I traveled to the ABA DRS conference in New York City last week with my new video camera.  I apologize for my lack of skill with it and with Mac's iMovie.

Below, Jim talks about mediate.com's services; its commitment to the further development of the profession; and, mediate.com's commitment to negotiated resolutions in the political sphere.

Jim Melamed founded The Oregon Mediation Center in 1983.  Jim has been mediating ever since.

Jim is CEO of Mediate.com (1996-present) and teaches Mediation and Online Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law. 

Jim is former Executive Director of the Academy of Family Mediators and former Chair of the Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission.  Jim was founding President and Executive Director of the Oregon Mediation Association. 

Jim is recipient of the Association for Conflict Resolution's (ACR) 2007 John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award, the the Oregon State Bar DR Section's 2006 Sid Lezak Award of Excellence and the 2003 Oregon Mediation Association's Award of Excellence.