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Josephine C. Townsend
FICM COI Checked CPD Current Corporate & Commercial Bench

Josephine C. Townsend

Arbitrator & Mediator

Vancouver, Canada · Americas
Bench: Corporate & Commercial Bench Practice: mediation arbitration evaluation Sectors: Banking and Finance Education
Professional Biography
MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP
  • Supervisor of attorneys and staff assigned to criminal prosecution division
  • Human resource trainer
  • Supervisor of state police installations and all assigned personnel
TRIALS/LITIGATION
  • Trial attorney with heavy District Court caseload
  • Appellate attorney for criminal appeals
  • Mediator/arbitrator for small claims, conflict resolution, employment matters
  • Lemon law and small claims arbitrator
  • Expert in interviewing and depositions
MEDIATION
  • Experienced mediator and trainer
  • Lemon Law and Consumer Law Arbitrator
  • EEOC and employment law mediator
  • Developed mediation manual for community mediation program
TEACHING
  • Instructor for police subjects in State Police Academy
  • Instructor in criminal law for Clark County Sheriff’s Academy
  • Adjunct Instructor in Human Resources
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
  • Hearings Examiner, Washington State Department of Licensing, 2006 - Present
  • City of Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington, 2002 – 3/2005 (City Prosecutor, Assistant City Attorney)
  • Recipient of outstanding leadership award for City of Vancouver 2003
NON-LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
  • Warner Pacific College, Portland, Oregon -Adjunct Professor 2004 - Present
  • New York State Police, Syracuse, New York, 1983 – 2002 (Trooper, Sergeant, Station Commander, Affirmative Action Officer, Field Training Officer, Assistant Zone Commander)
Overview
Justice is important to everyone. No matter what type of legal issue you are presented with, find a lawyer that will listen to you, your needs and will spend the time to explain what can be a difficult process. Over twenty years of supervisory experience including the oversight of criminal attorneys assigned to a heavy trial caseload; exercised command and
Global Bench
Corporate & Commercial Bench

Contracts, partnerships, M&A, shareholder matters, trade, supply chain, and general business disputes.

Services & Capabilities
Arbitration Neutral Services Panels
Who this Neutral Serves
For International Trade For Associations & Bodies
Industry Experience
Natural Resources Professional Services Family & Personal
INDS™ Qualified

Josephine C. Townsend is listed on the TheNeutrals.ORG™ Global Bench and is qualified under the INDS™ Neutral Evaluation methodology. Every engagement follows the six-stage INDS™ process: Intake, Information Gathering, Behavioural Assessment, Risk Analysis, Strategy & Settlement Feasibility, and Final Report. All four sub-frameworks (INDS-BF™, INDS-RG™, INDS-SFM™, INDS-SF™) apply to every evaluation engagement.

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