Rakowsky, Connie L.

Rakowsky Mediation
298 Goodwin Road
Eliot, ME 03903
PHONE: (603) 568-7138
EMAIL: Connie.Rakowsky@gmail.com

A. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law (1981)
B.A., Northwestern University (1974)

B. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
Principal, Rakowsky Mediation
Mediation Experience: NH Superior Court, Business, and Probate Panels 1995-2008; private and NH panel mediator 2008-2016; full time private and NH panel mediator 2017-current; Maine and NH Agricultural Mediation panel 2019-current. Arbitration: American Arbitration and Mediation Panel 2009-current. Legal Experience: Shareholder, Director, and practitioner for business, commercial, bankruptcy, real property, and employment matters at Orr & Reno, Concord (NH); Executive Director, Legal Advice and Referral Center (LARC now 603 Legal Aid), 2009-2016.

C. FORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING:
Bias and Diversity training. Various in 2023, 2022, 2021 by Maine Association of Mediators, American Arbitration Association, New York Law School, American Inns of Court, and Organizational Ignition.
Arbitration trainings, including general skills and Consumer by American Arbitration Association annually since 2009; Insights from Science of Moral Reasoning for Mediators and Negotiations, DCCA Appellate Panel 2022

D. OTHER ADR PANELS AND ADR ROSTERS ON WHICH NEUTRAL SERVES
National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, NH
American Arbitration Association, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation panels
United States District Court of NH, Civil
NH Judicial Branch, Superior, Civil and Business Courts, and Probate Court
Maine and NH Agricultural Mediation Panels

E. EXPERIENCE AS A NEUTRAL
Extensive multi-party and two-party disputes:
-Real Property disputes including partition, boundary, title, easement, and property tax disputes; Probate, Estate and Trusts, including will challenges, common law spouse, heir disputes, fiduciary challenges, guardianships; -Business and Commercial including co-owner, contract, employment, and insurance; Debt including lending, creditor, bankruptcy, and foreclosure; and Nonprofits.

F. FEES
$2500 per day for 3 parties or less, plus $500 per additional party, or tailored fee arrangement. Flat fee includes all pre-session preparation, including separate conferences with counsel and clients to resolve disputes including discovery. No charge for travel under 1 hour.

G. REFERENCES
Demetrio Aspiras, III, Drummond Woodsum, 603-716-2895, DAspiras@dwmlaw.com
Talesha Saint-Marc, Bernstein Shur, 603-665-8814, tsaintmarc@bernsteinshur.com
Karen Groat, University of Maine Augusta, (207) 632-1111, kgmediations@gmail.com
Matthew Delude, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Kramer, 603-626-3324,  mdelude@primmer.com

H. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, NH; Maine Association of Mediators, Board of Governors; NH Bar Association; NH Women’s Bar; Inns of Court, NH Seacoast