Rory Godowsky, JD

Education

• J.D., Widener University School of Law, 1978
• Bachelor of Science, University of Delaware, 1975

Bar Admissions

• Delaware State Bar Association – December 1978
• Began Family Law Practice - 1978
• United States District Court – May 1979

Family Mediation

• Certified Family Mediator - 1992
• The New Mediation: A Practical Way to Resolve Disputes/DSBA – June 1996
• Coast to Coast Mediation Training, Divorce and Family – April 1997
• Superior Court Mediation Training – June 1998

"I began using mediation as part of my family practice in 1992. Additionally, I have been involved with Family Court of the State of Delaware in the required Mediation practice for family matters since its inception in the mid 1980s."

Additional Training Received

• Mediation/DSBA – June 1995
• Getting Results from Your Client: Mediation: How and Why
• Mediating Legal Issues/DTLA– June 1996
• Mediation/DSBA – June 1996
• Mediation Training Program/Superior Court – July 1998
• Ethical Issues in Mediation – Conflict of Interest – July 1998
• Conflict Resolution/University of Delaware – March 1999
• Conflict Resolution at the University of Delaware – March 1999
• Intro to Adult Guardianship Mediation/DSBA – October 2005

Presentation and Lecturing

• Mediation Training, Part 1 with Superior Court of Delaware – March 2005
• Mediation Training/Superior Court – May 2007
• What’s Happening in Delaware ADR/DSBA – November 2001
• Mediation Training Seminar/DSBA – October 2002
• Guest lecturer University of Delaware – 2002 - 2007

Employment

• 1979 – Present Partner – Green, Green, Godowsky & McFadden
• 1993 – Present Founder and Director – Resolutions, Inc.

Professional Organizations

• American Bar Association
• Delaware State Bar Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
• Cab Calloway School of the Arts – Board Member
• Board Member of Various Civic and Community Associations
• Commissioner on the Delaware Commission for Women from 1980-1983
• Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of the Delaware State Bar Association
• Member of the International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers
• Member of the Delaware Federation of Dispute Resolution
• Organizer and Contributor of the Legal Handbook for Delaware Women by the Women’s Rights Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association, the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women and the Delaware Association of Lawyer’s Wives Foundation
• Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association

Continuing Legal Education and Professional Skills

• Annual Family Law Update – March 1992
• It Works – 1996
• Getting Results from Your Client/DTLA – February 1996
• Ethics Professionalism/DTLA – March 1996
• 7th Annual Retreat for Women Lawyers and Judges/DSBA – April 1999
• Child Custody Parenting Class – November 1999
• Ethics & Professionalism Update/DTLA – December 2002
• Mediation Training/Superior Court – December 2003
• ABA Dispute Resolution in New York City – April 2004
• Annual Convention/DTLA – June 2004
• Annual Convention/DTLA – June 2006
• Family Law Update – September 2006

Other Accmplishments, Honors and Achievements

• Honored as one of the 1st 75 women to be admitted to the Delaware Bar
• Presenter and Speaker at Delaware Superior Court Mediation Training – 2006
• Panelist – Training for Delaware Superior Court Mediation – 2006
• Speaker – University of Delaware, "The Language of Mediation"