Loraine M. Della Porta is an experienced mediator, arbitrator and organizational consultant. She specializes in the areas of labor and employment, education, and land-use disputes. 

Over her career, she has mediated hundreds of disputes focusing on EEO/civil rights, employment, union, labor/management, education, foreclosure, land-use, and environmental disputes. She recently added ERISA disability cases to her list of competencies. In addition to her own practice, she has trained and supervised upcoming mediators.

As a member of the Organizational Practice, she brings a wealth of experience in private and public sectors providing conflict prevention, conflict assessment and organizational development. Loraine is a skilled facilitator and has led facilitation teams for a number of consensus building and public engagement processes for federal, state and municipalities. She has designed and delivered conflict resolution trainings and internal capacity building programs with a focus on leadership development and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Loraine is a seasoned investigator providing a neutral and respectful approach to claims of harassment, retaliation and discrimination. She has a great deal of experience mentoring affiliate practitioners and providing consultation and coaching for public officials, agency sponsors and convenors.

• Juris Doctorate from Roger Williams University School of Law
• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Providence College
• Studied extensively at Pepperdine University’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

• Adjunct Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law
• Past President of the New England Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution (NE-ACR) 
• Past President of the Center for Mediation and Collaboration Rhode Island (CMCRI)
• Co-Chair American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section Public Disputes & Consensus Building Committee

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