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ABOUT
ROLAND P. MERKEL
ATTORNEY • MEDIATOR • ARBITRATOR
859-263-1123
502-227-1123
rolandmerkel@gmail.com
LEGAL EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor Degree, 1982, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1972 -1974 Rider College, Lawrenceville, N. J. 1975 -1977 Bachelor of Arts, psychology, 1977 Magna Cum Laude graduate
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
269 West Main St., Suite 600
Lexington, KY 40507
And
Attorney - December 1986 to the present
649 Charity Court, #2
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
General sole practitioner with concentration in contract and corporate law (organization, incorporation, reinstatement, bulk sales and asset transfers, franchise and license agreements, contract negotiations, construction contracts & disputes, employer-employee relations, real estate), divorce and family law, administrative law, civil litigation and appeals (including successful sovereign immunity defense of former Kentucky Cabinet Commissioner; successful challenge to the Constitutionality of certain state regulations).
Attorney - October 1982 to December 1986
324 South Main Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
And
115 East First Street
Hominy, Oklahoma
General sole practitioner with concentration in business (including representation of a national association, a national computer leasing company, and a hospital), banking and commercial law (representation of a national bank, a federal savings and loan, and a federal employees' credit union), real estate (representation of a national relocation company) and plaintiffs tort litigation, estate planning, family and divorce, social security claims.
ROLAND P. MERKEL
HEARING OFFICER EXPERIENCE:
Certified KRS13B Hearing Officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Hearing Officer: Kentucky Personnel Board October 1, 2003 to the present
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
Mediator/Arbitrator - April 1992 to the present
Frankfort, Kentucky and
Lexington, Kentucky
Over 3,000 hours of mediation and arbitration experience in the provision of court-referred and self- referred alternative dispute resolution services. Experience includes mediation or arbitration in the areas of contract disputes, construction, divorce, family and post-decree matters, employer- employee, EEO grievances, business relations, commercial disputes, real estate, professional and fee disputes, personal injury, professional malpractice and automobile "Lemon Law".
- Mediator and Mediator Trainer with the Mediation Center of Kentucky. Status of "Certified General Mediator" and "Certified Family Mediator".
- Past Certified EEO/Employment mediator for the U. S. Postal Service.
- Approved mediator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
- Past-President of the Mediation Association of Kentucky: 2002-2004
- Board of Directors: Mediation Association of Kentucky: from inception to 2005
- President of the Mediation Association of Kentucky: 2000-2002
- President-Elect of the Mediation Association of Kentucky: 1999-2000
- Secretary of the Mediation Association of Kentucky: 1998-1999
- Founding Member of the Mediation Association of Kentucky
- Past Chair: Franklin Family Court Mediation Committee
- Approved Mediator for the Franklin Family Court
- Past Member of Board of Directors of The Mediation Center of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Arbitrator - August 2001 to the present
- Arbitration training from the Better Business Bureau.
- Private arbitration services
- Arbitration services provided to the Better Business Bureau
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION TRAINING:
Academy of Family Mediators
(Through Mediation Center of KY): 40 hours basic family mediation
Academy of Family Mediators
(Through Mediation Center of KY): 32 hours advanced family mediation
Mediation Center of Kentucky: 16 hours basic mediation
Mediation Center of Kentucky: 16 hours advanced mediation
U. S. Postal Service: 20 hours advanced Transformative mediation
Better Business Bureau (arbitration) 15-hour arbitration training
And various continuing education seminars in the fields of mediation and arbitration.
Speaker on Mediation Topics:
KY Bar Association CLE Speaker
KY Bar Association CLE Moderator
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Past Member -Oklahoma Bar Association
Past Member -Tulsa County Bar Association
Past Member -Osage County Bar Association
Past Member- Osage County Pro Bono Panel
Member - Kentucky Bar Association 1983-present
Member - KBA Mentor Program 1989-present
Member - A.T.L.A. 1983-1987
Member - Franklin Co. Bar Association 1987 -1992/1998-2000
Member - Fayette Co. Bar Association 1996-present
Member - Fayette Co. Bar Association Lawyer
Referral Committee 2004-present
Member - Fayette Co. Bar Association Legislative
Committee: Family Law Section 2004-present
Member - Fayette Co. Bar Family Law Section - 1997-present
Director - Mediation Center of KY, Inc. 1998-1999
Associate Member - Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution 1994-1999
Charter/Founding Member - Mediation Association of Kentucky, Inc. (MAK)
Past Co-Chair - Public Policy Committee, MAK 1995-1997
Secretary - MAK 1996-1997
President - Elect MAK 1999-2000
President - MAK 2000-2001
Past President - MAK
Past Chair - Public Relations Committee (MAK)
Past Member -Standards and Practice Committee (MAK)
Former Member - Policies and Procedures Committee, Mediation Center of Kentucky, Inc.
Former Member - Family Law Committee, Mediation Center of Kentucky, Inc.
Former Member - Federal Mediation Committee, Mediation Center of Kentucky, Inc.
Past Chair -Franklin Family Court Mediation Committee
Former Member -Franklin Family Court Rules Committee
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, N. District Oklahoma 1982-1994
United States District Court, E. District Kentucky
Kentucky State Bar
Oklahoma State Bar 1982-1994
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Member: Centenary United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY
Musician & Guitar Instructor: Roland Merkel Music, Inc. 1978-present
Volunteer Mediator and Mediator Trainer: Mediation Center of Kentucky, Inc., Lexington, KY and Administrative Office of the Courts
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