Stewart Levine, JD

J.D., With Honors, Rutgers University School of Law
B.A., Economics, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Summary

Levine specializes in helping organizations create cultures of agreement and resolution. He is most distinctly known for having developed several unique methods of establishing collaboration and resolving conflict, saving the several costs of expressed or unexpressed conflict. Levine is a person who knows how to help managers manage.

"By contrasting the old “win/lose” paradigm  with the new “win/win” paradigm, Levine focuses on a number-one problem. Namely, how we solve problems. The mind set, the skill set, and the context are beautifully interwoven in this well illustrated analysis."

~Dr. Stephen Covey, author
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Levine has given seminars, throughout the country, for the American Management Association, and has worked with individually with many Fortune 500 Companies such as American Express, Genentic, Honda, and Oracle; with governmental agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture and the Department of Defense; with non-governmental associations such as the  the World Bank; Association of Association Executives; American Bar Association, and Society for Human Resource Planning; and with academic institutions such as the University of San Francisco.

His Collaboration 2.0 (2008) is devoted to collaboration in the virtual world of electronics. It points the way for those whose work involves working with people they meet face to face only rarely.

His The Book of Agreement ( 2002) endorsed by many thought leaders and called more practical than the classic Getting to Yes.  Levine currently teaches "Managing By Agreement" for the American Management Association and in  programs nationally to many Fortune 500 companies.

1992- Present  ResolutionWorks Principal - - Developed and applied "Resolutionary" model of collaboration and conflict resolution to personal and professional disputes such as partnership dissolution; employer-employee disputes; employment contracts and divorce. Clients and seminar participants include AT&T, Catapillar, Chevron, District of Columbia, IBM, Intel, General Motors, Herman Miller, Hewlett-Packard, Kaiser Nestle Beverage, Oracle, Stanford University, The Tom Peters Group, Visa, University of San Francisco, Sacramento County, SHRM, USArmy, USDA, USNavy; World Bank

- International Seminar Leader - Designed and Taught 500 seminars
in the U.S., Canada, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland and New
Zealand on a variety of management topics including Leadership,
Communication, Conflict Resolution, Self-Directed Teams, Advanced
Customer Service; Negotiation; Dealing With Conflict Anger And
Emotion; Coaching and Counseling Skills; Project Management;
Persuasive Writing; Transition From Technical Professional to
Manager..

1988 – 1992 THE STI GROUP Napa, CA and Phila., PA Principal
Provided strategic planning, career development, personal coaching, and mediation services and seminars to executives and entrepreneurs.

1987 – TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Philadelphia, PA
Law & Humanities Fellow. (One of four fellowships out of 140 applicants)

1980's - Levine was employed by AT&T in Philadelphia.  While working there we was selected to design and deliver "intrapreneurial" business development seminars to AT&T regional managers.

1970's - Levine was an assistant Attorney General and an attorney in New Jersey.
 
 Various Credentials

Bar Admissions: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S. Sup. Ct.
American Bar Association: Section of Law Practice Management: Council 1999-
Chair – Section Governance Task Force 2003-
Chair - Education Board 2001-2003
Chair - Visioning Task Force 1999-2001
Chair – Law Practice Division 1998-2001
Vice Chair – Mediation Committee 1998-1999
Vice Chair - People In Practice Task Force 1996-1998
Internet & New Media Board 1996-2001
Nominating Committee 2000- 2002
Leadership Board 1994-1996
Liaison To Dispute Resolution Section 1995-1998
Section of Dispute Resolution – Charter Member

State of California Certified Continuing Legal Education Provider
Lecturer: The Paralegal Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Representative Publications

Creating a Culture of Agreement and Resolution (Handbook of Business
Strategy (2006)
Generating Effective Client Engagements (Consulting to Management
Magazine, Sept. 2004)
The Book of Agreement (San Francisco,Berrett-Koehler, Fall 2002)
The Resolutionary, a monthly ezine that began  Volume 7 in 2004. (see www.ResolutionWorks.org  for archived editions)
Is Your Organization a Generative Place to Work? (2006 American Society
for Training and Development Sourcebook)
How to Create Agreements for Results (2003 American Society for Training and Development Sourcebook)
Managing By Agreement: The New MBA (2002 Sourcebook for Innovation
in Management, McGraw-Hill Fall 2001)
Breaking Down Costs: What You Are Losing By Not Using ADR, Alternatives Vol19 No 10 2001 (Journal of CPR Institute for DR)
Emotionally Intelligent Mediation: Four Key Competencies (2 Practical Dispute Resolution 23, 2001)
On Balance Columnist (American Bar Association Law Practice Management Magazine, 2001-2002)
The Attitude of Resolution (2 Practical Dispute Resolution 12, 2001)
Getting to Resolution (4 Law Firm Governance No 2, page 34 Winter 1999)
Resolutionary View (American Bar Assiciation Law Practice Management Magazine, October 1999)
Getting To Resolution: Turning Conflict Into Collaboration (San Francisco, Berrett-Koehler, 1998)
The Cost of Conflict (Innovative Leader 1998)
The Power of Agreement (Innovative Leader 1998)
Silver Foxes: The Art of Resolution (American Bar Association Law Practice Management Magazine, April 1995)
Silver Foxes Tradition: An Alternative (San Francisco Recorder, April 1993)
Client Satisfaction and the Tradition of Lawyering: The Case for ADR (Monograph for the State Bar of California ADR Training, 1993)
Best Work: A Key for Increasing Productivity & Teamwork (The Legal Edge, January 1992)
Agreement: Building The Foundation for Mutual Results (The Executive Edge, August 1992)
Opportunities for Law Firms in a Changing Marketplace: Seizing the Moment (Marketing for Lawyers, February 1991)
Mediation: A Better Alternative (The Legal Intelligencer, May 1987)
The Commercial Real Estate Tenants Handbook, Ch. 16, High Technology
Telecommunications Services for Tenants (John Wiley & Sons, 1987)
High Tech Real Estate, Ch.14, The High Tech Building (Dow-Jones 1985)

Representative Speaking

Berrett-Koehler Positively MAD, November 2004
HR.com Gala October 2004
Kaiser Hospital, June 2004, June 1999
IBI Global, Inc. Instructor, 2004, 2005
NASA, January 2004
International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers, October 2003
Reducing Health Care Litigation Costs, September 2003
US Federal Mediators, September 2003
U of North Texas International Conference on Work Teams, Sept 2003
US Inter-Agency ADR Group, Washington, February, 2003
Washington DC Center for Workforce Development, February 2003
Center for Visionary Leadership, Washington, January 2003
Catholic University School of Law, ADR Guest Lecturer, December 2002
Federal Consulting Group, US Treasury Department, October 2002
Crossroads Center, Chicago, March 2002
American Society of Association Executives, December 2001
FreshFacesBoldIdeas.Common Ground, A Future Search Conference
Report, Chicago, August 2001
American Bar Association Town Hall Diversity Meeting, May 2001
Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), December 2000
Simon Fraser U, Center for Management Innovation, November 2000
United States Department of Agriculture, September 2000
University of Massachusetts Spirituality in Business Conference, June 2000
University of San Francisco, MBA Alumni Symposium, March 2000
Society of Healthcare Professionals, March 2000
Support Center for Nonprofit Management, 1999
University of San Francisco 1999
Society for Professionals In Dispute Resolution, September 1999
Arizona State Bar Association, 1999
San Francisco Bar Association, May 1998
California Enrolled Agents, 1998
The Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
The New Health Symposium, Philadelphia, PA 1998
The Learning Annex, San Francisco, CA 1998
Cayahouga College, Cleveland, OH 1998
Association of Quality Participation, Philadelphia, PA 1998
Attorney’s Audio Magazine, 1998
Bowie State University, Bowie, MD, Employee Conflict & Beyond
June 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Leadership Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 1998
American Bar Association, Chair and Presenter, Annual Meeting Programs,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
San Francisco Bar Association: The Future of the Legal Profession 1995
U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Francisco, CA 1996
Commonwealth Club of San Francisco 1995, 1999
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce 1996
University of San Francisco Law School Guest Lecturer 1995, 1996, 1997