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Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, JD (Lawyer/Mediator)
Attorney and Counselor at Law, mediator, arbitrator and facilitator in all disputes. Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution Family Section. Chair of the ACR Family Section training committee and member of the Family Section Advisory Council. Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and Central California Collaborative Law Affiliates. Member of the California Bar since 1974. Professional mediator, facilitator and intervention specialist since 1985. Thousands of cases handled as advocate, mediator, arbitrator or facilitator in everything from schoolyard fights to international disputes between governments. Thousands of people trained in conflict resolution on five continents in over a hundred languages with a specialty in inter-religious and cross-cultural disputes. Serve as a settlement officer and Special Master for Fresno County Superior Court.
Firm/BusinessName: Mediation Associates
Address(es): 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., #2202
Fresno CA 93702 USA
Phone: 559-453-3421
Fax: 559-252-4800
Email: duanerh@fresno.edu
Website: http://peace.fresno.edu/mediate/duanerhmediator.php

Practice Group Membership
  • Central Valley Collaborative Law Affiliates
    • Professional Activities
  • Central Valley Collaborative Law Affiliates http://collaborativelawyers.org
  • Association for Conflict Resolution Family Section Advanced Practitioner
  • Chair of the ACR Family Section Training Committee
  • ACR Family Section Advisory Council
  • Director of graduate academic programs in peacemaking at Fresno Pacific University
  • Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
  • American Society of Victimology
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Science
    • Professional Licenses
  • California Attorney
    • General Comments
    Divorce mediation as a stand-alone product or as a part of the collaborative process;
    Training of mediators;
    Process consultation; assistance to collaborative professionals with interpersonal issues
    Areas of Practice
  • Business Law
  • Civil Law
  • Collaborative Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Family Law
  • Mediation
  • Probate Law
  • Teaching
  • Trainer
    • Education
    Undergraduate Education
    B.A. Kansas State University
    Post-graduate Education
    M.Div. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
    Professional Education
    J.D. Golden Gate University School of Law
    Collaborative Practice Training
    Year Training Type Instructor Hours
    1985 Mediation Training Ron Claassen 9
    1987 Conflict Resolution Training David Blackburn 12
    1987 Conflict Resolution Training David Augsberger 40
    1995 Conflict Resolution Training Claassen & Reimer 33
    1997 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    1998 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    1999 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2000 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2001 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2001 Advanced Mediation Training I was instructor 33
    2002 Basic Collaborative Law Training Russell, et al. 6
    2002 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2003 Advanced Mediation Training I was instructor 33
    2003 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2004 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2005 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2005 Advanced Mediation Training I was instructor 33
    2006 Basic Collaborative Law Training PAULINE H. TESLER 12
    2006 Conflict Resolution Training I was instructor >99
    2007 Advanced Mediation Training I was instructor 24
    2007 Mediation Training I was instructor 100
    2008 Basic Interdisciplinary Training Randy Cheek and Margaret Anderson 14
    ** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.

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