July 18, 2010

At the annual meeting of The American College of Civil Trial Mediators held at The Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, CA, the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to H. Jay Folberg, Executive Director JAMS Institute and JAMS Foundation, Professor Emeritus at the University of San Francisco, School of Law, San Francisco, CA.

 JAY FOLBERG has been an active mediator for 40 years and is the Executive Director of the JAMS Institute and the JAMS Foundation. He is former Dean and Professor Emeritus at the University of San Francisco School of Law. Professor Folberg served as president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, president of the Academy of Family Mediators, and chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Association of American Law Schools. He chaired the California Judicial Council Task Force on ADR and its Blue Ribbon Panel on Arbitration Ethics. He was honored in 2003 with the Judicial Council’s Bernard Witkin Amicus Curiae Award “for his leadership in the field of alternative dispute resolution and his outstanding contributions to the California courts.” Professor Folberg is also the recipient of the Academy of Family Mediators Distinguished Mediator Award and the Mediation Society’s Distinguished Contribution to Mediation Award.

Folberg received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1968. He practiced law in Portland, Oregon, as a litigator, was the founding Executive Director of Oregon Legal Services, regularly served as a judge Pro Tem, and has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). His coauthored books include, Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice and Law, 2nd Ed. (2010); Mediation-The Roles of Advocate and Neutral, 2nd Ed. (2011); Lawyer Negotiation 2nd Ed. (2011); Divorce and Family Mediation – Models, Techniques and Applications (2004), Mediation: A Comprehensive Guide (1984). He has conducted mediation and negotiation trainings around the world.

In addition to receiving the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award, the College takes great pride in welcoming Mr. Folberg as Fellow Emeritus. 

2011 DISTINGUISHED FELLOW 

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the designation of Fellow MICHAEL F. NAUYOKAS, Honolulu, HI, as the 2011 Distinguished Fellow.  Mike has been a member of the College since 2002.  In addition to traveling annually to attend each year's Retreat and Conference, he has served as a Director on the Board and worked tirelessly to recruit new members.

Congratulations Mike ! 

REGIONAL REPRESENTATION IN MEDIATION COMPETITION:

President, Pamela Reeves, and the Fellows of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators are pleased to participate as a sponsor of the Regional Representation In Mediation Competition hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Law, March 11-12, 2011, in cooperation with the University of Dayton School of Law, Regent University School of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, Richmond School of Law and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the finalists of the regional competitions who will continue to compete in the National Finals at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s Spring Meeting.