Edward Blumstein, JD
 E-mail Address eblumstein@divorcedoneright.com |
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.