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Valerie Marvin is the founder and principal of The Mediation Group. A lawyer and a member of the New York and Connecticut bars since 1989, Valerie brings her professional experience and expertise into her work as a mediator/neutral and identifies the importance of distinguishing her role in this work from her role as attorney/advocate. As mediator she does not advocate for any participant, position or outcome but endeavors to understand all the issues of importance, guides the communication and information gathering and honors the participants’ capacity to frame their process and take a leadership role in their decision-making.
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Valerie’s first mediation training was with Jack Himmelstein and Gary Friedman at The Center for Understanding in Conflict/The Center for Mediation in Law where she is now a member of their training staff and education committee, working to advance knowledge and awareness of mediation and the role of understanding in promoting personal and organizational communication, conflict resolution and decision-making. Valerie is also a member of the Suffolk County Supreme Court Roster of Mediators in Guardianship & Elder Care Matters, and a member of the Suffolk County Supreme Court Commercial Division Mediator Roster and a volunteer community mediator with the Education & Assistance Corporation (EAC).
Committed to her continuing education, Valerie participates in ongoing advanced monthly mediation training seminars and workshops at The Center for Understanding in Conflict where she, together with her colleagues, explores the dynamics of conflict, the conflict trap, tools and resources to help participants move beyond conflict and the role of Self-Reflection in mediation and conflict management. Valerie’s other training includes, basic mediation training with Duke Fisher of Learning Laboratories, divorce mediation training at The Ackerman Institute for the Family and Office of Court Administration Elder Adult Dialogue & Mediation Training.