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Dan Simon
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11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90025
USA
612-824-8988



Description of Practice


Dan is the Immediate Past Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. He also serves on the Minnesota Supreme Court's ADR Ethics Board (which is responsible for upholding the ethical standards of ADR providers). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation. He has trained mediators throughout the country for the ISCT, the U.S. Postal Service, and as an Adjunct Professor at the Hofstra University School of Law.
Dan helps with any conflict, regardless of the topic. He is especially skilled at handling highly emotional situations. He is licensed to practice law and has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology. He has also been designated by the ISCT as a "Certified Transformative Mediator". He holds the highest possible ratings from both Martindale Hubbell and Avvo.com.
Professional Background
Experience
Degrees
M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1998.
B.A., with Honors, Humanities, University of California at Berkeley, 1989.
Training
Dates | Trainer(s) | Title |
1996 - present | Robert A. Baruch Bush, Joseph P. Folger, many others. | hundreds |
1996 | Steve Erickson and Marilyn McKnight | Family and Divorce Mediation Training, 40 |
1998 | Jim Coben and Katherine Nevins | Civil Mediation Training, 30 |
1999 | Baruch Bush, Judy Saul, and Dorothy Della Noce | Transformative Mediation Training, 16 |
2006 | Winne Backlund, Judy Saul | U.S. Postal Service Mediation Training, 20 |
2004-present | Dan Simon | Many trainings conducted in Twin Cities and elsewhere. |
Approach
Fees
Other Information
Areas of Practice
- Accidents
- ADA
- Adoption
- Adult Family
- Art
- Autism
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Bioethics
- Business
- Civil (general)
- Commercial
- Community
- Congregational
- Construction
- Contracts
- Copyright
- Criminal
- Cross Cultural
- Divorce (all issues)
- Divorce (parenting)
- Education
- EEOC
- Elder
- Eminent Domain
- Employment
- Energy
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Environmental
- Estate Planning
- Family
- Foreclosure
- Franchise
- General
- Government
- Health Care
- Hospitality
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International
- Labor - Management
- Land Use
- Landlord - Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- LGBTQ
- Marital Mediation
- Maritime
- Medical Malpractice
- Native American
- Natural Resources
- Nursing Home
- Organizational
- Parent-Teen
- Partnership
- Patent
- Personal Injury
- Pet Mediation
- Police
- Postal Service
- Prenuptial
- Probate
- Professional Fees
- Public Policy
- Real Estate
- Restorative (Criminal)
- Restorative (Juvenile)
- School/Education
- Securities
- Sexual Harrassment
- Social Security
- Special Education
- Sports
- Tax
- Technology
- Trademark
- Trust Management
- Victim - Offender
- Workers Comp
- Workplace
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Communication Skills Trainer
- Systems Designer
- Counselor
- Ombud
- Advanced Mediation Trainer
- Mediating Lawyer
- Facilitator
- Online Mediator
- Mediator-Arbitrator
- Mediation Consultant
- Mediation Trainer
- Staff Developer
- Conflict Coach