Lee Jay Berman
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Talk It Over
Talk It Over is a call-in style advice talk show featuring Diane Dimond, Lee Jay Berman and Louise Palanker. Each episode begins by talking about celebrity conflicts or conflicts in the news and how those in the dispute could Talk It Over with each other or with a mediator, followed by listeners...
along with crime and justice reporter and news anchor Diane Dimond
Diane Dimond
Diane Dimond is a television journalist, reporter and host. She is best known for her work as a correspondent on Hard Copy, Extra, and Entertainment Tonight.-Career:...
and comedienne Louise Palanker
Louise Palanker
Louise Palanker is a writer, producer and performer in radio, television, stage and stand-up comedy. As Senior VP of Creative and co-founder of Premiere Radio Networks, she wrote, produced and performed in over 20 programs for the network....
. Mr. Berman also authors the blog [Eye On Conflict].
Mr. Berman has been a full-time mediator since 1994, successfully mediating over 1,400 cases. He is a Distinguished Fellow with the International Academy Mediators, a Diplomat with the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
The California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is a statewide association whose membership consists of mediators and arbitrators distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of conflict resolution, and by their commitment to methods of alternative dispute resolution.Membership is...
http://www.californianeutrals.org/ is Certified by the International Mediation Institute, and is a Dispute Resolution Expert with the United Nations Development Programme. He was named Mediator of the Year by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, California Central District, in 2007, and one of California's Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal in 2008 and 2009.
Also a trainer in mediation, negotiation and conflict management skills, he is the founder and President of the American Institute of Mediation, he also lectures at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California, where he was Director of the “Mediating the Litigated Case” program from 2002–2009, and he teaches “Mediating the Complex Case” for the Institute for Conflict Management at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Berman has also conducted trainings for judges in Delhi, India, judges from The Kingdom of Jordan, mediators in post-war Croatia, business leaders in Amsterdam and Dubai, for the American Arbitration Association
American Arbitration Association
The American Arbitration Association is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. It is headquartered in New York...
, and multiple bar associations, courts and mediation organizations. The inaugural ADR Director for the Santa Barbara Superior Courts program http://www.sbcadre.org/, he also chaired or co-chaired the Training Committee for the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
’s Section on Dispute Resolution from 2003–2007, and is a member of the California State Bar’s Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution.