Deborah R. Gaber, JD, MA

ABOUT DEB GABER . Mediator, Attorney, Consultant, Trainer

• Maintains a private divorce mediation practice in the Lehigh Valley, Stroudsburg, and Scranton
• Supervises court appointed child custody mediators
• Mediates child custody cases for Monroe, Northampton, and Lehigh Counties, PA
• Mediates workplace and educational issues
• Provides conflict resolution services to business, non-profit, educational, and government organizations

Education

• J.D. - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Law
• M.A. - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Religious Studies
• B.A. - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Religious Studies;
  cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Middle District of Pennsylvania
• Eastern District Pennsylvania

Certifications

• Certified Transformative Mediator( Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation)
• Court Approved Child Custody Mediator Supervisor
• Court Approved Child Custody Mediator

Relevant work Experience

• Private divorce mediation practice: 1990-present
• Child Custody Mediator for Lehigh County: 1995-present
• Child Custody Mediator for Monroe County: 2002-present
• Mediator for Equality Advocates (formerly the Center for Civil Rights), Philadelphia, PA
• Mediator for the US Department of Justice American's With Disabilities Mediation program
• Mediator, US Post Office's REDRESS program: 1999-present

Organizational Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Lehigh County Bar Association
• Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
• Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation
• Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
• Joint State Government Commission Advisory Committee Task Force on ADR

Professional Mediation Education

• Basic Mediation Training, Friends Conflict Resolution Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Divorce Mediation Training, National Center for Mediation Education, Annapolis, MD
• Divorce Mediation Training, Carl Schneider, Washington, DC
• Divorce Mediation Training, Zena Zumeta, Ann Arbor Mediation Center, Berks County Bar Association, Reading, PA
• The Heart of the Mediator; Drafting Mediated Agreements, Zena Zumeta, Ann Arbor Mediation Center, Lancaster County Mediation Center, Lancaster, PA
• Transformative Mediation Training, Dorothy Della Noce, Blue Bell, PA
• Advanced training in Transformative Mediation, Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, PA
• Issues of Capacity in Mediation, Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, PA
• Mediation Screening for Capacity training, Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, PA
• Screening for Domestic Violence training, Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, PA
• Facilitation and Team Development, Joseph P. Folger, Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, National Conference, Philadelphia, PA
• Bioethics and Mediation: Symposium at University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics, Philadelphia, PA
• Medical malpractice mediation training, Robert Creo, JD, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
• Outside Mediator Training, and Advanced Mediator Training, United States Post Office REDRESS® program
• Americans with Disabilities Workshop, Key Bridge Foundation, Washington, DC

Select Family Mediation Trainings presented by Deborah Gaber

• Enhancing Mediation Skills
  Presenter at the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators Annual Conference, Media, PA, April, 2006
• Divorce Mediation
  Presenter at National Conference on Transformative Mediation, Philadelphia, PA. November 8, 2004.
• Strategies for Representing Clients who are Victims of Domestic Violence.
  Women's Resource Center of Scranton and Marywood University. May 7, 2004
• Basic Mediation Training in the Transformative Framework.
  Training provided to Lehigh University faculty and staff January 6-8, 2003.
• Custody Issues for Third Parties and Caregivers.
  Workshop for Pinebrook Services for Children and Youth. November 15, 2001
• Hot Tips on Divorce and Custody
  Panelist for the Monroe County Bench Bar conference, September 22, 2001
• Family Law Issues for Gay and Lesbian Clients; Protecting the Rights of Your Client: The Gay and Lesbian Family; It's A Family Affair- Hot Topics in the Formation of the Lesbian and Gay Family.
  Presenter for the PA Bar Institute Family Law Symposium and the Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, Pa., 1999, 2001, 2006
• Mediation Training in the Transformative Framework.
  Provided Training to staff at the PA State Education Association. May 31, 2000 - June 2, 2000
• Divorce Mediation-How and Why it Works.
  Presentation for the Separation and Divorce Recovery Workshop, First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem, PA. November, 1999 - 2006
• Divorce Economics and Divorce Mediation: How Do They Work Together?
  Guest speaker on Mondschein Talks Divorce, WBEZ talk radio, December 5, 1998.
• Basic Mediation Training Using the Transformative Model, 21 hours.
  Faculty and Staff training at Lafayette College, June 3-5, 1998.
• Mediation in the 21st Century: What Every Attorney Needs to Know
  CLE Program, Bar Association of Lehigh County - March 18, 1998
• Common Myths About Divorce and Custody Litigation, Mediation and Evaluation--What Every Therapist Needs To Know
  For the Lehigh Valley Psychological Association - April, 1996, and April, 1997
• Fraud and the Elderly
  Panelist at Aspen Institute Retreat, Wye, MD, sponsored by the National Consumer's League and American Express - March, 1996
• Divorce and Custody Mediation
  Lehigh Law Line, WLVT-Channel 39 - February, 1996
• The New Child Custody Rules
  Lehigh County Bar Association - June, 1995 & December, 1995
• Challenging Issues for Mediation in Custody Cases
  Workshop Presentation, Pennsylvania Council of Mediators Annual Conference - April, 1995
• Mediation vs Litigation
  Workshop with Attorney John R. Mondschein, Fellow of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, for Therapists, Educators, Social Workers and Social Services Agencies - March, 1995
• The Benefits of Mediation for Family Law Practitioners
  Lehigh County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Program - November, 1994
• The Use of Mediation in Child Custody Cases
  Meet Your Judges Forum, Muhlenberg College - November, 1995
• Do You Want to Dance? Learn New Steps to Further Your Success as a Mediator
  Academy of Family Mediators Annual Meeting, Eugene OR - July, 1994
• Ethics and Professionalism for the Practicing Lawyer
  Panelist for Video Created by The American Law Institute, the American Bar Association and The University of Pennsylvania Law School Center on Professionalism on the PA Professional Code of Responsibility for Attorneys - Fall, 1993

Select Family Mediation Trainings given

• Basic Mediation training (21 hours)
• Marywood University, March, 2007

Publications

• "The Case for Mediation in Family Law Practice," Pennsylvania Family Lawyer
• Contributing editor for the book entitled Mental Health Experts: Roles and Qualifications for the Court ( 2003) by Frank Dattilio, PhD and Robert Sadoff,MD.