Women’s Negotiation Academy

Stephanie Bell Blondell

Stephanie Blondell is an assistant professor of law and practice and associate director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. She supervises the Mediation Clinic and teaches Mediation Theory and Practice and Criminal Law. Prior to joining Pepperdine, she served as the manager of the King County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and Inter-Local Conflict Resolution Group, a tri-county labor-management and public policy mediation program in the area around Seattle, Washington. Prior to this she was the alternative dispute resolution coordinator for the City of Seattle where she designed and implemented a labor and employment mediation program for city government. Before joining Straus full-time, Blondell served as an adjunct professor at Straus, the Seattle University School of Law, and the University of Washington master of public administration program. Blondell earned her BA with honors in American civilization from Brown University, and her JD from the University of Washington School of Law.

Denise R. Madigan

Denise R. Madigan has been mediating full-time for over 20 years. She entered the field as associate director for the Harvard-MIT Public Disputes Program in the early 1980s, and after practicing law at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C, joined the pioneering ADR firm, Endispute, Inc., (which later merged with JAMS). The breadth of her practice is extraordinarily broad, and includes complex commercial, entertainment, intellectual property, insurance, mass accidents, public policy and health care, among others. In addition to her full-time mediation practice, Madigan has taught at the Straus Institute since the mid-1990s, and now serves as director of its Public Disputes Project. She also has designed and/or taught hundreds of tailored negotiation and ADR courses for courts, law firms, government agencies, universities, nonprofits and corporations in the United States, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Aparna Gupta

Aparna Gupta is an attorney and serves as Director of External Relations for the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. In her role, she implements conflict resolution programs and advances collaborations with public and private-sector entities to address public policy challenges.  She received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law and was has litigated on employment and discrimination-related claims at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. Aparna has previously worked at the American Constitution Society in Washington D.C. and served as Assistant Director for UCLA School of Law's Public Interest Program. In her various professional roles, she has presented on a myriad of topics including mediation, negotiation,  employment-related disputes, and diversity in higher education. 

Registration for Women's Negotiation Academy:
General Admission - $1,999
Government Rate - $1,799
Pepperdine alumni rate is $1,999.

Registration includes course materials. Because enrollment will be limited, participants should register early.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

• Should a paid participant be unable to attend, the registration payment, less a $300 cancellation fee, will be refunded or a substitute may attend the program. (Refunds for registrations paid by check will require a W-9 form submitted to the University. This is for internal purposes only to generate a refund check. The refund is not taxed nor would a 1099 be issued.)
• There is a $100 administrative fee for transferring to another program.

These activities have been approved for 13 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law certifies that the activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing MCLE. Participants from outside of California should submit the California MCLE form to their state bar for approval after the program is completed.  Please be sure to sign in each day in the CLE sign-in forms located in the classroom. Straus programs have been accepted for MCLE credit across the nation.

All programs of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution are offered with a satisfaction guarantee. If a participant completes the program and is dissatisfied with the course content or performance of the faculty, the tuition fee will be refunded.

Education expenses (including enrollment fees, course materials, and travel costs) may be deductible if they improve or maintain professional skills. Treas. Reg. 26 D.F.R. Sec. I 162-5.

Online

Classes are conducted via Zoom between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. 

For more information, please call Deborah Jasmin at 310.506.4692 or email deborah.jasmin@pepperdine.edu.