About Joan
Joan P. Snyder is a retired partner no longer practicing law. To connect with an environmental, land use, or natural resources lawyer, please click here.
After over twenty-five years as an advocate, Joan now serves as an arbitrator, mediator and facilitator. She brings to those roles her extensive legal experience, where she represented parties in litigation, in enforcement proceedings, in arbitrations and mediations, and in real estate and corporate transactions. In addition to her broad legal skills, Joan has special expertise in environmental, natural resources, occupational safety and insurance law, which were her primary areas of practice. This experience includes all aspects of state and federal cleanups; the defense of natural resource damages claims; litigation of environmental and insurance claims in state and federal courts; all environmental aspects of real estate and business transactions; and representation of clients in OSHA and environmental enforcement proceedings. A former industrial chemist with training in environmental engineering, Joan particularly grasps both the complexities and the practicalities of environmental dispute resolution.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
- Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for New AAA Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (AAA), 2019
- Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding and Writing Awards, AAA, 2019
- Master Class on Complex Environmental Liability Resolution, American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, 2019
- Understanding the Roots of Bias, Stoel Rives, 2019
- Cybersecurity—a Shared Responsibility, AAA, 2020
- Best Practices for Arbitrators in Expedited/Fast Track Arbitrations, AAA, 2020
- Controversial Issues in Mediation, Oregon State Bar ADR Section, 2020
- Arbitrations in Oregon: The What, Where, Why and How, Multnomah Bar Assn, 2020
- Comprehensive Training in Advanced Arbitration Skills, 14th Annual Arbitration Training Institute, ABA Dispute Resolution Section, 2021
- Multi-Party, Multi-Faceted Dispute Resolution: the Online Experience, AAA, 2021
- 40 Hour Basic Mediation Training with Dr. Clare Fowler (University of Oregon), Mediate.com University, 2021.
- Impartiality: Do You Know Where Your Biases Are?, AAA, 2021
- Arbitrator Technology & Case Management Practices, AAA, 2021
- Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Case Data, AAA, 2021
- Practical Guide to the Consumer Arbitration Process, AAA, 2021
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