Beth Brown Ornstein, J.D., is an experienced dispute resolution professional, trainer, and attorney. Beth received her bachelor’s degree in public policy studies from Duke University in 1977 and her law degree from the George Washington University in 1981. She completed her initial mediation training in 1991. In addition to her MTI workplace mediation training, Beth has completed specialized training for mediation of disputes relating to family matters (divorce and child custody, dependency and neglect) and the arts. She has also completed specialized training for mediation-arbitration and restorative justice practices. Beth is qualified by the Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediation Organizations (CCMO) as a Professional Mediator. She is a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ®* practitioner and has studied Non Adversarial Communication with Connection Partners, Inc.
Beth founded Colorado Mediation Center, LLC (CMC) in 2000. As the manager of CMC, she provides mediation, arbitration, mediation-arbitration, training, and facilitation services for individuals and organizations experiencing workplace, divorce, parenting, business, real estate, construction, and other disputes. Beth is also a Colorado Department of Transportation Dispute Resolution Board Member.
Beth provides conflict management, communications, team-building, and personality training programs for private businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. She has provided training for The Adoption Exchange, AIMCO, Denver Regional Council of Governments, Hunter Douglas, Inc., Integrated Research, Inc., and the Office of Surface Mining in the U.S. Department of the Interior.
As a private attorney, Beth has practiced contract, criminal, business and family law. As an attorney for the District of Columbia, she litigated contracts disputes and criminal matters and provided legal advice regarding contract, administrative and personnel matters. She also clerked for the HUD and DOE Contract Appeals Boards.
Beth is a member of CCMO; Association for Conflict Resolution; Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee (Boulder IDC); Colorado, District of Columbia, and Virginia Bar Associations; Boulder County Bar Association (BCBA); and the Association for Psychological Type International. She has served as a co-chair for the BCBA ADR Committee and has served on the Board of the Boulder IDC. She keeps informed about current developments in law and dispute resolution through participation in many continuing legal and mediation education programs.
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