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Joe Epstein named Best Mediator of the Year for 2011 in Law Week Colorado Barrister’s Best Edition. “Epstein has mediated 3500 cases of nearly all types and levels of complexity. Despite that workload, he’s made time to pen a series of articles with his creative take on dispute resolution. He draws on mediation advice from sources diverse as Sun Tzu’s The Art of War (‘To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting’) and Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs & Ham.” | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JOE EPSTEIN, ESQ A Distinguished Fellow and former Vice-President of the International Academy of Mediators, Joe Epstein has mediated over 3500 cases during a full-time mediation career spanning over 15 years. Joe has recently been selected as a member of the International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediators and to the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Impressively, Joe was just named the Best Mediator of the Year by Law Week Colorado. For a number of years, his talent has been recognized by his peers who have regularly rated him as one of Colorado’s top attorneys (Colorado Super Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America, and AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell). Joe has enjoyed a distinguished career as a litigator, a legal educator, and as a mediator. Joe utilizes special people skills and a willingness to be daring in order to skillfully bring parties to closure. The unique people skills and the analytical skills he brought to his litigation practice are among the skills he brings to his ADR practice. Joe mediates complex and high value cases throughout the Rocky Mountain and Southwest region of the United States from his bases in Colorado and Arizona. OTHER EXPERIENCE |
Joe has authored numerous articles and given many speeches on mediation, professional liability, trial tactics, evidence, and disabilities law. Joe focuses his intermountain, southwest, and national practice on catastrophic injuries, product liability and professional liability cases. He is asked to mediate employment, construction defect, insurance bad faith, securities, fraud, and complex commercial cases. He has participated in class action and multi-district mass tort mediations. Joe has facilitated mediation programs for groups such as the Arizona Bar Association, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, the Wyoming Defense Lawyers Association, the Utah Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trucking Association and the International Academy of Mediators.
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Mr. Epstein's mediation focus is on complex multi-party cases, including the following areas:
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION and MEMBERSHIPS A graduate of New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Annual Survey of American Law, Joe’s over 200 hours of ADR training has been at Harvard University School of Public Health, the Strauss School of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, CDR Associates, and the International Academy of Mediators. Joe is a member the International Academy of Mediators, the Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Arapahoe Bar Associations, and PJF (Public Justice Foundation). Joe is on the Executive Committee of the Colorado chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Care Mediation. PROFESSIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL POSITIONS
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Joe is currently on the Executive Committee of the Colorado Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He has served as President of the Colorado Trial Lawyer’s Association, as a Board Member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and as a Board member of the Arapahoe Bar Association. He has also served as a Trustee in Bankruptcy, as an Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey, a Special Assistant Attorney General for Colorado, and as a Governor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Joe has served on the Colorado Judicial Nominating Commission for the 18th Judicial District, on the Colorado Health Facilities Advisory-Council, and on the Governor’s Civil Justice Task Force. Joe served as Vice-President of the Colorado Association of Retarded Citizens, as counsel for the Jefferson County and Southwest Denver Mental Health Centers, the Colorado Dental Society, and the Colorado Psychiatric Society. He has also served on the adjunct faculty of the Sturm Law School of the University of Denver teaching Trial Tactics, Negotiation and Mediation, and the graduate school of the University of Denver teaching Health Care Mediation. PUBLICATIONS |
Joe has recently authored the following articles on mediation: SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS EDUCATION AND MEMBERSHIPS A graduate of New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Annual Survey of American Law, Joe’s over 200 hours of ADR training has been at Harvard University School of Public Health, the Strauss School of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, CDR Associates, and the International Academy of Mediators. Joe is a member the International Academy of Mediators, the Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Arapahoe Bar Associations, and PJF (Public Justice Foundation). Joe is on the Executive Committee of the Colorado chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.   CONFLICT RESOLUTION SERVICES, INC. 5445 DTC Parkway, Ste 770 Greenwood Village, CO 80111-3045 (303) 355-2314 * Fax: 303-388-3420 Offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Accounting/Case Management Office - Atlanta, Georgia joe@crs-adr.com | |||||||||||||||