Geetha Ravindra is an attorney, mediator and trainer in Richmond.  She provides mediation and training services to several federal and state agencies.  She is also an Adjunct Professor teaching Mediation and the Role of the Lawyer in Mediation at the University of Richmond School of Law. She served as Director of the Department of Dispute Resolution Services at the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1996-2007.  Ms. Ravindra’s responsibilities included developing and administering within the judicial system a range of dispute resolution options; promoting the use of ADR by courts, attorneys and the public through education, legislative initiatives and technical support; and certifying mediators and mediation training programs.  Ms. Ravindra managed the Dalkon Shield Arbitration Program at the Private Adjudication Center 1992-1996.  Ms. Ravindra is Co- Chair of the Mediation Committee of the Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA, a member of the Council of the Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA, and Chair of the VSB Attorney Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program.   She is a member of the Virginia State Bar – Virginia Bar Association Joint Committee on ADR. Ms. Ravindra has published several articles on court-connected dispute resolution and has conducted numerous training programs and presentations related to alternative dispute resolution around the country and in India. Geetha is Chair of the Virginia Bar Liaison Committee.

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