Edward Blumstein, JD

Education

• University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Economics, 1955
• Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1958
• Family Mediation Association, Mediation Certificate, 1982
• Academy of Family Mediators, Mediation Consultant, 1993
• Association of Conflict Resolution, Advanced Practitioner, 2000

Professional Experience

Law

• Sole Practitioner, 1959 to 1985
• Partner, Blumstein, Block and Pease, Philadelphia, 1985 to 2002
• Edward Blumstein, P.C., 2002 to present

Mediation

• Co-Mediator, Blumstein/Perlmutter Family Mediators, Philadelphia, 1982 to 1994
• Sole Mediator, Edward Blumstein & Associates, 1994 to present
• Co-Mediator, Mediation Services, 1996 to present

Professional Activities

Law

Philadelphia Bar Association

• Member, Board of Governors, 1985 and 1986
• Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent) Board Member, 1986 to present Executive Committee, 1994 to present
• Family Law Section Chair, 1985 Member, Counseling and Mediation Committee
• Public Service Section Member, Delivery of Legal Service Committee

Pennsylvania Bar Association

• Family Law Section Co-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1986 to 1991

American Bar Association

• Member, Task Force on Standards of Mediation for Lawyer/Mediators, 1985 to 1986 Family Law Section 2 Member, Executive Committee, Mediation/Arbitration Committee, 1986 to 1991

Mediation

• Family mediator
• Family business mediator
• Counselor and consultant to family mediators
• Mediator in conflicts arising out of real estate transactions
• Pennsylvania Board of Realtors, mediator for real estate transactions
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, mediator
• Cases involving claims against Piper Aircraft and Dalkon Shield, nationally accredited mediator
• Family Court of Philadelphia, mediator
• Custody Mediation Project, Philadelphia Family Court, advisor and co-developer
• Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, settlement mediator, 1995
• Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, settlement master, 1992 to 1995
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lawyer Dispute Panel, mediator, 1988 to present
• Key Bridge Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act Mediation

• Project, 1995 to present
• U.S. National Archives, mediator
• U.S. Postal Service, mediator
• U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), mediator

Arbitration

• Private arbitrator
• American Arbitration Association, arbitrator
• NASD (National Association of Security Dealers), arbitrator
• Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, arbitrator
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania, arbitrator

Teaching

• Temple University Law School, adjunct instructor, custody mediation 1994 to 2006

Guest Lectures and Presentations on dispute resolution

• Academy of Family Mediators
• American Arbitration Association
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Bryn Mawr College
• Chester County Custody Mediation
• Delaware County Bar Association
• Delaware County (Pa.) Community Dispute Resolution
• Delaware Law School
• Fairmount Institute
• National Association of Social Workers
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
• Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Judges
• Philadelphia Family Court, Mediation Project
• Philadelphia Psychiatric Center
• Rutgers Law School
• Temple University School of Law
• Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
• University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Villanova University School of Law

Association Activities

• American Bar Association
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
• Family Mediation Association of Delaware Valley President, 1990 to 1992 Board Member, 1987 to present
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution (past) Board Member and Program Co-Chair, Pennsylvania Council
• Eastern Ski Writers Association Board Member, 1992 to present General Counsel and Parliamentarian, 1991 to present
• North American Ski Journalists Association General Council and Parliamentarian, 1992 to present

Publications

• "Who Nurtures the Nurturer? A Model of a Peer Support Group," Blumstein, E., and Wisch, P.; Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3, Spring 1992.
• "Family Business Mediation: A New Way to Preserve the Business," Private Business Advisor, U.S. Trust, Winter 1992.
• "Family Business Mediation: A New Way to Preserve the Business," reprinted in Legacies, The Family Business Newsletter, Baylor University, July 1992.
• Contributor, Divorce and Family Mediation: Standards of Practice, American Bar Association, 1986
• "Ethical Guidelines for Attorney-Mediators: Are Attorneys Bound by Ethical Codes for Lawyers When Acting as Mediators?" Furland, F., Blumstein, E., and Hofstein, D.N., Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1997

Awards

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Sir Francis Bacon Award, 2006 for excellence in mediation practice and advocacy.
• Academy of Family Mediation, 2000, Volunteer of the Year Award.