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Leona Beane
Diplomate member233 Broadway
Suite 2340
New York, NY 10279
Fax: (212) 233-3801
Regularly travels out of state to: New Jersey, North Carolina
Other ADR Services: ADR Training/CME, Discovery Referee, Early Neutral Evaluation, Facilitation & Systems Design, Fact Finding, Med-Arb, Special Master- Practice Commenced: 1999
- Total Mediations (as of Jan 2021): 300
- Total Arbitrations (as of Jan 2021): 40
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Biographical
Leona Beane is a dynamic experienced mediator who is very successful in resolution of disputes, particularly disputes within the closely held business (corporation, partnership, or LLC); also, disputes involving wills, trusts and estates and family members and within the business structure.. Leona has the ability to recognize inter-personal disputes as being extremely conducive to Mediation for resolution.
Leona had been a tenured full professor of Law at Baruch College (City Uniiversity of New York), and served on the faculty for 21 years. Taught courses in Corporations, Partnerships and Contracts, and conducted Seminars for the Executive MBA program. Accepted early retirement, is currently Professor Emeritus.
Is a mediator, arbitrator, and practicing attorney. Has mediated 300+ disputes, involving many different types of cases.
Currently serves on several rosters of Mediators, including: US District Court, Southern District and Eastern District; US Bankruptcy Courts (Southern & Eastern Districts); Commercial Division, Supreme Court, New York;
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); New Jersey Superior Court; Mediator-Special Master, Appellate Division, 1st Department; NYC Bar Association's Condo & Coop Mediation Program.
Leona had been approved as a certified mediator by Safe Horizons (currently known as NYPeace Institute).
Leona serves as an Arbitrator for FINRA(Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, prevously NASD and NY Stock Exchange); and for the National Futures Association; she also serves as both mediator and arbitrator for the NYS Attorney-Fee Disputes program-- 1st Department.. She also serves as Arbitrator for the US District Court, Eastern District.
Leona is also certified as a Mediator by the North Carolina
Dispute Resolution Commission (DRC) to mediate cases in their Superior Court.(civil matters and probate/guardianship matters)
Leona has completed extensive mediation trainings -- over 300 hours with several different well-known providers and has also obtained training in "Decision Tree Analysis for Mediators"
Leona has written on a variety of various legal topics, including Corporations, Partnerships, Contracts, Guardianship, and ADR related topics, including: "What is Mediation and How Does It Work" (NYLaw Journal, Oct. 29, 2007, p. 4); "What Is the Extent of Confidentiality in Mediation after Hauzinger?" (NYSBA NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, fall 2008, p. 26); "Utilizing Mediation to Resolve Estate Litigation" (NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section, fall 2008, p. 7); "Incorporationg Mediation Within the Guardians' Powers" (NYSBA Elder Law Attorney, fall 2008, p. 10); "Mediation and Estate Litigation" (NYSBA NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Spring 2009, p. 62).
She is also the author of Chapter 26 on MEDIATION for the NYSBA New York Lawyers Deskbook.
Has written Chapter 1 on "Corporate and Partnership Law" in the NYSBA New York Lawyers Deskbook.(updated each year with co-author)
Has served in the role as facilitator and training of students in Mediation for the Commercial Division Supreme Court, New York (several times); for Safe Horizons (several times), and for the Durham Mediation Center (several times).
Have served as a Judge for the ABA Law Students Mediation Competition at Forham Law School several times. Have also served in the role of Mediator for the Regional Law Students Mediation Competition at North Carolina Central Law School, March 1, 2009,; also at the Regional program in NY in 2013 at St. John's Law School.
Case Experience
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Condominiums
- Contract Disputes
- EEOC
- Elder Abuse
- Employment
- Family Businesses
- Insurance
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Probate
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Real Estate
- Shareholder Disputes
- Torts
- Trusts / Estates
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Wrongful Death
Education
- B.B.A. (City College)
- M.B.A. (City College)
- M.S. (Columbia University)
- J.D. (New York Law School)
Memberships & Affiliations
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, served as Vice Chair for 2 years; Member of Executive Committee, 5 years, and chair of the Mediation sub-committee of Trusts, Estates, Guardianship and the Elderly; am also member of the Trusts & Estates Section, Elder Law Section, Business Law Section(Partnership Sub-committee).
- Member, Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association, served as Chair of ADR Committee 4 years.
- Member, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
- Member, Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) --Commercial Division; Elder Decision Making & Conflict Resolution.
- Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Dispute Resolutiohn Section.
- Member, American Judges Association
- Member, New York Women's Bar Association, Board of Directors ; co-Chair of the ADR Committee, and co-chair of the Trusts & Estates Committee, and co-chair of the statewide Elder Law/Trusts and Estates Committee of WBASNY (Women's Bar Association of the State of New York;
- President, Association of Small Claims Arbitrators, 1987-90.
- National Association of Women Lawyers (was President, 1988-89).
- member, American Judges Association;
- member, Surrogate's Court Pilot Mediation Panel in New York County.
- member, WIDR, Women in Dispute Resolution, ABA
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