Resumé
- CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:
Michele M. Feeney, L.L.C.
October 2010 – Present
- Practice: Devoted to mediation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
- Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
- August 2009 – Present
- Adjunct Professor, “Creative Writing for Lawyers” and "Effective Meeting Management"
- Arizona Legal Center
- July 2016—Present
- Director of Curriculum/Supervising Attorney
- PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
- 05/14 — 05/16: ASU Alumni Law Group Law Firm, Director of Lawyer Development
- 01/01/09 — 10/31/10: Sherman & Howard, L.L.C., Of Counsel. Practice devoted to mediation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
- Effective January 1, 2009 Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley & Randolph, P.C. combined with Sherman & Howard, L.L.C., which has offices in Arizona, Colorado and Nevada.
- 08/01/01 — 12/31/08: Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley & Randolph, P.C., Of Counsel and Associate Training Coordinator. Practice devoted to mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution.
- Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley & Randolph, P.C., formed in 1978, was a full service law firm with a wide variety of clients.
- 06/02/01 — 08/01/01: Mahoney, Rigby and Tully, P.C., Of Counsel. Practice devoted to insurance defense litigation.
- 03/31/97 — 06/01/01: Doyle, Winthrop, P.C., Partner and Associate Training Coordinator. Practice devoted to insurance defense litigation.
- 05/01/83 — 03/31/97: Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley & Randolph, P.C., Partner, including several years service on management committee, and Associate Training Coordinator. General litigation practice.
- EDUCATION:
- Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1983)
University of Michigan (B.A., Psychology and Communications, 1980)
- PERSONAL:
- Born Port Huron, Michigan, 1959
- Married to Matthew P. Feeney since 1984, five children (ages 31, 28, 21, 21, and 17)
- SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS:
- Tucson Chapter Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Critical Writing Skills
- Seminar, January 28, 2019
- Property & Liability Resource Bureau, Appraisal Strategies, June 14, 2018
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, A Practical Approach to Mediation,
- January 10, 2018
- State Bar of Arizona, A Survey of Mediation and Arbitration: A Modest Means Project
- Series Seminar, December 13, 2017
- State Bar of Arizona Professionalism Course, February 14, 2017
- State Bar of Arizona, Mediation Skills Across Practice Areas, February 13, 2017
- Arizona State Bar, “Good Lawyers Don’t Write Like Lawyers,” Faculty,
- September 7, 2016
- ABA ADR Section, Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, Faculty,
- October 6, 2016
- ASU Regional Symposium, Private Arbitration Update, “The Dirty Dozen: 12 Mistakes
- Arbitrators Make in their Awards,” November 10, 2016.
- “Effective Meeting Management”, Arizona State Bar Seminar, June 16, 2016
- “Ten Questions to Audit Meeting Citizenship”, Arizona Association of Defense
-
Counsel, September 9, 2015
- "Litigation Solo/Small Firm", Arizona State Bar Presentation, February 10, 2015
- "Mediation Failures and Success, War Stories And Teaching Points",
- Arizona State Bar Presentation, January 21, 2015
- "Mediation from a Plaintiff’s Perspective”, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel,
- December 10,2014
- Arizona State Bar Convention, panel moderator for ADR section, "An Ethics Update for
- ADR professionals, and Practice Tips for Achieving Success in Mediation: Blue
- Highways or the Interstate." June 11, 2014
- and Professional: Lessons Learned about Creativity, Craft and Commitment”
- Maricopa County Bar Association, “Effective Mediation,” March 2014
- Tucson Defense Bar Course on Success Through Mediation, January 27, 2014
State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism, November 19, 2013
Coconino County Bar Association, “Writing for Mediation: Ten Tips to Writing an
- Effective Mediation Statement,” November 8, 2013
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC) Seminar, “Top Ten Conundrums
- in
Mediation,” May 10, 2012
- Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution Seminar, “Mediating Elder Law
- Cases: For Baby Boomers and their Parents – Issues of Aging Are Here to Stay:
- Are We All Ready?,” February 23, 2012
- State Bar Seminar, “Evaluating the Personal Injury Case,” June 17, 2011
Maricopa County Bar Association, “Whatever Happened to Atticus Finch?,” May 17, 2011
NBI Seminar, “Medical Malpractice: Keys to Pretrial Success,” April 15, 2011
- SELECTED PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Best Lawyers, Mediation in Phoenix, Arizona, 2019
Best Law Firms, US News and World Report and Best Lawyers, 2018
Arizona’s Finest Lawyers Board of Directors, December 2017-present
Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2016, Mediation
Best Lawyers in Arizona and New
- Mexico, 2016, Alternative Dispute Resolution
AADC Program "Ladder Down: Women Helping Women Climb the Ladder of
- Success," Participant 2013, Sponsor 2014
Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, 2011-Present
- Mentor Program Co-Chair, 2012-Present
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Executive Committee, State Bar of Arizona, 2010-Present
-
Section Chair 2011-2012
Vice Chair 2010-2011
Best Lawyers in America 2004-Present, Alternative Dispute Resolution
American Arbitration Association, Panel of Neutrals, 2004-Present
State Bar of Arizona Conflict Committee, 2004-2011
A ADC Board of Directors 1998-2006
- Co-Chair, Medical Malpractice Committee
Chair, Seminar Committee
Executive Committee
Maricopa County Bar Association Medical Legal Liaison Committee: Member 1992-1998;
- Chair 1997
- SELECTED WRITING MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Arizona Attorney Magazine, Fiction Contest Winner, Publication Date: May 2019
Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts Barry Lopez Creative Nonfiction Contest Finalist
- 2018, Publication Date: March 2019
Sirenland Writers Conference, Alexander Chee Non-Fiction Workshop, March 2019
Tucson Festival of Books, Stephanie Land Master Workshop in Creative Non-Fiction,
- March 2019
Tucson Festival of Books Moderator for Donis Casey, Rosemary Simpson
- & Joe Yogerst, March 2019
Tucson Festival of Books Panel Moderator for Julia Glass, Courtney Sullivan
- & Melodie Winawer, March 2018
Editorial Board, Narrative Magazine, 2017
Bear River Writers Conference, 2010-2017
Writing by Writers Conference, October 2016 and April 2017
Key West Literary Festival Writing Workshop, January 2017
“Contributor,” Bread Loaf Writing Conference, Ripton, Vermont
- August 12-22, 2015, Fiction
- August 16-26, 2017, Non-Fiction
- August 15-25, 2018, Non-Fiction
Piper Writer’s Studio Class, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014, “Writing for the Busy Parent
- and Professional: Lessons Learned about Creativity, Craft and Commitment”
- SELECTED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES:
Brophy College Preparatory High School, Project Graduation Committee, 2019
- and Chairperson 2020
Brophy College Preparatory High School, Basketball Team Mom (Freshman,
- JV, and Varsity), 2016 – present
The Challenge Foundation Board of Directors, June 2017 to present
Literary & Prologue Society of the Southwest Advisory Board,
- May 2016 – Present
Boys Team Charity, Camelback Chapter, Liaison to Phoenix Rescue Mission,
- May 2016 – Present
All Saints Episcopal Day School
- Board of Trustees, May 2008 – Present
Executive Committee, Secretary and Governance Committee Chair, May 2009-May 2011
School Security Task Force, 2012-Present
Enrollment Management Committee Chair, May 2011-Present
Athletics Task Force, 2011-Present
Development Committee, 2013-Present
- All Saints Episcopal Day School Parent Association
President, 2007-2008
Talent Show Chair, 2010-Present
Parent Education Committee, 2003-2006
Mothers Guild, August 2011-Present
- Fashion Show Committee, 2013
American Heart Association, Heart Ball Committee, 2011-2013
Childsplay, Childsplay Gala Committee, Spring 2013 and Spring 2014
Snell & Wilmer, Book Club Co-Chair, Spring 2013 and Spring 2014
Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, Book Club Committee Co-Chair, 2009-Present
Boys’ Team Charities, 2009-2014
Den Leader, Cub Scouts, Pack 107, 2005-2011
Chair, Dedication of Sandra Day O’Connor House at Arizona Historical Society Museum Event,
- April 2009-October 2009
National Charity League, 2004-2009
Xavier College Preparatory School Mothers Guild, 2002-2009
- Fashion Show Committee, 2003-2009
Mock Trial Coach, 2005-2007
Release the Fear, local arts education and public art nonprofit corporation
- Board of Directors, 2004-2006
Weekday School, First United Methodist Church, Board of Directors, 2002-2006
St. Joseph the Worker Job Service
- Teaching job skills classes to the homeless and indigent, 2000-2003
Maricopa County Foster Care Review Board #17
- Evaluating placement and services of children placed in foster care, 1983-2002
PUBLISHED WORKS:
Homeplace, Arizona Attorney Magazine, Fiction Contest Winner,
- Publication Date: May 2019
Sharing Rus, Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts Barry Lopez Creative Nonfiction
- Contest Finalist 2018, Publication Date: March 2019
The Marathon, Bear River Review, 2018
The Right Thing, Arizona Attorney Magazine, May 2017
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Book Review,
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel Magazine, Spring 2017
Car Talk, University of Arizona ChArt Journal, April 2017
He’s My Son, Bear River Review, May 2017
A Satisfying Conversation, Bear River Review, May 2016
Enough, Bear River Review, May 2015
Boat Night, Arizona Attorney Magazine, May 2010
Moses’ Basket, Arizona Attorney Magazine, May 2006
Perfect Order, Toasted Cheese, June 2006
No Good Reason, Toasted Cheese, June 2007
Choosing, Quality Fiction, July 2007
Nonfiction Articles, Raising Arizona Kids, 2007 — Present
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