Speaking & Training, Engagements & Events

◊ NJAPM 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Class, 4/5/08 & 4/27/08; Segments on Equitable Distribution, Domestic Violence & Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Class, 3/17/08, Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) 2007 Annual Conference, 11/3/07, Workshop - Marketing 101 - A Primer for New Mediators

◊ New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Class, 10/22/07, Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Family Court Mediators' Meeting, Sponsored by the Administrative Office of the Courts, 10/19/07, Advanced Mediation Techniques

◊ NJAPM 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Class, 10/7/07 & 10/21/07; Segments on Equitable Distribution, Domestic Violence & Practice Management

◊ Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York(ACRGNY) 2007 Annual Conference, 6/15/07, Quality Assurance in Mediation: NY, NJ, PA & CT - What we Can Learn From Each Other, Panel Presentation

◊ Rutgers Law School (Newark)Mediation Class, 6/12/07, Panel Presenter on Family & Divorce Mediation Techniques

◊ New Jersey State Bar Association - Annual Atlantic City Conference, 5/16/07, Panel Discussion on State of ADR in NJ

◊ New Jersey Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Day Conference, 4/12/07, Civil Mediation Role Play, The Prosando Case

◊ NJAPM 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Class, 3/25/07 & 4/15/07; Segments on Equitable Distribution, Domestic Violence & Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Class, 3/19/07, Practice Management

◊ Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New York Chapter (AFCC-NY) 2006 Annual Conference, 12/1/06, Panel Workshop on "Race, Gender and Economics: Who's Got the Power?"

◊ New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) 2006 Annual Conference, 11/4/06, Opening Remarks & State of the Organization

◊ NJAPM 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Class, 10/25/06 & 10/29/06; Segments on Equitable Distribution, Domestic Violence & Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 40-Hour Divorce & 18-Hour Civil Mediation Classes, 10/23/06, Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Family Court Mediators' Meeting, Sponsored by Hudson County, 5/8/06, Issues and Techniques for Court Mediators

◊ Seton Hall Law School, Family Mediation Class, 4/18/06, Panel Presenter on Mediation Techniques

◊ Hunterdon County Peer Mediation Group, 2/14/06, Woody Mosten's Approach to Case Consultation

◊ Montclair State University, Graduate Course in Dispute Resolution, 11/15/05, Financial Aspects of Divorce Mediation

◊ New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) 2005 Annual Conference, 11/12/05, Opening Remarks & State of the Organization

◊ NJAPM 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Class, 10/28/05 & 10/30/05; Segments on Equitable Distribution, Domestic Violence & Practice Management

◊ New Jersey Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Day Conference, 10/23/05, Divorce Mediation Panel - Cases That Didn't Settle, An Interactive Program

◊ Hunterdon County, Educational Services Commission, 10/10/05, Divorce Mentors Training with Resource Specialists, Separation, Divorce & Mediation

◊ New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 40-Hour Divorce & 18-Hour Civil Mediation Classes, 9/26/05, Practice Management

◊ Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York(ACRGNY) 2005 Annual Conference, 6/17/05, The Practice of Family Mediation: Perspectives and Visions from Within

◊ Monmouth University, Communications Department Class, 4/13/05, Overview of Mediation

◊ Christ Hospital/Jersey City, 3/7/05, Overview of Divorce and Divorce Mediation

◊ NJAPM Advanced Civil Mediation Techniques Seminar, 2/12/05; Business Side of Court Annexed Mediation Programs

◊ NJAPM 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Class, 1/29/05 & 2/6/05; Segments on Equitable Distribution, Domestic Violence & Practice Management

News & Events

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Press Release for NJAPM November 3, 2007, 14th Annual Conference, from PR.com: Anju D. Jessani to conduct Marketing 101 for Mediators workshop... PDF Format

New Jersey Law Journal, 7/16/07, "Divorce Mediation Centers Subject to Lawyer Ethics Rules, Committee Says" by Henry Gottlieb: Anju Jessani, president of the mediation association, says the group asked for guidance after members noticed how certain multi-professional practices worked and wondered whether they could adopt those models... PDF Format

Press Release from New Jersey State Bar Association by Barbara S. Straczynksi: Anju D. Jessani was recognized by the NJSBA at a ceremony at the NJ Law Center on February 23, 2007 for her work on S-1467 (Irreconcilable Differences Bill)... PDF Format with Pictures; HTML Format/NJSBA Site

NJBiz, 1/22/07, "Free-Hours Rule Seen As an Unfair Burden" by Yvonne Darling: “I’ve never heard of a surgeon paying for the first three hours of surgery,” says Anju Jessani, referring to a rule that many mediators like her consider unfair... PDF Format Online; PDF Format Print

11/13/06, Written Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of S-1467, the Irreconcilable Differences Divorce Bill: This bill will not increase the divorce rate. Rather, it will facilitate the pathway for more a more peaceful divorce process, including the use of mediation... PDF Format

The Times (Trenton), 7/31/06, "Couples Find Breaking Up Hard to Do, Even with No-fault Divorce; Seeking a Way Out, Without Recriminations" by Linda Stein: After five years, Selina Penn-King wanted out of her marriage... But when a judge did not accept the reasons she and her soon-to-be ex-husband put forth, the couple had to open their relationship to scrutiny... HTML Format

New Jersey Law Journal, 6/26/06, "Pay Mediators From the Get-go" by Anju D. Jessani: Mediators provide three free hours for each case referred by Superior Court presiding judges. But, according to a court study, the average number of billable hours per case is only 1.43 hours. NJAPM has an alternative proposal for compensation... PDF Format

5/3/06, NJAPM Letter to Assembly Sponsors in Support of A-483, the Irreconcilable Differences Divorce Bill: NJAPM is in full support of this change in divorce law which will make the divorce process less acrimonious, increase the use of mediation... and reduce the burden of contested divorces on our court system... PDF Format

New Jersey Law Journal, 4/17/06, "Working It Out - ADR for Homeowner Associations Makes Sense" by Anju D. Jessani: Disputes involving homeowners' associations often lead to costly and time-consuming litigation. That is why the NJAPM supports the dispute resolution process in the proposed New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership... PDF Format

Hunterdon County Democrat, 1/5/06, "Divorce Leads to Career as Conflict Mediator" by Rachael Brickman: Anju Jessani knows how to turn lemons into lemonade, turning a difficult time into a new career... HTML Format

Hunterdon Voice, 10/27/05-11/2/05: "Anju D. Jessani Starts Term as President of New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators": NJAPM, with nearly 350 members, is the state's largest mediation organization, and the only mediation association with its own accreditation process... PDF Format

Hunterdon County Democrat, 10/27/05, "People Making News On the Job": Anju Jessani started her term as President of NJAPM on Oct. 1... PDF Format; HTML Format

New Jersey Law Journal, 8/22/05, "Mediators Mixed on Pay Proposal for First 3 Hours" by Mary P. Gallager: A proposal to raise the pay of court-referred mediators from nothing to $100 an hour for the first three hours is working its way through the system... PDF Format; HTML Format

Hunterdon County Democrat, 2/24/05,"Divorce-Mediation Practice Opens An Office In Clinton": Anju D. Jessani has expanded her divorce-mediation practice, opening an office at 42 Main St... PDF Format; HTML Format

Princeton Packet, 11/30/04, "Untying the Knot" by Diane Landis Hackett: Behind the scenes, divorce mediators can make the best of a painful situation... HTML Format; PDF Format

Realtor Magazine, 2/1/04, "Selling: Divorcing Sellers" by Barbara Ballinger: When Darryl Bodle II represented a divorced couple in the sale of their once happy home, the experience was somewhat reminiscent of the 1989 movie War of the Roses... PDF Format; HTML Format

Lawyers Weekly USA, 7/23/01, "Can Grandparents, Others Get Visitation? State Courts Are in Disarray" by Sheila Creaton Kelly: Where grandparents can obtain visitation over the parents' objections, this state statute is constitutional, says West Virginia's highest court in the latest ruling on an issue that is sharply splitting the state courts... HTML Format

New York Post, 9/1/00, "$20M Isn't Enough for Exec's Ex-Wife" by Jeane McIntosh: Spurned corporate wife Lorna Wendt — who snagged an eye-popping $20 million in her 1997 divorce settlement from former General Electric CEO Gary Wendt — is determined to go hack to the till for more... HTML Format

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