Professor Giuseppe De Palo is Hamline University School of Law's first International Professor of ADR Law & Practice, and a Senior Fellow at the Dispute Resolution Institute. He is President of Rome-based ADR Center SpA, a Member of JAMS International and Italy's oldest and largest private provider of commercial mediation services, and a mediator of major international business disputes. He is a member of the CPR Panel of International Distinguished Neutrals, the Board of Editorial Advisors of Harvard Law School's Negotiation Journal, and of the International Committee of the ABA, Dispute Resolution Section. He has published widely in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), teaches courses around the world, and is a frequent conference speaker and organizer.
Professor Mary B. Trevor started her career in law as a business litigator at Leonard, Street and Deinard in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After leaving practice, she taught Legal Research and Writing at the University of Minnesota and at William Mitchell College of Law. She also was a Legal Writing Tutor at William Mitchell, served as an Academic Success Tutor at Hamline University School of Law, and taught Civil Litigation and Trial Practice at the Minnesota Legal Assistant Institute. Her experience includes numerous books and articles, several about the use of ADR in international business transactions.