Michael Boersma b. 1967 Fremont, Michigan. Bachelor of Arts Degree, Philosophy, Calvin College, 1990. Juris Doctor Degree, Detroit College of Law, 1998. Master of Arts Degree, Political Science, Wayne State University, 1999. Editorial Board member of Detroit College of Law Journal of International Law and Practice, 1997-1998; Jessup International Moot Court team member, 1997. Admitted to practice law in Illinois, Michigan, Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Michigan Court Rule 2.411 General Civil Mediator 40 hour mediation training completed June 2003. Michigan Court Rule 2.411 Advanced Mediator training (8 hour class), May 2004. Adult Guardianship Mediation Training (16 hour), September, 2004. Domestic violence protocol training, May 2003.Court approved mediator in the Michigan 2d, 9th, 17th, 36th, 37th, and 45th Circuit Courts and in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, major civil case mediation program. MCL 600.5001 et seq. and MCL 600.5070 et seq. arbitrator: 2d, 9th, and 45th Circuit Courts in Michigan. Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan LCR 16 arbitrator. Circuit Court of Cook County (Illinois) arbitrator (chair qualified). BBB and National Futures Association arbitrator. National Futures Association Training: December, 2004. Michigan Court Rule 2.403 Case evaluator, 2d, 9th, 17th, 36th, 37th, and 45th Circuit Courts. Member of the State Bar of Michigan, Kalamazoo County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. Co-chair of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association Pro Bono Committee. Member of the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Pro Bono mediator with Citizens Mediation Services, Inc. and Gryphon Place, community dispute resolution programs.

Representative cases arbitrated include domestic relations, commercial, personal injury and property damage and real property disputes.

Times selected as arbitrator: 100+

Representative cases mediated include: domestic relations, civil rights, commercial, personal injury and property damage, probate and real property disputes.

Percentage of mediated cases settled: 85%

Publications include: School Discipline for the General Practitioner, THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER January 2008; 10 Points to Consider when choosing a mediator, THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER; Alternative Dispute Resolution for the General Practitioner, THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER 26.6, December, 2004; Manifest Necessity: Extraconstitutional Measures in United States law.MSUDCL J. INT'L LAW 11.2 , 2003; A Five Minute Guide to School Discipline. THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER 23.6, NOVEMBER, 2002; Analysis of the Application of Economic Coercion to Correct Breaches of International Obligations:The Use of Force by the United States to correct Cuba's breaches of its international obligations. MSUDCL J. INT'L LAW 10.1, 2001; International Business Transactions, The Internet, And The Convention on the International Sale of Goods: Preventing Unintentional Pitfalls. DCLMSU J. INT'L LAW AND PRACTICE 7.1, 1998

Fees:

Arbitration on the written record: $80 per hour, maximum of $800 per controversy.

Arbitration with oral testimony: $150 per hour (as solo arbitrator), $80 per hour (as member of a multiple arbitrator panel plus costs (court reporter if required, mileage from Kalamazoo, case preparation, and other associated costs.)

Civil Mediation: $250 per hour / $2000 per day plus costs (mileage from Kalamazoo, Michigan; case preparation, administrative costs; conference rental (if necessary).

Domestic Relations Mediation: $250 per hour