Mediator Profile
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GAYLE MICHELLE FOWLER
Availability
Available on 01/19/2025
Contact Information
Panel
Civil Mediation Panel
ADR Specialty
Mediation by Gayle Michelle provides affordable mediation and conflict management. Servicing individuals, families, businesses, lawyers and their clients resolve many disputes including real estate, employment, business, family and community matters with a style that is personable, neutral and flexible to case circumstances, personalities, time constraints and desires. Offering coordination, thorough preparation, party empowerment, efficient settlement guidance, and agreement scribing.
Mediation Style
Evaluative, Facilitative, Transformative
Expertise
- Auto/Lemon Law
- Business/Contract
- Collections
- Community/Neighborhood
- Construction
- Employment/Labor Relations
- Landlord/Tenant
- Partnership
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate/Foreclosures (Commercial)
- Real Estate/Foreclosures (Residential)
Fees
Fee Per Hour:
$200.00
Additional Info:
- First two hours are billed at a reduced rate of $140 per hour. Each hour after is billed at standard rate of $200 per hour. Minimum two-hour deposit ($280) will be applied to your mediation. Credit card information or payment is required in advance to reserve a mediation date. The hourly fee starts at the mediation agreed upon start time and includes processing; coordination and scheduling, pre-mediation conferences, review of briefs, conducting the mediation and follow up.
Primary ADR Provider Organization
- Legal Aid Society San Diego (LASSD)
- National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC)
Current Affiliations with Dispute Resolution Provider/Professional Organizations
| Organization Name | Affiliation Details |
|---|---|
| Mediate.com | Maintain membership on Mediate.com, the world's leading mediation and provider of online services for mediation professionals and mediation programs. |
| The National Association of REALTORS | Active member in the world's largest professional association. NAR is composed of REALTORS who are involved in residential and commercial real estate as brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and other engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry. |
| California Association of Realtors | Active Member. Membership allows CA Realtors to conduct their individual businesses successfully with integrity and competency, and through collective action, to promote real property ownership and the preservation of real property rights. |
Dispute Resolution Training
| Organization Name | Course Title | Year | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) | Quarterly Mediation Trainings | 2016 | 25 |
| High Conflict Institute, Bill Eddy Esq. | Calming Upset People with EAR, How to Write BIFF | 2015 | 3 |
| National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) | Mediator Credentialing Program | 2014 | 50 |
| CA Western School of Law | Juvenile Mediation Prog: Girl's Rehabilitation | 2013 | 4 |
| Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD) | Peer Mediation Training | 2013 | 4 |
| National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) | Advanced Mediation Skills Training | 2013 | 32 |
| National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) | Introductory Mediation Skills Training | 2013 | 32 |
| San Diego Assoc. of REALTORS, David Bright Esq. | Mock Ethic Hearing & Presiding officers | 2010 | 15 |
| California Association of Realtors, National Assoc | Function of the Professional Standards Hrg Panel | 2009 | 11 |
| Pepperdine's Straus Inst. for Dispute Resolution | Real Estate Mediation Training | 2009 | 6 |
| San Diego Association of REALTORS | Consistent Discipline and Sanctions, Chuck Hoffman | 2008 | 4 |
Neutral Experience
| Type | # Years | # Cases | Description of Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediator | 5 | 105 | Mediator and Conflict Instructor with Gayle Michelle Mediates. Gayle Michelle effectively mediates to get issues resolved facilitating productive communication and moving parties through negotiation to successful settlement quickly. With over 20 years of experience as a Mediator, Real Estate Broker, Risk Mgt Coordinator, and Human Resources Professional, hundreds have achieved amicable agreements for a wide array of conflicts by working with her to meet specific interests, goals and concerns. |
Attorney Experience
N/A
Other Relevant Experience
| Type | # Years | Description of Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Instructor | 1 | Instructor for CA State Bar approved MCLE: Managing Conflict and Communication. Total Credit Hours Approved to offer 1 MCLE ethics credit. Gayle Michelle Mediates Provider Number: 17873. |
| ADR | 3 | Provided Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) case management at the San Diego Association of Realtors Risk Management Department and Real Estate Mediation Center where I scheduled arbitrations, mediations, ethics hearings, communicated and selected conflict free neutrals, mediators, presiding officers, and arbitration panelist, progressing 50+ active multi party cases to conclusion while sharing ADR options, processes, procedures, and resources with lawyers, brokers, Realtors, and clients. |
Education
| Institution | Degree/Certificate | Major | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natl Assoc of REALTORS, CA Assoc of REALTORS | Various certs. | Real Estate | 2004 | 2015 |
| University of Phoenix | Bachelor of Science in Business Management | Business Management | 1999 | 2005 |
| San Jose State University | Various certs. | Human Resources | 1996 | 2000 |
Employment History
| Employer | Position | Start Year | End Year | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediation by Gayle Michelle | Credentialed Mediator, Conflict Management Trainer | 2011 | Yes | |
| Real Estate Medtn Cntr S.D.Association of Realtors | Risk Management Coordinator | 2008 | 2010 | No |
| Self Employed | Licensed Residential Real Estate Agent/Realtor and Loan Officer | 2004 | 2008 | No |
| Various startups and as an independent consultant | Human Resources Consultant | 1996 | 2004 | No |
Professional Licenses
| License Type | State | License Number | Year Issued | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Conflict Resolution Center Training License | CA | http://www.biffresponse.com/licensedinstructor/ | 2015 | Yes |
| Real Estate Broker | CA | 01410723 | 2011 | Yes |
Languages
N/A
ADA Accessible Facility
Yes
* Willing to mentor other mediators
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