ADR Practice Concentration: Mediation
Professional Background: 23 years of private law practice in Kankakee, Illinois (1960 – 1983; 12 years Bank President, Kankakee, Illinois (1983 – 1995); 4 years as Police Magistrate (Elected Judge) of City of Kankakee, Illinois (1960 – 1964); 7 years member of Kankakee County Board of Supervisors (Elected County legislature) (1973 – 1980); Member of governing board and other positions with: Kankakee Community College, Kankakee Valley Area Airport Authority, Riverside Medical Center (community hospital), Kankakee Area YMCA (President 1970 – 1972), Kankakee Kiwanis (President 1981 – 1982). 4 years Mediator with Mediation Center at Savannah, GA, and Dispute Resolution Center at Austin, TX as retired volunteer (2003 – 2007). Volunteer Mediator and Arbitrator at Austin Better Business Bureau (2007)
ADR Training & Qualifications: Basic 40 Hours Mediation in Texas (Dispute Resolution Center, Austin 2005), and Basic 20 Hours Mediation in Georgia (Mediation Center, Savannah 2003), Advanced 30 Hour Family Mediation in Texas (Dispute Resolution Center, Austin 2005). Binding Arbitration Training (T3 Arbitration Services 2007) TMCA Credentialed with Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Have conducted approximately 50 mediations.
Mediation Concentration Areas: General Court Civil and Family Law case work.
Educational Background: BS (Commerce and Law), University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1958; JD University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1960). Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin (1986).
Professional Associations & Affiliations: Texas Association of Mediators, Austin Association of Mediators (member of Board), TMCA Credentialed Mediator, Texas Bar Association ADR Section member.
Fee Information: Hourly, daily, partial daily charges are negotiable. Free or volunteer work in appropriate cases.
Contact Information: Paul F. Blanke, 6721 Valburn Dr., Austin, TX 78731,
Mobile Tel: 512 797 9446, Fax: 512 342 8730, E Mail: paulblanke@yahoo.com
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