New York Divorce Mediation Council
North Carolina Association of Professional Family Mediators, Asheville, North Carolina
Northwest ADR Conference, Seattle, Washington, plenaries and workshop speaker
Oakland Unified School District, California
Office Depot, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio Mediation Association. Columbus, Ohio
Ontario Bar Association, Canada
Orange County CPA Professional Association, Irvine, California
Orange County SELPA, Fullerton, California
Orange County Superior Court, Irvine, California
Oregon Attorney Assistance Program, Portland, Oregon
Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Defense Fund, Portland, Oregon
Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Conference, Washington
PELRA, Duluth, Minnesota
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pepperdine University School of Business, Malibu, California
Pepperdine Straus Institute Professional Skills Program, locations throughout the US
Pepperdine Straus Institute Mediating the Litigated Case, locations throughout the US
Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District, California
Province of British Columbia, Canada
Public Employee Relations Commission, Olympia, Washington
RKM and C LLP Law Firm,Los Angeles, California
Rialto Unified School District, California
Rutter Group, various locations throughout California
San Bernardino County Schools, California
San Jose SELPA, San Jose, California
San Luis Obispo Family Law Bar, San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo SELPA, San Luis Obispo, California
Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington
Seminar Partners, Canada
Sherwin Williams Paint Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution Annual Conference, various locations in US
Solano County Courts, Solano, California
SFM Mutual Insurance Company, various locations in the US
Southern California Edison, Los Angeles, California
Southern California Mediation Association, Los Angeles, California
South Texas College of Law, Austin, Texas
State Bar of California, San Diego, California
State Farm Insurance Company, various locations in US
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts, Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee State Bar Association, Nashville, Tennessee
Texas Association of Mediators, various locations in Texas
Texas State Bar Association, various locations in Texas
The Maryland Insurance Company, locations in the US
United States Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California
United States Federal District Court, Los Angeles, California
United States Navy - Pt. Mugu, China Lake (Human Resources), California
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
University of New Mexico Law School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of Texas Conflict Resolution Program
Utah Administrative Office of the Courts, Salt Lake City
Utah Conflict Resolution Council, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah State Bar Association ADR Conference, plenaries
Ventura Association of Realtors, Ventura, California
Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement, Ventura, California
Ventura County Bar Association, Ventura, California
Ventura County Superior Courts, Ventura, California
Ventura Family Court Services, Ventura, California
Virginia Association of Collaborative Professionals
Washington DC Multi-door Courthouse
Western Washington Bankruptcy Court, Seattle, Washington
Wisconsin Association of Mediators, Milwaukee,Wisconsin
Wisconsin Collaborative Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Madison/Milwaukee, Wisconsin
World Venture, Dallas, Texas
Yuba Superior Courts, Yuba, California
Adjunct Professor - Pepperdine University School of Law - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; Divorce Mediation, Cross Cultural Dispute Resolution, Negotiation, Advanced Mediation, 1995-current.
Adjunct Professor - Southern Methodist University; Divorce Mediation, Administrative Mediation, Advanced Family Mediation, Advanced Negotiation, Mediation, Culture and Gender, 1999- 2016 (dispute resolution program); Counseling Diverse Communities 2007- 2012 (counseling program)
Adjunct Professor - Lipscomb University, Cross Cultural Issues in Negotiation and Mediation, 2007- 2014
Instructor - Ventura College of Law, Negotiation and Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution- 1990-1997.
Guest Instructor - National Judicial College, California Judicial College, California Lutheran University, University of Idaho Law School, Jones Law School, University of New Mexico Law School, South Texas College of Law, Columbus School of Law, University of Texas
Sole Practitioner - General civil legal practice with emphasis on family law, educational law, wrongful termination, personal injury and appeals - 1986 - 1990.
Associate Attorney - Law Offices of John Pattie - handling all aspects of family law, educational law, wrongful termination, and personal injury actions. 1984 - 1986.
Of Counsel - Law Offices of Taylor, Roth and Hunt - handling Title 7 employment discrimination suits. 1984 - 1986.
Law Clerk (Internship) - Ventura County District Attorney's Consumer Fraud and Economic Crime Unit, 1982.
Emeritus Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Honorary Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
Honorary Member, National Association of Distinguished Neutrals
Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy of Professional Family Mediators, 2022
Distinguished Neutral Award, National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, 2021
Life Time Achievement Award, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, 2017
John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award, international award for leadership in the field, 2005
The Outstanding Mediator Award, award given by the Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement, 2005
The Peacemaker Award, national award given by the Southern California Mediation Association, 1992
Association for Conflict Resolution, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, 2000 - 2002, Advanced Practitioner Member 2000- 2016
Academy of Family Mediators - Past President of the Board of Directors, 2000, Practitioner Member
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Life Member
Southern California Mediation Association Board of Directors, 1993-1995,
Ventura County Bar Association - Board of Directors,1989- 1992
American Jurisprudence Award (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Corpus Juris Secondum Award (Criminal Law and Constitutional Law)
Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Mortar Board, Delta Theta Phi, Order of the Laurel
Meierding, Nina, "Looking to the Future - Is There Still a Place for Early Intervention, Pro-active Mediation in our Field?" mediate.com, 2016
Meierding, Nina, "Staying Culturally Relevant in a Multicultural World." mediate.com, 2016
Meierding, Nina, "Managing the Communication Process in Mediation" in Divorce and Family Mediation - Models, Techniques and Applications, Edited by Folberg, Milne and Salem, Guilford Press, 2004.
Meierding, Nina, "An Attorney's View of Mediation." Association of Family and Conciliation Courts California Review, 1995.
Meierding, Nina, "Does Mediation Work - Long Term Satisfaction and Durability Rates for Privately Mediated Agreements." Mediation Quarterly, 1993, 11 (2) 157 - 170.
Meierding, Nina, "The Impact of Cultural and Religious Diversity in the Divorce Mediation Process." Mediation Quarterly, 1992, 9 (4), 297 - 305.