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GENELL G. GREENBERG, MSW

ATTORNEY AT LAW
12520 High Bluff Drive, Suite 375
San Diego, CA 92130-2063
(858) 793-2200
www.genell.com

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor - May 1985.  California Western School of Law, San Diego, California.

Master of Social Work - June 1977.  University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. 

Bachelor of Arts with Honors - January 1974.  University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 

          Major: Psychology / Social Welfare Studies.

MEDIATION TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS

Mediation for the 21st Century, Advanced Training – April 2004. NCRC & Coast to Coast. 15 hours.

National Conflict Resolution Center (formerly San Diego Mediation Center) Facilitator: April 2004.
Participant: May 1994, 25 hours; October 1988, 25 hours.

San Diego County Certified Family Law Specialists, Semi Annual Seminars - 1987 to present

Maximizing Mediation - November 1999.  Pepperdine University, Straus Institute.  14 hours.

Academy of Family Mediators - 1998 Annual Conference. 14.5 hours.

Training program for U.S. Postal Service - July 1997.  CDR Associates of Boulder, Colorado.  Trainer.

Mediation: Cutting Edge Approach to Family Law - CEB - March 1997.  2 hours.

Academy of Family Mediators - Mid Winter Meeting, January 1997. 

Mediation Training Program - Certified Specialists & ADR Subcommittee of the San Diego County Bar

          Association and Volunteer Lawyers Program - August and September 1994.  Joan Kelly, PhD and

          Nancy Foster, J.D., trainers.  25 hours.  Trainer and participant.

San Diego Mediation Center - Attorney / Mediator for Divorce Mediation Panel.  1994 to present.

          May 1994. 25 hours; October 1988. 25 hours. 

Child Development and Parenting Issues for Mediators - March, 1994.  Joan Kelly, PhD 5.5 hours.

Avoiding Litigation and Reducing Costs: Using Mediation to Make it Happen - September 1993.  San

          Diego County Bar Association.  4 hours.  Panelist and participant.

Divorce Mediation and Conflict Resolution - April 1993.  Northern California Mediation Center, Joan Kelly,

          PhD and Nancy Foster, J.D. 34 hours.

Family Law Mediation - CEB - October 1991.  3 hours. 

Statewide Family Court Services Conference - March 1988. Panelist and participant.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

GENELL G. GREENBERG, MSW, Attorney at Law, Del Mar, CA.  Private practice specializing in family

          law and divorce mediation.  1993 to present.

LAW OFFICES OF REBECCA L. PRATER, Carlsbad, CA. Family law litigation & mediation. 1987 to 1993.

SELF-EMPLOYED LAW CLERK, San Diego, CA.  1986 to 1987.

IMHOFF & STONE, San Diego, CA.  Family and juvenile law research and litigation.  1984 to 1986.

SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT, San Diego, CA. Law Clerk to Honorable Anthony C. Joseph, Presiding Judge, Family Law Court.  January through May 1985.

SAN DIEGO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Consumer Fraud Division, San Diego, CA.  Summer 1983.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR, Santa Fe Rape Crises Center, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico.  1980 to 1982.

ASSOCIATE HEALTH PLANNER, Texas Area 5 Health Systems Agency, Inc., Dallas, Texas.  1978 to

          1980.

DIRECTOR of Piedmont House, Human Development and Research Center of Colorado, Inc.,

            Evergreen, Colorado.  1977-1978.

AFFILIATIONS

North County Lawyer's Club                        California State Bar Association

Past Board Member                                   DivorceMagazine.com

Lawyer's Club of San Diego                        San Diego Advisory Board, 2000 to present

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

Lecturer on topics of Divorce, Custody, Mediation and other Family Law Issues

San Diego Mediation Center Divorce Mediation Panel

Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) - 2001 to present

Academy of Family Mediators - Practitioner Member - 1995 to 2001

          General Member - 1993 to 1995

Mediator for Attorney/Client Mediation Program for Bar Association of Northern San Diego County

Social Advocates for Youth, SAY San Diego, Inc. - 1986 to 2001

          Board Member, Past President

Who's Who Among American Law Students.  Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Promotion of  Academic

          Achievement  in Others.  Special Commendation for Legal Research, Writing and Oral Advocacy. 

          Numerous moot court awards.

Arbitrator for Bar Association of Northern San Diego County - 1990 to 1993.

Court-appointed attorney to represent minors - 1990 to 1995.

National Association of Social Workers - 1976 to 1990.

Academy of Certified Social Workers - 1976 to 1990.