James E. Gordon's Biographical Information |
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| | DeMars, Gordon Law Firm |
| | P.O. Box 81607 |
| | Lincoln, NE 68501 1607
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| | Work Phone: | (402) 438-2500 |
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| | Fax: | (402) 438-6329
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| | E-Mail: | jgordon@demarsgordon.com |
| Admitted to practice in the state of Nebraska on 06/25/1974.
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| First approved as mediator by US District Court on 04/16/1998.
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| Reapproved as mediator by US District Court on 07/21/2008.
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| Hourly Rate: $225.00.
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| Willing to travel to other parts of Nebraska to mediate cases in primary subject areas of competence.
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| Willing to travel to other parts of Nebraska to mediate cases in secondary subject areas of competence.
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The Following Related Training Has Been Completed:
| | | NCLE & NSBA Family Law (8 Hrs.) - October 9-10, 1991
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| | ODR Basic Mediation Training (30 Hrs.) - April 3-5, 1995
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| | ODR Basic Mediation Training (30 Hrs.) - July 12, 1995
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| | Federal Mediation Training (16 Hrs.) - Aug. 17-18, 1995
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| | Federal Mediation Training (16 Hrs.) - August 18, 1995
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| | ODR Family Mediation Training (30 Hrs.) - August 28-31, 1995
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| | ODR Domestic Violence Training (30 Hrs.) - August 31, 1995
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| | Annual Mediation Skills Workshop - May 1997
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| | ODR Ethics in Mediation - May 7, 1997
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| | Annual Mediation Skills Workshop - April 1998
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| | Role Play - Family Issues (1.5 Hrs.) - May 12, 1998
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - July 21, 1998
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| | Role Play - Family Issues (1.5 Hrs.) - August 11, 1998
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - Sept. 15, 1998
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| | Video - Restorative Justice (1 Hr.) - December 1998
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - January 19, 1999
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| | UNL Law Sch Coaching - Community Iss (2 Hrs.) - Mar. 2, 1999
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - March 24, 1999
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| | Annual Mediation Skills Workshop - July 1999
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - July 21, 1999
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| | Fed. Med. Meeting - Fed. Issues (8 Hrs.) - July 30, 1999
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - August 27, 1999
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - October 13, 1999
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - November 17, 1999
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - November 30, 1999
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - January 21, 2000
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| | Name Change Meeting - Facilitation (2 Hrs.) - Feb. 9, 2000
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| | UNL Law Sch Coach - Community Iss (2 Hrs.) - Feb. 21, 2000
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - March 29, 2000
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - April 13, 2000
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| | Process Skill Work/Reality Testing (1.5 Hrs.) - May 12, 2000
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| | UNL Law Sch Coach - Community Iss (2 Hrs.) - May 23, 2000
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - May 23, 2000
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| | Family Workshop - Case of Willie (2 Hrs.) - July 26, 2000
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| | Annual Mediation Skills Workshop - September 2000
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - September 22, 2000
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - Sept. 26, 2000
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| | Federal Workhop - Federal Issues (6 Hrs.) - Sept. 29, 2000
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| | Proc Skills Work/Reflect Practice (1.5 Hrs.) - Jan. 18, 2001
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| | Proc Skills Work/Harm to 3rd Pty (1.5 Hrs.) - Feb. 15, 2001
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| | Difficult Conversat/Harvard Speaker (2 Hrs.) - Mar. 1, 2001
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| | Proc Skills Work-Deal w/Hostility (1.5 Hrs.) - Mar. 15, 2001
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| | Family Workshop - Child Advoc. Ctr. (2 Hrs.) - Mar. 28, 2001
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| | Pre-Conf Work/Transformative Med (5.5 Hrs.) - Apr. 5-6, 2001
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| | Peace Odyssey Conf/Med. Skills (7.25 Hrs.) - Apr. 6-7, 2001
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| | Proc Skill Work/Power of Mediators (1.5 Hrs) - Apr. 19, 2001
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| | Proc Skill Work/Self-Awareness (1.5 Hrs.) - May 17, 2001
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| | Proc Skills Work/What Drive Med. (1.5 Hrs.) - June 21, 2001
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| | Process Skills Workshop (1.5 Hrs.) - August 22, 2001
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| | Proc Skill Work/Mediators as Mgr (1.5 Hrs.) - Sept. 11, 2001
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| | Family Workshop - Family Issues (2 Hrs.) - November 28, 2001
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| | Proc Skill Work/Supr. & Mentoring (1.5 Hrs.) - Dec. 11, 2001
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| | Proc Skill Work - Problem ID Stmt (1.5 Hrs.) - Jan. 15, 2002
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| | Family Workshop - Uniform Med. Act (1 Hr.) - Feb. 20, 2002
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| | Proc Skill Work/Skills to Tranf Inter (1.5 Hrs.) - Feb. 2002
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| | UNL Law Sch Coach/Community Iss (2.25 Hrs.) - Mar. 12, 2002
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| | Proc Skill Work/Focus on Feedback (1.5 Hrs.) - Mar. 12, 2002
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| | Family Workshop/Case Suit. & CS (1.5 Hrs.) - Mar. 20, 2002
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| | Proc Skill Work/Eval. & Reflection (1.5 Hrs.) - May 14, 2002
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| | Domestic Violence Awareness (3 Hrs.) - October 22, 2002
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| | Annual Mediation Skills Workshop - November 2002
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| | Proc Skill Work/Personality Types (1.5 Hrs.) - Nov. 19, 2002
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| | Proc Skill Work/Agreement Writing (1.5 Hrs.) - Dec. 17, 2002
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| | Proc Skill Work/Gender Issues (1.5 Hrs.) - January 14, 2003
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| | Article Review/Picture orf Jamie (1 Hr.) - May 12, 2003
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| | TMC/Process Skills Workshop (1 Hourr) - July 16, 2003
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| | TMC/Process Skills Workshop (1 Hour) - August 14, 2003
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| | TMC/Process Skills Workshop (1 Hour) - September 16, 2003
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| | TMC/Process Skills Workshop (1 Hour) - May 25, 2004
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| | TMC/Process Skills Workshop (1 Hour) - June 24, 2004
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| | TMC/Process Skills Workshop (1 Hour) - March 15, 2005
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| | Domestic Violence & Mediators (1 Hour) - November 1, 2005
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| | Employment First Workshop (1.5 Hours) - August 29, 2006
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| | Ethics & ADR w/Arthur Pearlstein (2.5 Hrs) - Nov. 2, 2006
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| | Mediators' Orientation (2 Hours) - November 20, 2006
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| | Writing a Good Parenting Plan (1 Hour) - April 30, 2007
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| | The 3rd Story & the Missing Story (1 Hour) - May 24, 2007
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| | The New Policies of TMC (1 Hour) - July 16, 2007
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| | Supervisory Mediators Training (2 Hours) - July 30, 2007
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| | Federal Mediation Training (24 Hours) - August 23-25, 2007
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| | Issues in Mediation (1 Hour) - August 28, 2007
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| | Specialized ADR Training (24 Hours) - Jan. 22-24, 2008
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| | Preparing Parites, etc. (1 Hour) - April 22, 2008
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| | Sifting Through the Chaos (11.5 Hours) - April 24-25, 2008
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Mediated Cases:
| | | Ayers v. Ayers (State Court) - Full Agreement | 09/14/1995 |
| | Schneider v. Schneider (State Court) - No Agreement | 09/25/1995 |
| | Souders v. Fleming (FMLA - State Court) | 11/09/1996 |
| | Souders v. Fleming (Family Medical Leave Act - Federal Court) - No Agreement | 11/13/1996 |
| | Bergholz v. SECHC (ADA - State Court) | 04/09/1997 |
| | Bergholz v. St. Elizabeth (Job Discrimination-Employment - Federal Court) - No Agreement | 04/09/1997 |
| | Znamenacek v. Znamenacek (Custody-Child Support - State Court) - Full Agreement | 06/05/1997 |
| | Peavler v. Menard's (Job Discrimination-Employment - Federal Court) - No Agreement | 09/30/1997 |
| | Kubert v. Kubert (Parenting Plan - State Court) - Full Agreement | 01/22/1998 |
| | Simmons v. Newman (Americans With Disabilities Act - Federal Court) - Full Agreement | 02/19/1998 |
| | Simmons v. Newman (ADA - State Court) | 02/20/1998 |
| | Kruse v. Aliant Communcations (E.R.I.S.A. - Federal Court) - No Agreement | 03/04/1999 |
| | Beyke v. Garvey Elevators (CERCLA - Federal Court) - Partial Agreement | 04/21/1999 |
| | Adams v. Ballinger (Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Federal Court) - No Agreement | 05/16/2001 |
| | Spencer v. Adams Bank & Trust (Job Discrimination-Sex - Federal Court) - Full Agreement | 11/10/2003 |
| | Barrett-Wolf v. Adams Bank & Trust (Job Discrimination-Sex - Federal Court) - Full Agreement | 11/10/2003 |
| | Willard v. Adams Bank & Trust (Job Discrimination-Sex - Federal Court) - Full Agreement | 11/10/2003 |
| | Tongish v. Tongish (State Court - Modification in Divorce) - Full Agreement | 02/02/2005 |
| | Nelson v. Stewart, et al (State Court - Commercial Landlord/Tenant) - Full Agreement | 10/26/2006 |
| | Arsdall v. Mackeprang (State Court - Modification of Child Support) - Full Agreement | 11/13/2006 |
| | Reinhardt v. Johnson (State Court - Parenting Time/Financial Issues) - Full Agreement | 04/06/2007 |
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Primary Areas of Mediation Practice:
| | | Other Civil Rights |
| | Employment |
| | Other Personal Property Damage |
| | Truth in Lending |
| | Other Fraud |
| | Other Personal Injury |
| | Motor Vehicle |
| | Assault |
| | All Other Real Property |
| | Selective Service |
| | Other Statutory Actions |
| | Negotiable Instrument |
| | Stockholders' Suits |
| | Other Contract |
| | Foreclosure |
| | Rent Lease & Ejectment |
| | Torts to Land |
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Affiliated with the Following Mediation Centers:
| | | The Mediation Center |
| | 610 J Street, Suite 100 | |
| | Lincoln, NE 68508 0 | llmediation@alltel.net |
| | Ph (402) 441-5740 | Fx (402) 441-5749 |
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| Miscellaneous Info:
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| | Additional Areas of Experience: Dissolution of Marriage, Juvenile Law, Termination of Parental Rights, Criminal (Misdemeanor), FELA, Family Medical Leave Act, ADA |
| | Admitted to practice law in Iowa (ad hoc) in January 1986 and January 1995 and in Colorado (ad hoc) in November 1995 |
| | April 2005 through July 2008: Served as president and chair of the Board of Directors of The Mediation Center. |
| | November 2002 through October 2007: Chaired the Advisory Council to the Supreme Court's Office of Dispute Resolution. |
| | Since 2003 mediation energies have been focused on administration. |
| | April 2007 through February 2008: Chaired the Foster Care Review Board. |
| | May 2000 through October 2007: Chaired Legal Aid of Nebraska. |
| | Law practice centers on family law. Worked on LB 554 in 2007 and LB 1014 in 2008. |