Israela Brill-Cass
Israela is Executive Director and ADR Program Manager at Boston Law
Collaborative, LLC. In addition to her experience as a lawyer in private
practice, she has been a trained mediator and facilitator, since 1998 and is a
member of the Administrative Office of the Trial Court’s Standing Committee on
Dispute Resolution (2011 - ).
Israela teaches Mediation, Facilitation and Dialogue, and Conflict and
Negotiation at Emerson College and she has designed and provided trainings and
workshops on conflict management, negotiation, mediation and conciliation skills
for over 15 years for private companies, the American Bar Association, the Trial
Court and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). In addition to
mediating commercial cases and serving as a neutral fact-finder and hearing
officer, Israela serves as a sideline coach for individuals seeking to negotiate
on their own behalf. She is part of (MCLE)’s faculty for mediation and ADR
training programs and she was Co-Chair of MCLE’s Annual ADR and the Law
Conference for its first three years (2009-2011).
Israela provides facilitation and systems design for the prevention and
resolution of conflict and she designed and managed conflict resolution programs
for the Superior Court, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, federal agencies, and
private corporations including the Gillette/Procter and Gamble Severance Denial
Appeal Program. During her five years at the Massachusetts Office of Dispute
Resolution (now MOPC), she provided conflict training, facilitated intra-agency
dialogue and created the first federally-funded Agricultural Mediation Program
in New England.
In 2011 and 2012, Israela was recognized as a New England Super Lawyer - a
list published annually by Boston Magazine and Thompson-Reuters of lawyers
viewed by their peers as being in the top 5% of the profession. In 2013, Israela
was named a Top Woman Attorney in Massachusetts in Boston Magazine (April).
Israela served on a national team of ADR professionals to develop technology
quantifying the benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution. She managed Large
Complex Commercial Disputes for cases exceeding $1 million in claims for the
American Arbitration Association.
For Israela Brill-Cass' resume, click here .
For a link to an article by Israela on "The Importance of Intake in
Mediation," published by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division as
part of its “The 101 Practice Series” and by the Massachusetts Council on Family
Mediation in their Family Mediation Quarterly,
click here.
Hear What People Are Saying About Israela
“What I really value about Israela is that she specifically targets positive
points (and areas where mistakes might have been made) rather than more general
comments. Great presentation – very lively and high energy.” – January 2013
Mediation Trainee
“This is the second time I have enjoyed Israela’s open-minded and upbeat
teaching style.” – January 2013 Mediation Trainee
“Gave great feedback during small group work, took time to evaluate each
person.” – January 2013 Mediation Trainee
“It was extremely helpful that Israela pointed out one’s propensity to
constantly self-check, and her emphasis on transparency – the difference between
genuinely utilizing mediation and using it as an agenda.” – January 2013
Mediation Trainee
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