
Amy Lieberman
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21090 North Pima Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
USA
480-246-3366
Fax: 480-246-3250
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Description of Practice

Insight Employment Mediation is a full-service workplace conflict consulting firm, providing mediation of legal cases, claims and charges, as well as non-legal employment and interpersonal conflict. We also provide arbitration services, neutral investigation services, and training in conflict resolution, mediation skills, and related areas.
Amy Lieberman, Esq. founder, is a nationally-known experienced mediator. For over 10 years, Ms. Lieberman has been recognized as one of the "Best Lawyers in America", "Arizona's Finest Lawyers" and "Southwest Super-Lawyers" in ADR. She has resolved over 1200 cases. Amy mediates executive conflict, EEOC charges, claims brought pursuant to company ADR programs, business disputes, individual cases and class actions. Ms. Lieberman is the author of the acclaimed book, "Mediation Success: Get it Out, Get it Over, Get Back to Business," and of many key articles on mediation which have been published nationwide. She is a highly sought-after public speaker in the field of ADR.
Professional Background
Ms. Lieberman is an experienced employment mediator and arbitrator, and has helped parties settle hundreds of cases. She is an attorney, with a degree in psychology, and extensive training in negotiation, mediation and arbitration. She is the past Chair of the Arizona State Bar ADR Section and the American Arbitration Association's Employment Advisory Committee in Arizona, an ACR Advanced Practioner in Workplace Mediation, a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, and a member of the CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. Ms. Lieberman teaches attorneys, human resource professionals and managers how to resolve conflict using mediation skills, and is repeatedly recognized by her peers as among the "Best Lawyers in America" and "Southwest SuperLawyers" in ADR.
Experience
Since 2001, Ms. Lieberman has helped parties settle hundreds of cases involving Title VII claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, breach of contract, restrictive covenants, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, pregnancy discrimination and other employment claims. She has mediated individual claims, multi-party disputes, collective and class actions, and business disputes between executives, in the private and public sectors. She has been a contract mediator for the EEOC since 2002, mediating cases in Arizona and now throughout the southwest. FINRA mediator, AAA Arbitrator and Mediator. She also works with executives in conflict and assists companies in resolving workplace conflict between key employees.
Degrees
J.D. University of Arizona, 1984, summa cum laude
B.A. University of Denver, 1981, summa cum laude
Training
Dates | Trainer(s) | Title |
9/2001 | Cornell/Alliance for Dispute Resolution | Employment Mediation Training - 40 hours |
2002 | Jim Melamed | Advanced Mediation Training - 16 hours |
2008 | American College of Civil Trial Mediators | Advanced Mediation Training - 24 hours |
various | State Bar of AZ and others | too numerous to mention - over 300 hours |
Approach
Facilitative and evaluative, as called for by the type of case and the needs and interests of the parties.
Fees
Fees vary depending upon the type of matter.
Other Information
Ms. Lieberman has taught 40-hour mediation training courses and frequently speaks to human resource, legal and business groups on mediation and related topics. In addition to Best Lawyers in Phoenix and Southwest Superlawyers, Amy has been recognized in Ranking Arizona's Top Lawyers and Top Lawyers in Phoenix in ADR.
Introduction to Insight Mediation
How Mediation is an Effective Way to End Workplace Wars
View this interview with Amy Lieberman
by Scott Drake on the Legal Broadcast Network
How Mediation is an Effective Way to End Workplace Wars
View this interview with Amy Lieberman
by Scott Drake on the Legal Broadcast Network
Mediation Success, Featuring Author Amy Lieberman from Sequence Media on Vimeo.
Areas of Practice
- ADA
- Business
- Civil (general)
- Commercial
- Congregational
- Construction
- Contracts
- EEOC
- Employment
- General
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labor - Management
- Legal Malpractice
- LGBT
- Organizational
- Partnership
- Personal Injury
- Police
- Professional Fees
- Real Estate
- Securities
- Sexual Harrassment
- Workplace
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Advanced Mediation Trainer
- Communication Skills Trainer
- Systems Designer
- Mediator-Arbitrator
- Mediation Consultant
- Mediation Trainer
- Ombud
- Conflict Coach
- Mediating Lawyer
- Arbitrator
- Facilitator
References
Mark Ogden
Littler Mendelson
David Gomez
Gomez and Petitti
Joe Clees
Ogletree Deakins
Michael Petitti
Gomez and Petitti
Yvonne Gloria Johnson
EEOC ADR Coordinator
James Armstrong
The Armstrong Firm
James Burr Shields
Law Offices of James Burr Shields