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Carol Bowser
Attorney, Mediator, Trainer
PO BOX 732102
Puyallup, WA 98373
Tel: 253-219-5532/ Fax: 253-845-4843
ContactUs@ManagingConflict.com
Mediation Skills: I am a Certified Mediation Practitioner (Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, 1997). I possess a strong sense of neutrality and a demonstrated ability to assist parties in creating their own solutions to conflict. I strive to ensure that all parties experience psychological, substantive, and procedural satisfaction with the mediation process.
I serve on mediation panels for:
EEOC, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Private Party Mediations, Washington State Superior & District Court Settlement Conferences, Community Mediation Centers, Pierce County Small Claims Court, and ADRSystems.
Types of Cases Mediated:
- Sex and Race Discrimination/Harassment (Title VII & WLAD)
- Workplace disputes
- Dissolution and Post Dissolution Family Law including property division, maintenance & parenting plans
- Parent/Child, Personal injury Claims
- Washington Landlord Tenant Act
- Washington Mobile Home Act
- Small Claims issues
Curriculum Development/Training:I create training programs that are informative, interactive, and dynamic. Participants walk away with skills and tools that have direct applications in life and work.
I have developed curriculum in these topics:
- Conflict Resolution in the Workplace (Proposed 90 hour certificate program University of Washington)
- Conflict Resolution in Life and Work (Proposed 24 hour mini-certificate program Pierce College)
- Sexual Harassment--What Managers and Supervisors Need to Know (Private Employers)
- Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution 40 hour Basic Mediation Training (Training & Materials--Complete Revision)
- Communication Skills, Listening Skills, Role of the Mediator, Power Balancing within Negotiations, Dealing with Anger, The Mediator's Caucus--A Powerful Tool. Dealing with Explosive Situations (Puyallup School District)
- Employment Mediations & Cultural Diversity (Washington State Interagency Mediation Project)
- Conflict on Campus--Alternative Dispute Resolution in Public Schools(Association of Washington School Principals)
My audiences have included:
Attorneys, Community Members, Business Owners, Students, School District Personnel, Law Enforcement Officers, Department of Corrections Officers, Military EEO Officers, Elected Officials, Social Workers, Union Members, Human Resource Personnel, Managers, and Supervisors.
Legal Skills:I am licensed attorney in the State of Washington.
I represented individuals and businesses in matters concerning:
Fair Labor Standards Act, Washington Minimum Wage Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Washington Law against Discrimination, and Personal injury matters
Work History:
Trainer & Mediator
Self Employed
Puyallup, WA
1/2003 to present |
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Lead Trainer
Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution
Tacoma, WA
4/1999 to present |
Mediator
EEOC
Seattle, WA
7/1998 to present |
Mediator
Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution
Tacoma, WA
6/1994 to present |
Attorney
The Stephens' Law Firm
Kent, WA
7/1999 to 1/2002 |
Attorney
Larson & Bowser/David A. Larson
Federal Way, WA
1/1998 to 7/1999 |
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Director of Operations/Panelist
Litigation Alternatives
Federal Way, WA
1/1998 to 7/1999
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Contract Attorney
Law Office of Hugh McGavick
Olympia, WA
1/1998 to 1/1999 |
Training Programs Coordinator
Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution
Tacoma, WA
11/1997 to 12/1998
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Education:
- Juris Doctorate Seattle University School of Law.
- Bachelor of Arts--International Studies University of Denver
Professional association memberships:
- Washington State Bar Association
- Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Puget Sound Inns of Court
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.
References available upon request
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