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Rina M. Goodman, J.D.
(By Appointment Only)
Seattle,
Washington
98101
Phone: 206-523-7100
Fax: 206-524-4690
(By Appointment Only)
Bellevue,
Washington
98004
(By Appointment Only) Kirkland, WA 98033 |
2007 MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
King County Dispute Resolution Center
Rina Goodman, owner of Transforming Conflict, LLC, is an attorney and certified mediator with over 200 hours in advanced mediation training, including divorce, elder care, and workplace mediation. She also has had considerable continuing legal education in divorce, relationship dissolution, estate planning, and elder care, and continues her education in these substantive areas.
After earning her law degree at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Rina worked on commercial law matters for a Manhattan law firm, briefly served as an Assistant Circuit Executive for Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and represented plaintiffs with wrongful death, personal injury, civil rights, and employment discrimination claims. As an associate in a law firm specializing in aviation mass disaster litigation, she worked closely with clients and experts, including psychiatrists and economists, developing cases for trial on damages. She co-authored the winning brief for Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. National Transportation Safety Board and Richard A. Rolund, 57 F.3d 1144 (D.C.Cir. 1995), and served as second-chair at oral argument.
Prior to her law and mediation careers, Rina managed a not-for-profit art gallery in lower Manhattan where she created a performance program, Poetry and Visual Media. The program featured, among others, notable performance artists and writers such as Anna Deavere Smith, Anne Waldman, Thomas Lux, Chris Kraus, and John Yau.
Her Core Values
Today Rina devotes her practice exclusively to family mediation. She has a deep understanding of the human costs of litigation (e.g., the loss of self-determination, privacy, and opportunities for healing) and therefore is strongly committed to mediation in which parties work collaboratively to craft agreements that serve their particular needs. Moreover, because mediation is empowering and constructive, she believes it is especially effective for resolving conflict in family situations.
In addition to maintaining her private practice, Rina Goodman mediates family disputes as a volunteer for the King County Dispute Resolution Center and employment disputes for the Mediation Consortium of the Seattle Federal Executive Board.
Throughout her professional career as a lawyer and mediator, Rina has been commended by employers, clients, associates, and judges for her professional knowledge, integrity, and commitment. In August 2007, she was recognized by the King County Dispute Resolution Center as Mediator of the Year.
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York
Juris Doctorate, 1990
New York University, New York, New York
Master of Arts, Arts Administration/New Museology, 1985
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, 1977
Court Admissions
State: Washington (2004); District of Columbia (1992); New York (1991)
Federal: U.S. Supreme Court (1994)
Awards
Certificate of Recognition, 2007 Mediator of the Year
King County Dispute Resolution Center, Seattle, WA
Articles
Goodman, R.M., Kuciemba, M., (2007, Jan.-Feb.). Is the Co-Mediation Model Working? Update Newsletter, Bellevue Mediation Program. Retrieve from www.cityofbellevue.org/pdf/PCD/NewsletterJan-Feb07.pdf
Coaching, Presentations & Workshops
What’s In Your Mediator Toolkit? Styles & Methods for Helping Parties in Conflict (with Mark Kuciemba)
Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Tacoma, WA (8/7/07)
Coach, Mock Mediation, Basic Mediation Training
Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Tacoma, WA (7/19/07)
Is the Co-Mediation Model Working? (with Mark Kuciemba)
- Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Tacoma, WA (11/30/06)
- Washington Mediation Association, Seattle, WA (3/13/06)
Certifications
Certified Mediator (2004)
King County Dispute Resolution Center, Seattle WA
Skills Training in Mediation
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2007 |
Conflict Personalities, 3 hours Kenneth Cloke’s Crossroads of Conflict: Advanced Mediation Training, 5 hours Co-Mediation In-Service Training, 2 hours Expanding the Story Line, 1.5 hours |
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2006 |
The Six Thinking Hats for Mediation: A Different Paradigm, 1.5 hours The Path of Impasse, 1.5 hours Dealing with Anger in the Mediation Session, 1.5 hours The Fundamentals of Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World From the Inside Out, 12 hours |
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2005 |
Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training, 16 hours Certificate: Adult Guardianship/Family Caregiver Mediation, 14 hours Mediating Divorce Agreements, 15 hours |
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2004 |
Transformative Mediation, 16 hours |
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2003 |
Domestic Mediation Training, 24 hours |
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2002 |
Professional Mediation Skills Training Program, 36 hours |
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1999 |
Certificate: Workplace Mediation & Conflict Resolution, 76 hours |
Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars on Substantive Issues
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2007 |
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes, 12 hours The Abusive Use of Conflict, 1 hour Advanced Certified Professional Guardian Issues, 6.75 hours 4th Annual Trusts & Estates Litigation Seminar, 6.5 hours Fundamentals of Guardianship, 3 hours |
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2006 |
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Forms of Dementia: From Diagnosis to Litigation – How to Protect Your Client, 6.5 hours Special Issues in Working with Divorcing Parents: Domestic Violence and High Conflict Parents, 6 hours |
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2005 |
What You Need To Know to Get Ready for the New Mediation Act, 3 hours How the Experts Develop Parenting Plans: Point and Counterpoint Solving the Family Court Puzzle: Integrating Research Policy & Practice Using Child Development and Divorce Research to Develop Appropriate Parenting Plans, 3 hours |
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2004 |
Protecting the Rights of Relationships – Advising the Unmarried or Gay/Lesbian Couple What About the Children? (Local Rule 94.04) (9/17/04) Collaborative Law Symposium Living with Grief: Alzheimer’s Disease |
Professional Associations:
American Bar Association, ADR & Family Law Sections
Association for Conflict Resolution
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
King County Bar Association, ADR, Family, Elder Law Sections
Washington Bar Association, ADR, Family, Elder Law Sections
Washington Mediation Association, Education Committee
Professional Community Service
Volunteer Mediator, Seattle Federal Executive Board ADR Consortium (2004-present)
Volunteer Mediator, King County Dispute Resolution Center (2004-present)
Other Community Service
2005 to 2007: Art Docent, Bryant Elementary School, Seattle, WA
2006 to present: Member, Art Committee, Bryant Elementary School,
Seattle, WA
Please email us or visit our website for additional information.
