Duane Ruth-Heffelbower
About Duane
Licenses
Licensed in California for 51 years
State: California
Acquired: 1974
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2012
Presidential Award, Association for Conflict Resolution
1984
Outstanding Volunteer Attorney, Fresno County Bar Association
Work Experience
1985 - Present
Owner, Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, Conflict Specialist
1996 - 2015
Associate Professor of Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, Fresno Pacific University
1985 - 2015
Mediator/Associate, Mediation Associates
1982 - 1986
Partner, Kings River Law Center
1975 - 1982
owner, Law Offices of Duane Ruth-Heffelbower
Associations
2005 - Present
American Society of VictimologyMember of the Board
2002 - Present
Fresno County Superior CourtADR Mediator Panel
2010 - 2015
Mediate.comCertified Mediator
2008 - 2015
Association for Conflict ResolutionFamily Section Advisory Council
2003 - 2015
Association for Conflict Resolution - Central California ChapterBoard Member
2002 - 2012
Central California Collaborative Law AffiliatesMember
1996 - 1999
California State Bar Family Law Subcommittee on Alternative Dispute Resolution - NorthMember
1985 - 2015
Mediation AssociatesMediator Associate
Sample of Legal Cases
affirmed against plaintiff
Education
1988
M.Div.
1974
J.D.
1971
undergraduate
Speaking Engagements
2014
Reframing: from skill to artistry
2012
Role for Restorative Justice in Disaster Management
2008
Conflict and Peacemaking Across Cultures
2008
Restorative Justice: Community healing through dialogue
2007
Engaging victims of minor crimes in victim offender dialogue processes
2006
"Reframing From Skill to Artistry: How to Use Reframing to Transform a Mediation Session.
2005
Conflict Between Refugees and Receiving Communities: Lessons Learned and a Proposed Conflict Resolution Methodology
Publications
2013
2012
2012
2011
2010
2007
2007
2005
Languages
English
Activity
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