Hazel Hanley

Hazel Hanley

Hazel Hanley

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Résumé / Curriculum Vitae

Hazel E Hanley, JD
Attorney / Arbitrator / Mediator

EDUCATION
J.D. William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota  1985, Cum laude
M.A. English Language and Literature,  University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois  1972
B.A. English,  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 1970, Cum laude

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Colorado 1988
  • District of Columbia 1990 (Currently Inactive)
  • Minnesota 1985 (Currently Inactive)

SKILLS IN CONTROVERSY

2006 - Present   Public Arbitrator, FINRA / Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
2006 - Present   Arbitrator, FMCS / Federal Mediation & Conciliation Services

 
EMPLOYMENT

  • LAW

1986 - Present Attorney, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Denver, Colorado: Conduct unit determination and eligibility hearings; analyze unfair labor practice charges arising among federal agencies, unions and employees; interview witnesses, prepare pleadings and motions, negotiate settlements, conduct trials and prepare briefs. From January 1996 to the present, Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor.

1983 - 1986 Curriculum Consultant, The Legal Practicum, William Mitchell College of Law: researched and edited publications for Professors Haydock and Sonsteng, including revision of a second edition of The Trial Book (West 1985). Law Clerk, Sigal and Miller, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Research Assistant for the Law Clinic, William Mitchell College of Law: researched and edited publications for Professor Haydock. Legal Intern, National Labor Relations Board, Minneapolis Region. Research Assistant to C. Paul Jones, Minnesota Public Defender.

  • TEACHING

1973 - 1982 Instructor, English Composition, English as a Second Language and Reading at Department of English and the General College, University of Minnesota from 1977 to 1982 and Northern Arizona University from 1976 to 1977. Served as Advisor on Faculty Advisory Committee for Women, under Title VII Consent Decree, Federal District Court at University of Minnesota. Also at University of Minnesota, editorial consultant: A. Liberman, Mikhail Lermontov–Major Poetical Works (Minnesota 1983). Teacher of Junior and Senior English, Longmeadow High School, Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Coach of "As Schools Match Wits" team for Channel 22, WWLP, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1975.

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Book Review Editor: Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. June 1990 to 1998. Contributed several book reviews, including feature article "Professional Constraints and Ethical Taints in the Ross Carlson Case," October 1992
  • Editor: "Summaries of Opinions -- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit," The Colorado Lawyer. January 1988 to August 1990
  • Co-author: "Emerging Influence of Women in the Work Place: Employment Policies and Benefits Programs," CLE Program, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, August 1-2, 1985
  • Editor: R. Haydock, Fundamentals of Pretrial Litigation (West 1985).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association (ABA), Litigation, Labor Law, ADR, and Public Lawyer Sections
Association of Conflict Resolution (ACR): Commercial Section, Workplace Section
Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Rocky Mountain Chapter
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
District of Columbia Bar Association
Plaintiff Employees Lawyers Association (Colorado Chapter)
 

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, MEDIATION, NEGOTIATION and ARBITRATION TRAINING:

2006 New Panel Member Training, Civility Training, and Expungement Training
National Association of Securities Dealers / NASD now FINRA
2005 Becoming a Labor Arbitrator
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service / FMCS  Seattle, WA
2002 Facilitation
CDR Associates, Boulder, CO
1996 Mutual Gains Negotiating, A Skills Workshop
Cornell University Denver, CO
1996 Effective Legal Negotiation & Settlement
CLE in Colorado, Inc., Denver, CO
1995 Mediation Workshop, Program of Instruction for Lawyers,
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
1994 Mediating EEO, Personnel, and Labor Relations Disputes
CDR Associates, Boulder, CO

PRO BONO

Colorado Bar Association, Criminal Law Section: Work on habeas corpus review of death penalty in a Texas case from March 1988 - 1999

Dante Alighieri Society of Denver: Chairperson, By-Laws, 1994-present; Member, Program Committee, 1994 -1995; Member, Scholarship Committee, 1998-2001

Recommendations and Praise

"I have known and worked with Ms. Hanley for over 12 years, and can personally attest to her impeccable character, superior legal abilities and creative problem-solving skills.  Ms. Hanley has extensive experience in resolving disputes between employers, employees and labor unions as an attorney with the Federal Labor Relations Authority.  During her 20 years with  the FLRA, Ms. Hanley has investigated and negotiated resolutions to unfair labor practice charges, and... served as an Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor.  These eperiences have honed Ms. Hanley's ability to interpret and apply complex statutory and contract language to a wide variety of situations.  Ms. Hanley has also developed practical problem-solving skills, and a crucial awareness of the need to preserve ongoing business relationships during the dispute resolution process."
Susan J. Tyburksi, Attorney at Law

"I highly recommend [Hazel] as a mediator and arbitrator... Ms. Hanley is tenacious in her pursuit of information when she is involved in a case.  She is committed to a sense of balanced justice using objective information to base her judgment on.  She takes her role responsibility seriously with an emphasis on integrity of the legal system and processes... She is sensitive to the impact unmanaged conflict has on individuals... thus she is committed to a timely resolution of the issues at hand."
Diana Ward-Collins, MSN, LNN Mediation