PROFILE

Jerome Allan Landau is admitted to practice in Arizona, New York and Colorado, and the U.S. District Courts for Arizona, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School with a Juris Doctor degree (1967) earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Baruch School of Business and Public Administration, City University of New York, (1964) and is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.). Jerome is an Ordained Interfaith Contemplative Minister.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST
Since the 1970s Mr. Landau has been a professional Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) specialist, particularly in the fields of arbitration, mediation and group facilitations. He is also an author on these subjects and presents interactive educational workshops trainings for other ADR specialists as well as other professionals. His expertise as an ADR professional has been regularly recognized through his professional certifications from various organizations and prestigious panels such as the American Arbitration Association, the U.S. District Court, the international Association for Conflict Resolution ("ACR"), U.S. Arbitration & Mediation panel and service on the American Arbitration Association's Commercial Advisory Panel.

Jerome has twice been invited to present workshops at the United Nations; where he was described as "bringing techniques for conflict resolution to those endeavoring to bring peace to the world." He is also a contributor of articles to "ACResolutions", an international magazine serving dispute resolution professionals, and formerly served on its editorial board.

BUSINESS ATTORNEY AND ADVISER
For over 35 years Mr. Landau has served as personal legal counsel and business adviser to a wide diversity of individuals, businesses and non-profit associations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle and Far East. His extensive experience litigating and arbitrating business matters in state and federal courts well serve his business clients by enhancing his abilities to craft and negotiate contracts.

Among the more unusual clients he has served have been Members of Bhutanese Royal Family; the Country of Bhutan, its United Nations Mission and two of its Ambassadors; the 1,500 year old Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as having served the Dalai Lama's Gelugpa Lineage.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN
Having established four business firms engaged in international commerce, Mr. Landau's practical business experience well-serves his legal and dispute resolution clients.

REAL ESTATE LAW AND BROKERAGE
Former New York State licensed Real Estate Broker and present Arizona Real Estate Licensee (18 years); Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and Member of the National, Arizona and Scottsdale Associations of Realtors. Jerome as served as legal counsel to numerous real estate brokers and agents, including the largest brokerage in Arizona, U.S. and international real estate investment groups. He has participated in the sale, purchase and/or leasing of office, commercial and industrial properties, vacant land, residential properties, a resort and hotel, ranches and a federal land trade. Jerome also arbitrates, mediates and litigates issues in these areas.

FEDERAL AND STATE COURT LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
Mr. Landau has tried commercial, business, personal injury, family and other issues in three different U.S. District Courts and the highest trial courts in the states of Arizona and New York . Six months of intensive training through the U.S. Treasury Department, and four years as a Special Agent (Financial Investigator) of the Department, with assignments to the U.S. Department of Justice and Secret Service have also honed his multi-faceted skills; as did his Co-Directing a nationwide law enforcement project that was at the time deemed the largest in its field in the country.

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Mr. Landau is a contributing author to articles for the international magazine ACResolutions; and was the only attorney requested to contribute to McGraw-Hill landmark compendium "The Investigative Handbook". He formerly authored a monthly legal column in New York City.

Following his passion for sharing with others the tools to balanced living that he has learned over a lifetime of person research, Jerome is a trainer and presenter of numerous ADR workshops for professional arbitrators, mediators and other professionals. He has twice been invited to the United Nations to present interactive workshops featuring dispute resolution skills and has made presentations to European lawyers regarding American business law, conflict of law, and other topics. Philips International has retained Jerome to present an interactive workshop for its North American educators.

Other speaking engagements include his being the Keynote Speaker at the ADRA 2001 Annual Conference and a MADRA public speaker about arbitration and mediation. Jerome has also written and presented workshops on such topics as Mediation, Aikido Principles and Conflict Resolution, Defensive Living® and stress reduction techniques.

Jerome relocated from New York to Arizona in 1986 to marry his wife Linda, an outstanding educator. He is an ardent hiker, the Grand Canyon being his favorite trek and horseman. He also teaches, and continues to study, the philosophy of Aikido, a Martial Art in which he holds a Third Degree (Sandan) Black Belt.