Ron
Kelly's Biography
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Ron
was named 'Educator of the Year' for
UC Berkeley, 2001.
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Ron
has been a nationally-recognized mediator, arbitrator,
and trainer for over fifteen years.
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Ron
has played a central role in drafting and enacting
many of the current California laws protecting
the integrity of mediation and arbitration.
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Ron
trains attorneys and business professionals
in conflict resolution skills and law through
the University of California Berkeley Extension
and other organizations.
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Ron
Kelly is available to serve as a neutral, and
to speak, train, or consult on the design of
dispute resolution contract language and systems.
Why
Consider Ron's Trainings?
- A
respected expert in the field, Ron Kelly offers
your program unique approaches and materials
- developed over a decade of teaching business
professionals, attorneys, and dispute resolvers.
- Your
participants gain the confidence and ability
to both prevent and resolve conflict, using
the best techniques from Ron's fifteen years
as a business mediator and arbitrator.
- Ron
brings them the most current information on
the direction of ADR law and practice in California,
through his active role in the development of
new state laws and regulations.
Sample
Comments from Previous Sponsors
"As
a trainer...you received rave reviews from the
participants, who were obviously impressed with
your style and grasp of the subject matter"
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Lisa M. Graves, Director of Education Services,
American Arbitration Association, San Francisco
"I
can highly recommend Ron Kelly as a trainer...Ron's
instructions, and his terrific course materials...are
a very cost-effective investment"
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Richard Morrison, AIA, Chair, Small Firm Forum,
American Institute of Architects, Oakland
"Thank
you for the superb job you did in planning and
chairing the NCCM Conference on Confidentiality
at Stanford...I also wanted to compliment you
for the role you have filled in helping to shape
the policy discussion and legislative consideration
in California...It is an important and complex
area that you have mastered"
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Jay Folberg, Dean, University of San Francisco
School of Law
More
About
Ron Kelly...
Creating
the Law and Awards
Ron
Kelly is one of the principal architects of California
mediation law, and has played a central role in
drafting and enacting the state's laws protecting
the integrity of mediation and arbitration. These
include key sections of the California Evidence
Code, Insurance Code, Government Code, Business
and Professions Code, and others.
He
served as the expert advisor to the California
Law Revision Commission in drafting its recent
legislation creating the new chapter of law governing
California mediations.
In
recognition of his work, Ron has been named Peacemaker
of the Year by the Southern California Mediation
Association, has been honored with awards from
the California Dispute Resolution Council and
the Northern California Society of Professionals
in Dispute Resolution, and has received both the
Sleizer Memorial Award and the American Arbitration
Association's Distinguished Service Award.
Trainings
Over
the past decade, Ron has provided training to
thousands of dispute resolvers, lawyers, property
owners, business professionals, and court and
agency staff.
Ron's
trainings cover conflict resolution skills, ethics
and law. He trains through the University of California
Berkeley Extension, local bar associations, and
professional organizations.
His
training materials are licensed and used by leading
universities, bar associations, court systems,
corporations, and professional organizations throughout
California.
Ron
Kelly is a frequently-published author and speaker
on current issues in the field.
Mediation
and Arbitration Experience
Ron
is a professional business mediator and arbitrator,
specializing in real property and construction
cases. He's been mediating voluntary settlements
since 1970.
Ron
also arbitrates through the American Arbitration
Association, local courts, state agencies, and
his own offices.
Ron
has over fifteen years of experience serving as
a neutral and has helped thousands of people resolve
their disputes quickly and fairly.
Former
Chair of the Design Review Committee for the City
of Berkeley, he served eight years reviewing plans
and holding hearings on proposed commercial and
residential developments for the city.
His
background also includes training in real estate
and construction law, structural engineering,
and architectural design. He has held four California
Contractor's Licenses (General, Electrical, and
Plumbing, and Solar), and has extensive experience
in the purchase, design, construction, and sale
of real property.
Professional
Organizations
A
founder of both the California Dispute Resolution
Council and the Northern California Mediation
Association, Ron has been elected to the boards
of several mediation and arbitration associations.
Ron
is a fully-accepted member of the Society of Professionals
in Dispute Resolution, and is pledged to follow
the Society's Ethical Standards of Professional
Conduct.
Contact
us to bring Ron Kelly's professional mediation,
training and speaking services into your organization.
See
a list of workshops
by Ron Kelly.
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