Education:
- Antioch College, B.A. 1951
- Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D. 1969
Additional Training in Negotiation and Mediation:
- Harvard Law School Negotiation Workshop 1984
- Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop 1988
- Center for Dispute Settlement 1988 and 1991
- Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop 1993
Work Experience:
- Legal Aid Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, Staff Attorney, Civil Division 1969-72
- Model Cities Law Office, Associate Director 1972-74
- Legal Aid Society, Director, Public Defender Division 1974-79
- Private Law Practice 1980-2002
- Center for Resolution of Disputes, Inc., Mediator 1988-97; Senior Staff Mediator 1997-2017
Professional Affiliations:
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Cincinnati Bar Association – President 1986 – 87
- Center for Resolution of Disputes, Inc., President, Board of Trustees 1988-90
- Ohio Supreme Court Committee on Dispute Resolution
- Practitioner Member Academy of Family Mediators
- Collaborative Law Center, Founder, Board of Trustees 1997- 2003
Some Civic and Charitable Affiliations:
- The Jewish Hospital Board of Trustees 1990-2009
- Commentator WVXU 1994-2002
- Guest lecturer: U.C. College of Law
- Cincinnati Lawyers Club
- Inns of Court
- Presenter: Cincinnati Bar Assoc. Continuing Education Courses
Honors and Awards:
- Cincinnati Bar Association Themis Award – 2014
- Cincinnati Bar Association John P. Kiley Professionalism Award – 2007
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Cincinnati Bar Foundation – 2005
- Ohio State Bar Association Nettie Cronise Lutes Award 1997
- Cincinnati Bar Association Trustees Award 1994
- Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame 1988
- Honorary Chair, Friends of Women’s Studies, University of Cincinnati 1987-88
- YWCA Career Woman of Achievement 1987
- Listed as Super Lawyer since inception of designation
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America: over 20 years
- Highest Martindale Hubble rating- AV Preeminent