Kenty, Diane E.

Office of Court ADR
P.O. Box 4820
Portland, ME 04112-4820
PHONE: (207) 822-0719; FAX: (207) 822-0781
EMAIL: diane.kenty@courts.maine.gov

A. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
A.B., Oberlin College (1977)
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary (1981)
J.D., Georgetown University (1987)

B. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
Director, Office of Court ADR for Maine Courts; previously, attorney in
private practice

C. FORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING
Extensive training in mediation, including Harvard Law School Program
of Instruction for Lawyers, Master Mediation Seminar of the Society of
Professionals in Dispute Resolution (New England); Advanced Practice Institute
in Employment ADR; MA Office of Attorney General; Commercial Arbitration
Training from American Arbitration Association

D. OTHER ADR PANELS AND ADR ROSTERS ON WHICH NEUTRAL SERVES
All CADRES ADR rosters; previously, American Arbitration Commercial Arbitration Panel; previously mediator with U.S. District Court (D. Mass.); previously, mediator with Middlesex Multi-Door Courthouse in Middlesex County Superior Court (Cambridge, MA)

E. EXPERIENCE AS A NEUTRAL
25 years of experience as a mediator in civil, domestic and small claims
cases; mediated Superior Court cases in Massachusetts, including
commercial and real estate disputes

F. FEES
As a court employee, I mediate with indigent parties at no charge

G. REFERENCES
Available upon request.

H. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association for Conflict Resolution, (former member National Board of Directors); Past
President, New England Chapter of ACR; American Bar Association-ADR Section;
MADRP (former member, Board of Governors); Policy Consensus Institute