Although settlement rates may be high, the level of satisfaction by individual parties to mediation may be at an all-time low. Accounts of the mediation process and its outcome described by first time users of mediation indicate disappointment and unfulfilled expectations. Why is mediation failing to meet its promise? Harry Kaminsky, Principal, Kaminsky Mediation Consulting will discuss where mediation has come up short and what we as mediators can do to bring greater satisfaction to the process.

APRIL 17, 2013
3:00 EST / 12:00 PST
BRIDGE-LINE: 641-715-3625, 238319#

Harry Kaminsky is the Principal of Kaminsky Mediation Consulting. He provides training, dispute resolution consulting, coaching, and mentoring to organizations, community groups, families, individuals, and both new and practicing mediators.

Before establishing his new practice he served as a vice president for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), in a variety of leadership positions for the past twenty years. Most recently he was the vice president of AAA University, the training division of the AAA where he designed and developed curricula for training programs on arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and communication skills for effective problem solving. He is a skilled facilitator and trainer who shared successful techniques with others through train-the-trainer programs. His work has directly enhanced the skills of thousands of practicing neutrals.

Harry was the founding director of the Phoenix Community Mediation Program and also served as an adjunct faculty at Arizona State University and the University of Phoenix, teaching courses in mediation and dispute resolution. He has published several articles on mediation and co-authored a book chapter. 

He earned a Master’s degree in Social Work Planning and Administration from Arizona State University and a Master’s degree in Education from Queens College of the City University of New York. Harry has more than twenty five years of experience as a mediator, trainer, and dispute resolution executive. He can be reached at: