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Energetic, proactive and patient, Karin S. Hobbs is known for her creative approach to resolving conflict, including her ability to relate to others, analyze difficult legal issues and address difficult emotions. Having mediated over 2,500 cases, including numerous multiparty cases, Karin is an organized, reflective and skillful mediator with the ability to diffuse and close the most difficult and emotionally charged cases. |
Karin's mediation focus with CRS is the mediation and co-mediation of cases involving:
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Commercial Litigation
Employment Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
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Construction Litigation
Family Firm Disputes
Probate Litigation
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A Fellow and Board Member of the International Academy of Mediators, Karin is a distinguished mediator, trainer and attorney. Formerly Chief Appellate Mediator at the Utah Court of Appeals, Bar Counsel at the Utah State Bar, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney School of Law, Karin was born and raised in New Hampshire.
Ms. Hobbs has served on the Board of Bar Commissioners at the Utah State Bar and was the founding chair of the Section of Dispute Resolution of the Utah State Bar. Her peers recognized her talent in 2004 when she received the Peter W. Billings, Sr. award for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution. In April of 2006, Ms. Hobbs attended an enriching and exciting meeting at Harvard University in which Master Mediators from the International Academy of Mediators met with Harvard University professors (Project on Negotiation and Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative) to explore the cutting edge ideas in negotiation and mediation. She has published several articles on mediation, including an article in the American Arbitration Association's Handbook on Mediation, and has conducted hundreds of training is mediation and negotiation to attorneys, students at the University of Utah, and business people in the Intermountain West.
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PUBLICATIONS
"How to Achieve the Best Results in Mediation", American Arbitration Dispute
Resolution Journal, November 1999.
Mediation Confidentiality and Enforceable Settlements: Deal or No Deal?,
www.mediate.com, December 2006.
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TRAINING AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Avoiding Competitive Tactics in Negotiation, Annual Meeting of Corporate Counsel Section, Utah State Bar, November 30, 2006.
The New Utah Uniform Mediation Act, Fall Forum, Utah State Bar, November 3, 2006.
Competitive Arousal: Dealing with Emotions in Mediation, Dispute Resolution Section, Utah State Bar, October 6, 2006, co-presenter Joe Epstein.
Resolving Disputes in Community Associations, August 25, 2006, Boise, Idaho.
Utah Condominium Law: Resolving Disputes in Associations, Salt Lake City, August 16, 2006.
Designing a Dispute Resolution Policy for Your Association, Community Association Institute's 54th National Conference, May 20, 2005, Tucson, Arizona.
ADR for Business Attorneys: Closing the Deal, Annual Meeting, Business Law Section, Utah State Bar, May 12, 2005.
The Agreement to Mediate, International Academy of Mediators, November 12, 2004, Cancun, Mexico.
Ethical Issues in ADR, Utah State Bar, January 26, 2004.
Tips on Preparing Effective Mediation Statements, Utah State Bar, July 19, 2003.
Intellectual Property and ADR, Utah State Bar, March 14, 2003.
Preparing the Client for Mediation, Utah State Bar, June 27, 2002.
Breaking Through Impasse, Utah State Bar, June 29, 2002.
Advocacy in Private Caucuses and Facilitating Resolution, Utah State Bar, March 6, 2002.
Purchasing Negotiations, University of Utah, December 14, 2001.
Practicing in a Mediation Forum: How to Adjust Advocacy to Maximize Results for Your Client, ADR/Litigation Section, Utah State Bar, January 22, 2001.
Tort and Insurance Mediation: Lessons from the Field, Utah ADR Symposium, April 8, 2000.
ADR for the Real Property Attorney, Real Property Section/ADR Section, Utah State Bar, February 17, 2000.
Representing a Client in Mediation, Annual Meeting, New Mexico Bar Association, October 22, 1999.
The Nuts and Bolts of ADR, Central Utah Bar Association, September 23, 1999.
Settling Cases on Appeal: An Introduction to the Appellate Mediation Office, Mid-year Meeting, Utah State Bar, March 6, 1998, co-presenter, Justice Michael J. Wilkins, Utah Supreme Court.
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