Kathi A. Karsnitz, Esq.
Professional Work History
Solo law practice 2004-presentChief Legal Counsel, Delaware Technical & Community College 2000-2003
Chief Legal Counsel/Director of Government Relations Delaware State Education Association 1996-2000
Delaware Department of Transportation Executive Assistant to the Secretary/Director of Policy 1993-1995
Office of Delaware Governor Thomas R. Carper, Deputy Legal Counsel 1993
Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Georgetown, DE associate attorney 1985-1991
Member Delaware Public Employent Relations Board 2004-present
Dispute Resolution Experience
Arbitrator for Delaware Superior Court casesMediator for Delaware Superior Court cases
Experienced in representing parties in grievance and Superior Court arbitration and in Superior Court mediation
Mediator for Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Enforcement Program ADR
Mediator for United States Postal Service REDRESS Program
Mediator for State of Delaware Manufactured Housing ADR
Cornell University Dispute Resolution Training (Course titles and dates taken)
Cornell Certificate in Conflict Resolution:Negotiation Strategies 2/2007
Employment Law Mediator Training 3/2007
Employment Law Arbitrator Training 4/2007
Evidence in Arbitration 5/2007
Arbitration Award-Writing Workshop 6/2007
Mediating in the Federal Sector 6/2007
Ethics in ADR 10/2007
Other Dispute Resolution Training
State of Delaware Superior Court Mediation certification 2003Harvard Law School, Program of Instruction for Lawyers at PON Mediation Workshop 2005
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mediator Orientation, Solomons, MD 2007
United States Postal Service REDRESS Transformative Mediation Training, Trenton, NJ 2007
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment LawDelaware Bar Association, Sections of Labor and Employment Law and ADR
Terry-Carey American Inn of Court
Education
University of Delaware, B.A.A.S., cum laude, 1975Delaware Law School of Widener University, J.D., cum laude, 1982
References
Available upon requestFee Policy
Mediation: $250/hr. plus expensesCancellation: time and expenses to the date of cancellation