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Forrest (Woody) Mosten
Woody Mosten is in constant demand as a master trainer for basic courses, advanced courses, individual supervision for practicing mediators, collaborative lawyers, and training other conflict resolution trainers. He is a popular presenter at mediation and law conferences throughout the world.
Woody Mosten maintains an active practice as a family lawyer representing clients in divorce, pre-marital agreements, and complex issues in property, support, and parenting issues after divorce. The California State Bar has recognized Mr. Mosten as a Certified Family Law Specialist. Mr. Mosten does not accept engagements that involve court appearances. He practices with a collaborative and problem solving model and has trained Collaborative Lawyers throughout the world and serves as a negotiation and mediation consultant for other family litigators.
He has trained collaborative lawyers throughout the United States, England, Australia, South Africa, and Japan. In his home town of Los Angeles, he frequently trains members of LACFLA, A Better Divorce, and the San Gabriel Collaborative Law Practice Group.
Mr. Mosten was named Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine and as one of the top 25 Family Mediators in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Mr. Mosten has been given two major awards by the American Bar Association: A Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovations in Legal Access by the ABA Section of Delivery of Legal Services and Mr. Mosten was named the recipient of the Lawyer as Problem Solver Award by the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution.
Mr. Mosten teaches mediation as a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Law. He also teaches in the Dispute Resolution Program at Pepperdine School of Law. He has taught at USC Law Center, Hamline School of Law, Whittier School of Law, SMU, University of San Diego School of Law, and was Director of Clinical Education and law professor at the Mercer School of Law.
In addition to training mediators, lawyers, therapists and organizations world-wide, Mr. Mosten has published numerous articles on mediation and is the author of The Complete Guide to Mediation (ABA , 1997) and Operating a Profitable Mediation Practice (1998). His book, Mediation Career Guide, was published in 2001 has been a bestseller on Amazon in mediation since its release.
Mr. Mosten is recognized as the “Father of Unbundling” for his pioneering work in promoting Discrete Task Services for lawyers to play a major and effective role in mediations and his ABA book Unbundling Legal Services: A Guide to Delivering Legal Services A La Carte was published in 2000 and he served as a Keynote Speaker at the first national conference on unbundling in October 2000 in Baltimore.
Mr. Mosten has also been credited as the inventor of the Client Library, Confidential Mini-Evaluation, and as an authority on preventive law including his use of the Conflict Wellness/Personal Legal Check-Up, first developed by Mr. Mosten’s mentor, Professor Louis M. Brown.
Mr. Mosten was named 1999 Peacemaker of the Year and 2006 Conference Keynote Speaker by the Southern California Mediation Association, was awarded the Louis. M. Brown Conflict Prevention Award by the Los Angeles County Bar, and is the founding Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the Beverly Hills Bar and recipient of its President’s Award for his work in mediation. He currently serves as Chair of the ADR Committee of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar and has been Executive Chair of the International Client Counseling Competition since 1989.
His innovations in mediation and legal access have been reported in the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Business Week, The New York Times, Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Chicago Tribune, ABA Journal and many other publications throughout the world.
Mr. Mosten is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Riverside and received his Juris Doctorate at the UCLA School of Law. He is married to Dr. Jody Mosten, a Clinical Psychologist . He has a daughter, Jordana Mosten, age 22, and a stepson, Derek Grotzinger, age 25. He is a passionate golfer whose handicap ranges from 10 to 17, depending on his workload.
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| Address: |
11661 San Vicente Blvd #414
Los Angeles CA USA
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| Phone: |
310-441-1454 |
| Fax: |
310-470-2625 |
| Email: |
mosten@mostenmediation.com |
| Website: |
http://www.MostenMediation.com
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| Education |
AB UC Riverside (Phi Beta Kappa) 1965
JD UCLA School of Law 1972
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| Professional Licenses |
California State Bar, 1972
Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
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| Type Of Practice |
Limited to Collaborative Law and Mediation--Accepts no Court or Adversarial Engagements
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| Training Offered |
1.Advanced Strategies to Resolve Conflict
2. Working with Mediators as Allies and Resources as Collaborative Professionals
3. Unbundling and New Lawyering Roles to Improve Legal Access
4. Cutting Edge Caucus Strategies in Mediation and Collaborative Law
5. Interest Based Negotiation Strategies for Collaborative Lawyers
6. Hot Issues and Trends in Collaborative Law
7. Training for Conflict Resolution Trainers
8. Consultation and Feedback of Collaborative Cases Presented by Conference Participants
9. Utilizing a Confidential Mini Evaluation for Experts in Mediation and Collaborative Law
10. Building a Successful Career and Peacemaking Practice
11. Representing Clients in Mediation
12. Unbundling Collaborative Representation: Different Models
13. Synergies of Collaborative Law, Mediation, and Coaching Pro Se Litigants
14. Hot Issues and Trends in Collaborative Law and Mediation
15. Marketing and Managing a Mediation/Collaborative Law Practice
16. Advanced Mediation Training for Collaborative Professionals
17. 40 Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
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| Training Conducted |
1.Advanced Strategies to Resolve Conflict
2. Working with Mediators as Allies and Resources as Collaborative Professionals
3. Unbundling and New Lawyering Roles to Improve Legal Access
4. Cutting Edge Caucus Strategies in Mediation and Collaborative Law
5. Interest Based Negotiation Strategies for Collaborative Lawyers
6. Hot Issues and Trends in Collaborative Law
7. Training for Conflict Resolution Trainers
8. Consultation and Feedback of Collaborative Cases Presented by Conference Participants
9. Utilizing a Confidential Mini Evaluation for Experts in Mediation and Collaborative Law
10. Building a Successful Career and Peacemaking Practice
11. Representing Clients in Mediation
12. Unbundling Collaborative Representation: Different Models
13. Synergies of Collaborative Law, Mediation, and Coaching Pro Se Litigants
14. Hot Issues and Trends in Collaborative Law and Mediation
15. Marketing and Managing a Mediation/Collaborative Law Practice
16. Advanced Mediation Training for Collaborative Professionals
17. 40 Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
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| Collaborative Training Attended |
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| Collaborative Training Offered |
Forrest S. Mosten has conducted the following Collaborative Trainings:
Canadian National Family Law Conference--Basic, Newfoundland (2000)
Ventura Collaborative Law Group--Advanced (2002)
LACFLA--Advanced (2003, 2005, and Oct 2007 scheduled
A Better Divorce--Advanced (2005, 2006, 2007)
San Gabriel Practice Group--Advanced (Jan 2007) Oct 2007 Brisbane Collaborative Law Practice Group--Advanced 2007
Australian National Family Law Conference--Keynote, Basic
LEADR Australia 2007--Advanced
Michigan Collaborative Law Practice Group,Advanced 2006
Collaborative Professionals of Washington State (2010)
Collaborative Education Institute -3 day Training on Mediation Strategies for Collaborative Professionals (December,2010)
1 Day Collaborative Training (January, 2011)
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| References |
Tom Darnton, Michigan Collaborative Law Group
Fred Glassman and Ellyn Stein, LACFLA
Joe Spirito and Jane Euler, A Better Divorce
Sara Lloyd, James Pierre, Neil Denny, Stephen Anderson and Helen Howard, Resolution UK
Susan Norwood, Louisiana Family Mediation Council
Carl Candalosi, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
Shel Stark, Michigan ICLE
James Whitesell, Indiana MCLE
Susan Purdon, Brisbane Collaborative Practice Group
Fiona Hollier, LEADR Australia
Peter Robinson, Pepperdine School of Law
Aya Yamada, Kyoto University
Holly Hohlbein, Collaborative Professionals of Washington
Bart Carey, Collaborative Educational Institute
Ursula Gross, Swiss Bar Association
Others Upon Request
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| Standards |
I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Trainers I verify that I am a Collaborative Practice trainer who meets those Minimum Standards.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for a Collaborative Basic Training. I verify that the basic training that I offer as a Collaborative Practice trainer meets those Minimum Standards.
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