I have been a practicing attorney
and arbitrator since 1971, having received my B.A. in Public Administration
in 1960 from California State University, Sacramento, and then my J.D. from
Lincoln University, San Francisco, in 1968. I have had extensive arbitration
experience in both the public and private sectors as well as civil litigation.
I served as the Dean of the
Empire College School of Law in Santa Rosa from 1990 through September, 1997
where I also taught classes on Alternative Dispute Resolution and conducted
seminars on arbitration, mediation and torts. In addition, I have created and
participated in a variety of labor training
programs.
RECENT EDUCATION:
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation - Resolution of conflicts on Construction Sites.
AAA Labor Arbitrator II Workshop - July 2003. Mr. Henderson has received his
Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution from McGregor School, Antioch University in 2001.
In September, 2000, he completed a 5 day, 40 hour of program on "Employment Law Mediator Training." The program subjects
included, Americans With Disabilities (ADA); Affirmative Action (EEOC); Age,
Racial, Sex Discrimination; Sexual and Workplace Harassment; OSHA;
Benefits/Pensions and Wrongful Termination. The training was sponsored by
the American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section and the
National Academy of Arbitrators. Cornell University, Alliance for Education
in Dispute Resolution presented the program, at The Bolger Center in
Potomac, Maryland. Alliance information may be obtained at:
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/icr/alliance.html
PANEL MEMBERSHIP:
- American Arbitration Association
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Las Vegas Resort Owners/Culinary Unions
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- National Mediation Board
- U.S. Postal Service
- National Rural Letter Carriers Association - Western States
- Various State Boards
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- California State Bar Association
- Industrial Relations Research Association
- National Academy of Arbitrators (Since 1978)
- Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals
- Conflict Resolution Association
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. (www.drb.org)
- The National Academy of Arbitrators (www.naarb.org)
In November, 1996 I closed my law office to specialize in providing services
exclusively in the practice of arbitration and mediation.
My law practice consisted primarily of labor and employment matters, business
litigation and plaintiff's personal injury.
In 1987, I was honored to be recognized as one of the top 1% of attorneys in the U.S.
(Naifeh, Steven and Smith, Gregory, The Best Lawyers in
America, 1987, (Woodward & White: New York)
For information or consultation:
Call: - (707) 838-9910
Fax: - (707) 838-9920
or e-mail:
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