Dwight Golann

Dwight Golann’s Experience and Background

Affiliations:

• Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School.
• Distinguished Neutral and member of Training Faculty, International Institute for Conflict Resolution and Prevention (CPR Institute, New York), U.S. - China Business Mediation Center (Beijing), and Middlesex Multi-Door Courthouse (Cambridge MA).

Education:

• B.A. (Economics), Amherst College
• J.D., Harvard Law School

Honors:

• Honorary Member, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
• Named to Best Lawyers in Amerca in ADR (2008, 2009)
• Winner, CPR Institute Awards for Best Article and Best Book in Dispute Resolution

Other Positions:

• Chair, ADR Committee, Boston Bar Association (2004-2005) Chair, ADR Programs, ABA Sections of Litigation (1995-2001) and Business Law (1992-1994)
• Director of Panelist Training, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (J.A.M.S.) (2001-2004) Senior Mediator, J.A.M.S. (1994-1998)
• Member and Chair, Consumer Advisory Council to the Governors of the Federal Reserve (1998-2000) Chair, ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee (1994-1997)
• Visiting Professor, Boston University and University of Oregon Schools of Law (2008-2009) Visiting Scholar, ADR Center of Rome (2006) and Harvard Program on Negotiation (1998)
• Member, Advisory Committee on ADR, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (1992-1995)
• Of Counsel, Hinckley, Allen and Snyder (1992-1994)
• Chief, Government Bureau, Civil Bureau and Trial Division, Attorney General of Massachusetts. Responsible for litigation and settlement of all cases filed against the state, its officers, and agencies. (1991-1992)
• Chief of the Consumer Protection Division, Deputy Chief of the Public Protection Bureau, and Trial Attorney, Attorney General of Masschusetts. Special Criminal Prosecutor, Essex County District Attorney (1977-1986)
• Attorney, Snyder, Tepper and Berlin (1974-1977)

Personal Information:

• Married, with two children
• Interests: Tennis, hiking, carpentry, skiing