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”