Peter Edward Bort, JD

E-mail Address pbort@divorcedoneright.com

Education

• Georgetown University LawCenter

  -Juris Doctor, May 1984
  -Member–Faculty Tenure Committee

• University of Binghamton
  

  -Bachelor of Arts, May 1980
  - Recipient–Outstanding Academic Performance
  -New York State Regent’s Scholar
  -History Fellow–1979-1980

• University of Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CA

  -Certificate in Counseling, July 1992
  -235-hour program

 

Professional Training and Certifications

• Mediation Training, Community Dispute Settlement Program, 1994
• Child Custody Mediation Training, 1995 (CDSP 40 hrs.)
• Divorce & Custody Mediation, 1999.  (AFM approved 40 hrs.)
• Special Topic on Ethics: Dual Professions and Mediation, November 2000
• Custody Mediation Orientation Program, 1999 and 2001
• Mediation Process, Purpose & Perspectives, November 2002
• The Impact of Grief and Loss in Family Mediation, 2004
• Hot Topics in Mediation, February 2004
• Creativity in Mediation, March 2004
• Training for Mediation Coaches, September 2004
• Spin, Counterspin: How Lawyers Manipulate Mediators, September 2006
• Expand Your Practice and Productivity as a Client Coaching Mediator, November 2006

Past and Present Professional Organizations

• Academy of Family Mediators
• Pennsylvania  Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
• Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
• Delaware County Bar Association
• Montgomery Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Family Law Section, Delaware County Bar Association
• Family Law Section, Montgomery County Bar Association
• Family Law Section, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Delaware County Bar Association
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Montgomery County
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Mediation Subcommittee, Montgomery County Family Law Section
  

Dispute Resolution Experience

• Mediator, Court-connected Custody Program, Montgomery County
• Mediator, Center for Resolutions, Media, Pennsylvania
• Mediator, Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, Pennsylvania
• Mediator, Community Dispute Settlement Program, Media, Pennsylvania
• Mediator, Private (1995-Present)
• Arbitrator, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Arbitrator, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
• Arbitrator, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

 

Presenter

“From Issues to Process: The Choices that Lead to Peace”
Institute for Individual and World Peace

Center for Resolutions-Custody Mediation Training, October 2006

Introduction to Montgomery County Custody Mediation Orientation Program, November 2001

People’s Law School, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2003 and 2004

 

Other Relevant Experience

Volunteer with Insight Seminars from 1985-2007

Volunteer with Peace Theological Seminary 1987-2007