Madelyn Shipman
- 5650 Mt. Rose Highway
Reno, Nevada 89511 - Office Phone: 775-849-1763
- Office Fax: 775-849-1794
- e-mail: shipmanheikka@gmail.com
- Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Supreme Court Mediation History:
- Date Appointed: 6/1/99
- Number of Cases Mediated: 110
- Current As Of: 1/2/25
Areas of Practice:
Public Law, Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Contracts, Land Use
Bar Memberships:
- Nevada (1983)
- Minnesota (inactive) (1977)
- Federal/ District Minnesota (1978)
- Federal/District Nevada (1983)
- U.S. Supreme Court (1980)
| Colleges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Type | Degree |
| The American University | Washington, D.C. | 1960 | 1964 | Undergraduate | B.A. (1964) |
| Law Schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Degree |
| Hamline University | St. Paul, Minnesota | 1974 | 1976 | J.D. (1976) |
| Professional Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| Anoka County District Attorney | Anoka, Minnesota | Deputy County Attorney (civil) | 1977 | 1981 |
| Attorney General, State of Nevada | -- | Deputy Attorney General (DOT) | 1982 | 1987 |
| City of Reno | Reno | Chief Deputy City Attorney | 1987 | 1995 |
| County of Washoe | Reno | Assistant District Attorney | 1995 | 2005 |
| Retired | -- | -- | -- | Present |
| Mediation and Other ADR Training | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Date |
| Negotiation Strategy Institute | San Francisco, California | Cutting Edge for Lawyers | 2003 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training | 2007 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training | 2008 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Foreclosure Mediator Training | 2009 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing and Breaking Impasse | 2010 |
| Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition | Reno | Advanced Training in Conflict Resolution/Advanced Mediation Techniques-Building at the Table | 2011 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges | 2011 |
| NDRC | Reno | Advanced Mediation Training - Increasing The Mediator's Harmonic Range of Asking Questions. | 2012 |
| MSN | Reno | Mediating Difficult Financial Issues | 2012 |
| NDRC | Reno | Advanced Mediation Training - Mediating with Difficult Clients | 2013 |
| NDRC | Reno | Advanced Mediation Training - Getting to the Heart of Conflict | 2014 |
| NDRC | Reno | Advanced Mediation Training - The Dance of Opposites | 2016 |
| NDRC | Reno | Advanced Mediation Training - Brain Science & Mediation Skills | 2016 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Techniques & Best Practices in Civil Mediation at the Appellate Level | 2016 |
| Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition | Reno | Mediation Renovation: Retooling Your Skills | 2018 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | The Premediation Process: A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges | 2018 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Impasse and Ethics: A Facilitate Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges | 2018 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Impasse is a Fallacy: An Advanced Mediator's Forum | 2019 |
| Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition | Reno | De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less | 2019 |
| Crowley Mediation, L.L.C. | Reno | The Neuroscience of Conflict: How to Keep Everyone Calm, Cool, & Collected | 2019 |
| The National Judicial College | Reno | Civil Mediation in a Time of Social Distancing - A Mediator's Response to COVID-19 | 2020 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Using an Online Platform to Conduct Mediation | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Do Virtual Settlement Conferences Work? Mediating in the Times of Coronavirus | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Sanctions 101 | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 2 | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Making the Most of the Pre-Mediation Process | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Joint Sessions vs. Caucuses | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Online or In-Person, Psychological Insights for Supreme Court Settlement Judges | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Nevada Settlement Judge & Senior Judge 2023 Workshop | 2023 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Reno | Preparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues All Professional Mediators Will Encounter | 2024 |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| Supreme Court Settlement Judge | Reno | Mediation of appellate cases | 1999 | Present |
| Foreclosure Mediation Program | Carson City | Mediator | 2009 | Present |
Professional Organizations
- Washoe County Bar Association
- Member/Lobbyist, Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition
Awards
- Distinguished Public Lawyer Award (1993)
- Nevada Legislature's Lobbyist Hall of Fame (2003)