Elinor R. Reiner EDUCATIONAL DATA |
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College: | State University of New York at Buffalo Honors: Dean's List |
Law School: | Seton Hall University School of Law Class rank - top 10% - graduated cum laude |
Post-Law: | Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School Law LL.M. in Dispute Resolution, May 2007 |
EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DATA |
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Spring 1974 | Admitted to New Jersey Bar |
Spring 1974 - July 1976 |
Special Assistant to Chancellor of Higher Education, Trenton, New Jersey: responsible as Department's liaison with New Jersey Legislature and sat as Department's Hearing Officer on all Title 18A appeals |
August 1976- November 1980 |
Engaged in private practice of law, including experience as a Hearing Officer for the Departments of Higher Education and Civil Service and the Division of Consumer Affairs; substantial trial experience in the State court system, particularly in Essex County, New Jersey, including juvenile, criminal and child abuse cases; designated arbitrator for American Arbitration Association |
March 1977- November 1980 |
Served as counsel to the City Council of the City of Orange, New Jersey |
Winter 1978 - February 1982 |
Served as member and then Chairperson of the Juvenile Conference Committee of West Orange, New Jersey |
November 1980 - May 2006 |
Administrative Law Judge of the State of New Jersey Served as Chairperson of the Education Committee of the Office of Administrative Law; participated in the Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, July 1982; attended the Thirteenth Annual Eastern Utility Rate Seminar, October 1985; participated Essex Inn of Court, Arthur T. Vanderbilt Chapter, 1993 to November, 1994; participated in the Mediation Workshop, Center for Dispute Settlement of Washington, D.C., February 1994; attended Alternative Dispute Resolution Training at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, March 1995; attended New York University Workshop on Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization XXIV (Basic Program), August 1998. As Administrative Law Judge, attended numerous educational sessions. |
June 2006-to date | Completed Master’s Program at Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Awarded an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution in May, 2007. As part of the Program, mediated cases in numerous courthouses throughout Los Angeles County. Serves as a Special Master for the Santa Barbara Superior Court, conducting mandatory settlement conferences. Engaged in private Mediation and Arbitration practice in Santa Barbara. |
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Information Updated: August 12, 2014
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