Smith, Rebekah

PO Box 912
Union, ME 04862
PHONE: 207-542-6015
EMAIL(s): seventreesolutions.com; rsmith@seventreesolutions.com

A. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.A. Bowdoin College (1993)
J.D. University of Maine School of Law (1998)

B. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
Mediator, arbitrator, and administrative hearings presider since 2005, providing neutral dispute resolution services to individuals, organizations, and state agencies

C. FORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING
Executive Mediation Training; Elder Mediation Training; Small Claims, Superior Court, and Foreclosure Mediation Training; Negotiation Concepts

D. OTHER ADR PANELS AND ADR ROSTERS ON WHICH NEUTRAL SERVES
Alternate Chair, Maine Labor Relations Board.  Mediator Roster: Maine Department of Education and Maine Human Rights Commission.  Arbitrator Panels: AAA, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, The Labor Relations Connection.  Hearing Officer: Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Maine Public Employees Retirement System, Maine Criminal Justice Academy, Maine State Police, Office of Cannabis Policy, and Maine Department of Labor 

E. EXPERIENCE AS A NEUTRAL
Hundreds of cases in a variety of settings regarding a wide range of subjects. My legal practice has consisted exclusively of serving as a neutral since 2004

F. FEES
$240 per hour split between the parties, reduced fee cases considered

G. REFERENCES
Amy Sneirson, Esq., Executive Director, Maine Human Rights Commission, (207) 624-6290, amy.sneirson@maine.gov
Leight Lardieri, Dispute Resolution Coordinator, Maine Department of Education, (207) 624-6849, leigh.lardiere@maine.gov
Gregg Frame, Esq., Taylor, McCormack and Frame, (207) 828-2005, gframe@tmfattorneys.com

H. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Maine Association of Mediators – Former President & Current Board Member & Ombudsman; Maine State Bar Association – Labor and Arbitration, ADR (Co-Chair), and Elder Law Sections; Labor and Employment Relations Association – Maine Chapter – Former President & Current Board Member