Creative Dispute Resolutions: Mediation and Arbitration in Maryland and D.C.

Johnson

Robert L. Baum, Esq.

Practice Areas:
Family law (divorce, child custody, alimony, support, and marital property), collaborative law, business, commercial, contracts, environmental, real estate, land use, health care, and intellectual property disputes

Experience:
- Mediator/Arbitrator/Attorney, Law and Dispute Resolution Office of Robert L. Baum and Of Counsel to Bromberg Rosenthal, LLP, Rockville, Maryland, 2001-present
- Special Assistant to the Secretary for Dispute Resolution, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001
- Director and Chief Judge of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 1998-2000
- Associate Solicitor for Conservation and Wildlife, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 1993-1998
- Attorney, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, D.C., 1987-1993
- Attorney, Dobrovir & Gebhardt, Washington, D.C., 1985-1987
- Corporate Relations Department Attorney, Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, Los Angeles, California, 1984
- Attorney, Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol, Los Angeles, California, 1982-1984
- Attorney, Hill, Farrer & Burrill, Los Angeles, California, 1981-1982
- Vice President and Secretary, Windward Broadcasting, Inc., Los Angeles, California, 1980-1983

Education:
- J.D., Washington University Law School
- B.A., with high distinction, Dartmouth College

Affiliations:
- Past Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Past Member, Maryland Regional Advisory Board, Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission
- Member, Family Law and Business Law Committees, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office
- Member, Academy for Conflict Resolution, Family and Environmental/Public Policy Sections
- Vice President, Maryland Collaborative Practice Council
- Founding Member and Past Treasurer, Collaborative Dispute Resolution Council
- Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Bar Association of Montgomery County
- Collaborative Law Steering Committee Member, American Bar Association
- Past Chairman, Maryland Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality
- Past Executive Committee Member, Montgomery County PTA