Norman Brand

	Since 1983, Mr. Brand has been a full-time neutral engaged solely in dispute resolution. A former negotiator and law professor, he has a varied national practice, ranging from arbitrating high profile individual disputes -- such as hockey player Petr Nedved’s eligibility to play in the IHL, to mediating high stakes public disputes -- such as the nation’s first "pay for performance" contract in the Denver City School District. In a "Verdicts and Settlements" mediation profile of Mr. Brand a lawyer said: "Norm is very creative in establishing options where the parties come to loggerheads or even an impasse, and this helps … get the case resolved."
	Mr. Brand has arbitrated and mediated cases involving unique issues of law and large dollar amounts. His largest award resulted in payments of approximately $40 million. He has engaged in med-arb under statutory procedures, as well as in environmental, trust fund, and trade secret cases. His primary practice has been in labor and employment law, but he has also served on specialized panels requiring scientific literacy in biochemistry, medicine, and psychiatry, as well as an understanding of research and laboratory procedures.
	Mr. Brand is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators; a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; past President of the California Dispute Resolution Council, a panelist on the National Employment Mediation Service, and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is active in the ABA sections on ADR, Labor and Employment Law, and Science and Technology.
	Mr. Brand has written and spoke widely on ADR topics. For four years he wrote a bi-monthly column on ADR for the Daily Journal. Among his other publications are the following. Editor, How ADR Works (Washington: BNA, in press), Employment Litigation Practice Guide, Chapter 20, "ADR and Settlement," (The Rutter Group, in press), Editor in Chief, Discipline and Discharge in Arbitration, (Washington: BNA, 1998); Labor Arbitration: The Strategy of Persuasion, (Practising Law Institute: 1987); "When Experts Testify: Exploiting the Advantages of Arbitration," 4 ADR Currents 1, (Fall 1999); "Choosing the Expert Mediator," 2 ADR Currents 1, (Summer 1997); "Due Process in Arbitration," in Labor and Employment Arbitration, (Matthew Bender: 1999); "Learning to Use the Mediation Process - A Guide for Lawyers," 47 Arbitration Journal 6 (December, 1992), reprinted in Craver & Brunet eds. Alternative Dispute Resolution, (MICHIE, 1997).
	Mr. Brand has a Ph.D. and has taught arbitration, negotiation, and mediation. He has taught neutrals for the American Arbitration Association, judges at the National Judicial College, and students as an Adjunct Professor at Hastings.