The Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana Pro Bono Commission partnered with the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum to offer a free 40-hour domestic relations mediation training program May 14-18, 2012 that was geared toward mediators working with the low-income community and unrepresented litigants. This was the third time the Court has offered the training. The curriculum was coordinated by Professor Amy Applegate, director of the mediation clinic at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and covered all the topics required for registration as a domestic relations mediator, as well as topics directed specifically toward providing pro bono service to low income and unrepresented clients. In addition, on May 30th Professor Applegate offered a free follow up workshop on calculating child support.
Participants were chosen from the pro bono districts, the family court projects, and the ICLEO program. As a condition of attending the training, each participant is required to do four pro bono mediations over the next two years. Trial judges who would like to take advantage of pro bono mediation for domestic relations cases should contact the local pro bono plan administrators. Contact information can be found at courts.in.gov/probono.
The following participants have completed the program:
District A [Plan Administrator Judy Stanton]
- Mindy Heidel
District B [Plan Administrator Mark Torma]
- Robert Cotman
- Susanne Graham
- Antonette Reese
- Mark Torma
District C [Plan Administrator Terry McCaffrey]
- Jonathan Cress
District D [Plan Administrator Timothy Peterson]
- Pamela Hermes
- Lisa Schrader
- Gregg Theobald
District E [Plan Administrator Tabitha Wolfe]
- Danny Saiz
District G [Plan Administrator Heartland Pro Bono Council]
- Stephen Byers
- Clare Deitchman
- Keyanne Gartin
- Laurie Goggins
- Clark Rehme
District H [Plan Administrator Diane Walker]
- Michelle Gregory
- Benjamin Niehoff
- Adrian Polit
- Lloyd Sally
- Melissa Sauer
- Mark Stalcup
- Sally Steward
- Frederick Turner
- Inge Van Der Cruysse
District I [Plan Administrator Alaina Sullivan]
- Julia Compton
District J [Plan Administrator Frank Cardis]
- Connie Chambers
- Rachele Cummins
District K [Plan Administrator Beverly Corn]
- Arin Norris
- Greg Schnarr
District L [Plan Administrator Amy Roth]
- Paul Blanton
- Amy Semones