Sheila Purcell, USA

Pioneer of Court ADR programs in California

Sheila Purcell was the Director of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the University of California Hastings. The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution has been consistently recognized by the US News and World Report as one of the Top ADR programs in the country and has been the winner of many awards (as has Sheila). She helped launch and is one of the lead faculty for CNDR’s ground-breaking International Court ADR Institute for international judges and lawyers. Before this, she designed and directed a public/private dispute resolution partnership of bar and community with civil, small claims, family, probate, complex litigation, and juvenile court ADR programs and staff. She is one of, if not the, pioneer of Court ADR programs in California.