Mediators

Council, James

• Listed om ND Neutrals Roster.
• 30-hour General Mediation Skills Training, Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution, Hamline University Law and Graduate Schools.
• Qualified neutral listed on MN ADR roster (civil facilitative/hybrid).
• Licensed psychologist, ND #165.

• Professor of Psychology, NDSU.
• Associate Dean, NDSU College of Science and Mathematics.
• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from University of Connecticut.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine.
• Over 23 yeas of experience in higher education, including teaching, research, and administration (former department chair, Dean of Libraries, and President of University Senate).

$150/hour

Reduced rates for NDSU cases.

Engelman, Jerald

• Neutral Civil Mediator in ND and MN
• Neutral Domestic Relations Mediator in ND and MN

• Involvement with mediations, negotiations, and arbitrations.
• Ombudsman for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).
• Experience as an educator, presenter, and consultant.
• Senior leadership in civilian and military sectors.
• Key management, financial, budget oversight positions.
• Municipal, state and federal legislative participation.
• Business owner.
• Legal Representative with FEMA on behalf of the State of North Dakota for 1997 floods.

$90/hour per person

O'Keefe-Hale, Kathryn

• Qualified Mediator, State of ND (civil, employment, family and divorce)

• Currently owns and operates own mediation business serving the courts and people of ND and MN.
• Regularly assist in training of mediators for ND and MN. Trains judges, other attorneys, etc., and assist them in completing the requirements to become a Qualified Mediator in the states of ND and MN.
• Worked as the Senior Legal Sales Consultant for Thomson/Findlaw.
• Worked as the Legal Correspondence Intern at Fox News Service/Talk Radio News in Washington, DC.

$350 initial fee

(Includes initial administrative fees plus first two hours)

$125/hour

Oleska, Barbara

• Listed as a Qualified Neutral on the ADR Neutral Roster for ND (employee relations, dispute/term/ departmental conflict, large group facilitation).

• Managing consultant for Equitable Conciliation Partners.
• Specializes in Transformative Mediation.
• Experienced in family, business and educational environment conflicts, as well as group rational facilitation at several universities and colleges.
• Trainer and mediation coach.

$100/hour one person

$150/hour two people

Page, Adele

• Listed as neutral mediator on the ND neutral roster.
• Mediation training through Harvard's program.
• North Dakota and Minnesota Bar.
• New York Registered Professional Nurse (not active).

• Provided labor and employment legal advice and counsel to HR professionals.
• Managed and collaborated on global labor and employment issues.
• Selected, managed, and evaluated outside legal counsel handling litigation and claims.
• Provided legal advice and counsel on a broad array of compliance and regulatory issues.

$100/hour

Stradley, Kathleen

• Certified arbitrator, mediator and qualified neutral, American Bar Association.
• Attended Conflict Resolution Center, UND, certified mediator.

• Independent contractor for Paralegal services.
• Registered Private Investigator, licensed in ND and MN.
• Paralegal Specialist and Law Firm Administrator.
• Belongs to the following organizations: American Bar Association (ABA); Red River Valley Paralegal Association (RRPA); and National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).

$250/day, plus expenses

Suomala, Dorothy

• Mediator Training at UND Conflict Resolution Center, 2008.

• Director of Graduate Studies, MSUM.
• Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Services, MSUM.
• Superintendent of the Tri-County School District, Karlstad, MN.

$125/hour

Udland, Robert

• Qualified in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in both ND (civil mediation) and MN.

• Member of the Vogel Law Firm.
• Represents clients in the areas of employment law, alternative dispute resolution, medical malpractice defense, and health care law.
• Previously served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of North Dakota.

$200/hour

Weir, Cathy

• Qualified civil mediator; listed on the ND Neutrals Roster.
• Mediation certificate from Erickson Mediation Institution, Minneapolis, MN.

• International Supreme Court Judge, Kosovo.
• International Trial Court Judge, Kosovo. District Court Judge, Moorhead, MN.
• As a judge in both MN and Kosovo, handled pre-trial settlement conference involving disputes between adverse parties. Judicial settlement conferences are similar to mediation.

$125/hour