Martin Franklyn Fine

In 1995 Martin Fine formed Conflict Resolution and Legal Services (CRLS), a private conflict resolution service.  As an attorney, counselor and mediator Martin has over thirty- five years’ experience helping people resolve conflict.

Martin received mediation certifications from Harvard Law School, Harvard Mediation Program and the Mediation Center in Eugene Oregon. He was an Associate of Common Ground, Center for Collaborative Solutions with the University of California at Davis Law School, and served on its Advisory Board in developing their Conflict Resolution Certificate Program.  Martin has been an Adjunct Professor for the University of San Francisco and California State University at Sacramento instructing in Law and Ethics, Family Law and Education Law.  In addition to his law degree Martin has a graduate degree in counseling.

Since 1993 Martin has held the position of chief legal officer for large and small public and private organizations. Over his career Martin has represented counties, businesses, districts and schools. Martin has a breadth of experience in many areas of the law including: contracts, land use, real estate, litigation, administrative law, employment law, labor law, government law, education law and dispute resolution.

A natural outcrop of this training and experience is the

understanding that relationships play a significant role in legal and interpersonal conflicts.  As a result, Martin has a keen interest in and aptitude for dispute resolution. He has developed conflict resolution programs and trainings and successfully mediated numerous individual, complex agency and business disputes.