Associations and Activities

Member, National Academy of Arbitrators (Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee)
State Bar of Michigan (Labor and Employment and Dispute Resolution Sections)

Panelist, Labor Arbitration Institute: Advocacy, October 2019
Moderator, NAA Fall Education Conference, What’s the Dope on Cannabis?, September 2019
Panelist, Labor Arbitration Institute: External Law, August 2019
Panel, Central Ohio Arbitrator-Advocate Symposium: How the Arbitrators Rule, May 2019
Instructor, FMCS Institute, Becoming a Labor Arbitrator, May 2019
Co-Trainer, AAA, Effective Brief Writing, April 2019
Speaker, UPLMC, Hot Topics in Labor Law, March 2019
Panelist, AAA, Who’s Watching You?, November 2018
Instructor, FMCS Institute, Becoming a Labor Arbitrator, November 2018
Moderator, NAA Fall Education Conference, “What is an Arbitrator’s Role?” and “Update Your Technology Skills” October 2018
Presenter, Labor Arbitration Services, Mock Arbitration, September 2018
Panelist, Labor Arbitration Institute: Witnesses: The Rules and Credibility, August 2018
Co-Presenter, LERA 70th Annual Meeting: Substance Abuse in the Workplace: A New Paradigm, June 2018
Panelist, AAA, Solving the Puzzle of Just Cause, May 2018
Panelist, AAA National Labor Conference, Who’s Watching You? Surveillance in Labor Arbitration, March 2018
Co-Trainer, SEIU 517M Steward Training, February 2018
Co-Presenter, Mid-Michigan LERA, Post-Hearing Matters in Arbitration, February 2018
Panel Member, Labor Arbitration Institute, Arbitrability, August 2017
Co-Trainer, AAA, Grievance Processing, May 2017 and June 2017
Panel Member, Central Ohio Arbitrator-Advocate Symposium: How the Arbitrators Rule, April 2017
Speaker, Upper Peninsula Labor Management Council: Arbitration Basics, March 2017
Co-Presenter, NAA Southeastern Region Meeting: Public Perception and Ethical Challenges of Labor Arbitration, February 2017
Presenter, AAA Webinar: Effective Brief Writing, November 2016
Instructor, FMCS, Becoming a Labor Arbitrator, October 2016
Moderator, Mid-Michigan LERA, Current Issues in Labor Arbitration, May 2016
Speaker, Upper Peninsula Labor Management Council: Labor 101 – Past Practice: What It Is & What It Isn’t, March 2016
Panel Member, Michigan Corrections Organization Advanced Arbitration Training, An Arbitrator’s Perspective, December 2015
Instructor, FMCS, Becoming a Labor Arbitrator, November 2015
Panel Member, American Federation of Teachers Statewide Conference, Understanding Arbitrators’ Decision-Making, September 2015
Panel Member, Labor Arbitration Institute, Arbitrating Job Performance Issues, August 2015 (cases cited)
Speaker, International Union, SPFPA, Sixteenth Constitutional Convention, What an Arbitrator Wants You to Know, April 2015
Co-presenter, AAA, Introduction to Labor Arbitration Advocacy, April 2015 and October 2015
Co-presenter, SEIU HealthCare Michigan Detroit Leadership Conference, Mock Arbitration training, April 2015
Presenter, Mid-Michigan LERA, The Art and Science of Labor Arbitration, April 2015
Panel Member, Biannual FMCS Arbitrators’ Symposium, Current Issues in Discipline and Discharge, September 2014
Presenter, AAA Live Seminar: Solving the Puzzle of Just Cause, September 2014
Speaker, International Union, SPFPA, National Security Summit, What an Arbitrator Wants You to Know, August 2014
Panel Member, Labor Arbitration Institute, Labor Law & Labor Arbitration, August 2014
Panel Member, Central Ohio Arbitrator-Advocate Symposium: Contract Interpretation Cases: How the Arbitrators Rule, May 2014
Presenter, UAW Local 6000 Steward Training, Hot Topics in Labor Arbitration, April 2014
Speaker, Oakland University, Human Resources Development Program, Human Resources Today, November 2013
Panel Member, AAA Webinar: Labor Arbitration Roadmap Series: Roadblocks, Bumps & Detours, October 2013
Panel Member, SEIU HealthCare Michigan Steward Training, September 2013
Speaker, International Union, SPFPA, National Security Summit, What an Arbitrator Wants You to Know, August 2013
Presenter, AAA Webinar: Solving the Puzzle of Just Cause, April 2013
Co-Presenter, Mid-Michigan LERA, Arbitrating Off-Duty Misconduct Cases, April 2013
Speaker, Upper Peninsula Labor Management Council: Inside an Arbitrator’s Mind, March 2013
Moderator, Central Ohio Arbitrator-Advocate Symposium: How the Arbitrators Rule, May 2012
Speaker, ICLE-Labor & Employment Law Institute: The Limits of Arbitrator Jurisdiction, April 2012
Panel Member, MSU School of Labor & Industrial Relations: Labor Unionists Employment Law Conference: Facebook, Social Media, and Workplace Law: An Arbitrator’s Perspective, March 2012
Speaker, Upper Peninsula Labor Management Council: Presenting Your Best Case in Arbitration, March 2012
Panel Member, AAA Webinar: Arbitrating the Difficult Discharge Case, March 2012
Presenter, AAA Webinar: Solving the Puzzle of Just Cause, January, 2012
Speaker, ICLE-Labor & Employment Law Institute: When is there “Just Cause” for Discharge? April 2011
Presenter, AAA Webinar: Solving the Puzzle of Just Cause, February 2011
Trainer, APWU Advanced Arbitration Training: Arbitration Advocacy, July 2010
Speaker, AAA Lunch & Learn Series: Effective Brief Writing in Labor Arbitration, May 2010
Speaker, ICLE-Labor & Employment Law Institute: When is there “Just Cause” for Discharge? April 2010
Moderator & Symposium Planning Committee, FMCS Arbitrator’s and Advocate’s Symposium: How the Arbitrators Rule, April 2010
Panel Member, AAA Webinar: Arbitrating the Difficult Discharge Case, March 2010
Speaker, MSU School of Labor & Industrial Relations: Labor Unionists Employment Law Conference: Sexual Harassment Issues in Traditional Arbitration, Feb. 2010
Panel Member, Labor and Employment Relations Association (Detroit Chapter): Difficult Issues in Arbitration Cases, Jan. 2010
Panel Member, AAA Lunch & Learn Series: Arbitrating the Difficult Discharge Case, Aug. 2009
Speaker, AAA Lunch & Learn Series: Judicial Enforcement of Labor Arbitration Decisions, June 2009
Moderator and Symposium Planning Committee, FMCS Arbitrator’s and Advocate’s Symposium: How the Arbitrators Rule, April 2009
Trainer, AAA Labor Advocacy I, October 2008
Speaker, MSU School of Labor & Industrial Relations: Labor Unionists Employment Law Conference: Sexual Harassment Issues in Traditional Arbitration, Feb. 2008
Panel Member, MEA Central Zone Staff Training: Trends in Arbitration, May 2007
Speaker, Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Inside the Mind of the Arbitrator, April 2007
Speaker, 2007 Labor Law Update Conference: Duty to Bargain, Impasse & Other Bargaining Issues, March 2007
Panel Member, State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Mid-Winter Meeting: Leave of Absence Issues for the Unwary, January 2007
Trainer, UAW Local 6000: The Grievance and Arbitration Process, December 2006
Panel Member, Labor Arbitration Institute: Labor Law and Labor Arbitration, August 2006
Speaker, MSU School of Labor & Industrial Relations: Labor Unionists Employment Law Conference: Sexual Harassment Issues in Traditional Arbitration, Feb. 2006
Speaker, Service Employees International Union State Steward Training: The Role of Stewards in Helping the Arbitrator, January 2006
Trainer, Registered Nurses and Registered Pharmacists of Hurley Medical Center: The Grievance and Arbitration Process, November 2005
Speaker, Joint Steward Training: State of Michigan And UAW Local 6000: What Arbitrators Want you to know about Arbitration, November 2005
Panel Member, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Arbitrator’s Symposium: Remedies Challenges, September 2005
Speaker, South Central Human Resources Management Association: Arbitration as an Alternative to Lawsuits, June 2005
Panel Member, Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Inside the Arbitrator’s Mind, April 2005
Speaker, Michigan State University School of Labor & Industrial Relations: Labor Unionists Labor Law Conference: Union Access and Actions, Feb. 2005