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MEMBER PROFILE: Thorns Craven |
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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS |
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ADR Services:
 Mediation (Superior Court) |
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Mediation (Federal) |
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ADR Training/CME |
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Formal Certifications:
Superior Court Mediator
Superior Court Judicial Districts served:
10, 12, 13, 14, 15A, 15B, 17A, 17B, 18, 19A, 19B, 19C, 19D, 21, 22, 23, 25A, 25B, 26
[ Click for Map of N. Carolina's
Districts ]
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Thorns Craven has experience in the following areas of Civil
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ADA Disability |
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Arts (Fine, Performing) |
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Civil Rights |
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Commercial/Business |
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Community Associations |
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Construction |
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Consumer Fraud |
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Contract Disputes |
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Debt/Foreclosure |
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Education |
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Environmental |
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Health Care |
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Insurance |
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Land Use/Planning |
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Landlord/Tenant |
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Local Government |
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Non-profit Organizations |
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Personal Injury |
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Professional Fees |
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Professional Negligence |
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Real Estate |
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Torts |
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Transportation |
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Biographical Notes:
Full time mediator since 1992; In addition to serving as a mediator in several thousand cases, Craven has been one of the principal trainers in Mediation, Inc. 40 hour course for lawyers and others seeking certification as a Superior Court mediator. Since the course began in 1994, Craven has helped train over 4,000 people in mediation skills.
Practice devoted exclusively to conducting mediated settlement conferences and teaching others mediation skills and techniques
Education:
- JD, University of North Carolina School of Law - 1969
- BA, Washington & Lee University - 1962
- Certified Mediator: Superior Court Settlement Conferences - 1992
- Participant, Harvard Negotiation Project, Cambridge, MA - 1992
- Principal Trainer in Mediation, Inc.'s 40 hour course on Civil Superior Court Mediation - 1994-present
- Participant, KeyBridge Foundation Workshop on Mediation in Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA) cases - 1999
- Advanced Mediator Training, Straus Institue for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law - 2000
Languages
English, German
Memberships & Affiliations :
Member, NC State Bar
Member, NC Bar Association (Director, Special Committee on Indigent Legal Services Delivery Systems; Legal Services Planning Committee; Dispute Resolution Section)
Member, National Legal Aid & Defenders Association (Board of Directors; Executive Committee)
Board of Directors, North Carolina Legal Services Resource Center
Member, LegalAidNet National Advisory Committee
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RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION |
Rates: $175 per hour and a one-time administrative charge of $175. No charge for travel, but a four hour minimum fee for travel over 2 hours from Winston-Salem.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation fee charged in the event of postponement or cancellation after conference date confirmed to all parties. Administrative fee plus 2 hours. Cancellation fee subject to being waived under special circumstances, or if another conference can be scheduled for that date.
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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION |
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Calendar Last Updated: 16 May 12
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Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form.
All such requests will go immediately to
Thorns Craven's scheduling staff
(mediation@triad.rr.com)
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