Certification/Specialties

• Certified Mediator, Mediation & Conflict Training Program & Masters in Conflict Resolution

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1979
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979
  J.D.
  
  
• Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1996
  M.A., Conflict Resolution
  
  
• Harvard-Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976
  A.B., Economics
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Instructor, Domestic Relations Law to Paralegal Students, Institute of Paralegal Studies, Cleveland, OH, 1989
• Instructor, Ohio Court Structure, Criminal Justice Program, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Chagrin Falls Village Council, Chagrin Falls, OH, 1989 - Present
  Council Member
  
  
• Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations and Juvenile Courts, 1989 - Present
  Guardian Ad Litem
  
  
• Juvenile Diversion Magistrate, 1999 - Present
  Volunteer
  
  
• Cuyahoga County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Chagrin Falls Historical Society, Chagrin Falls Preservation
  Member
  
  
• Community Professionals Program, Chagrin Falls Schools
  Certified Substitute Teacher
  
  
• Harvard College
  Local Interviewer
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Ohio Department of Education, Mediator, 2004 - Present
• Ilana H. Ratner, Family Law Attorney, Independent Contractor, 1989 - 1999
• Thomas and Boles, Attorneys at Law, Chagrin Falls, OH, Associate, 1987
• Madorsky and Katz Company, L.P.A., Beachwood, OH, Associate, 1985 - 1987
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH, Director of Continuing Legal Education, 1983 - 1985
• Federal Trade Commission Regional Office, Cleveland, OH, Staff Attorney, 1980 - 1983
• Carney, Shanahan, Raines and Levin, Cleveland, OH, Associate, 1979 - 1980