Scholar

Shakeba Dubose

Columbus, OH

ABOUT

Shakeba brings 18 years of health law, administrative law, and civil litigation/appeal experience to her clients. Prior to establishing The DuBose Law Firm, LLC in 2013, Shakeba started her legal career as an Ohio assistant attorney general in the health and human services section and later served as associate general counsel for a managed care plan. Throughout
her career, Shakeba has represented clients before various licensure boards and state agencies governing healthcare professionals and entities. Shakeba has also provided general counsel services to small healthcare businesses and advised practitioners regarding employee
relations issues and employment contracts reviews.

In 2014, Shakeba began her tenure as an independent hearing adjudicator and has presided over 200+ administrative hearings. In 2016, Shakeba completed the American Health Law Association’s Dispute Resolution Service’s Arbitration Training and has been party-selected for five (5) arbitration matters.

After years of representing clients on both sides of the table, Shakeba is transitioning from client representation to full-time work as an independent contractor adjudicator and dispute resolution professional. In 2022, Shakeba launched TDLF Dispute Resolution Services, a registered tradename through which The DuBose Law Firm will offer alternative dispute resolutions and administrative law adjudication services.

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Lisa Simpson Hoover

Atlanta, GA

School

ABA DR National Section Conference in Las Vegas

Lisa Simpson Hoover is a personal injury attorney specializing in auto accident negligence and premise liability. Licensed in five states including Florida, District of Columbia, Illinois and
Maryland, Hoover has been practicing law for almost three decades and maintains a primary office in Atlanta and satellite office in Chicago. She leverages an insurance defense background in her plaintiff personal injury practice. She is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Civil Circuit Neutral. She is on the AAA Illinois Accident Claims Panel of Neutrals, Louisiana State Bar Association Civil Mediator Registry and a 2023 ABA ADR Section Fellow serving on the Women in Dispute Resolution Committee. She is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Section and Solo Small Firm Practice Sections of the ABA. She is an active member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) and Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) having served in their continuing legal education committees. Hoover is married and has three daughters.

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Chika Ezeonyebuchi

Columbus, OH

School

Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

My name is Chika Ezeonyebuchi. I am currently attending law school at the Ohio State University where I am working towards a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution. I have been involved with the Divided Community Project using alternative dispute resolution techniques in the realm of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Largely, I enjoy discovering the different shapes dispute resolution can take like ideas to integrate article intelligence in online mediations. In the future, I hope to use the ADR skills and techniques I have learned and apply them to both the legal field and DEI such as developing more affordable housing through economic development.

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Joselys Corneelio

Washington D.C.

School

Howard University School of Law

My goals within the field of ADR are to "Incorporate the principles and practices of ADR within my professional practice to foster efficient dispute resolution, creating win-win scenarios for all parties involved."

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Amir Muhammad

Washington D.C.

School

Howard University School of Law

My ADR professor actually told the class something during my 2L year that I value, and know I will continue to value, throughout my career. He mentioned that arbitration is becoming more prevalent and that makes learning about it now that much more advantageous. Alternative dispute resolution is a realm of law that oftentimes can trip a layperson up in arbitration contracts, or lawyers during mediation settlements. I want to learn, study, and become one of the next leaders in arbitration to encourage others like me of an "alternative" career path as opposed to big law or public interest. And I want to continue to not only show diversity, but be amongst those as well in what I see as a beneficial wave.

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Tamia Glover

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

After graduation I plan on practicing criminal defense and part of being a defense attorney is negotiating plea bargains with prosecutors. I plan on incorporating my ADR certificate into the practice of criminal defense, this certificate will provide me with additional tools to zealously advocate for my clients.

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Brie Starks

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

I am pursuing the field of ADR in order to advance my skills and contribute to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) space. I believe that ADR will contribute to the many differences that show up in corporate DEI spaces. I additionally plan to pursue a career in Civil and Human Rights and ADR would enhance my skills a great deal in order to effectively solve disputes in the future for clients and between community leaders and larger systems.

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Sarah Ayad

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Alternative dispute resolution is important in small communities, like my own, where people do not fully trust the legal process. It also allows parties to play an important role in resolving their own disputes which often results in creative solutions, longer-lasting outcomes, greater satisfaction, and improved relationships. As someone who strives to uphold a reputation of honesty and integrity, I know the Muslim community will come to me to help resolve their disputes in a cost effective, efficient, and healthy way. I hope to be a conduit for change for how disputes are currently resolved in my community, and it starts with me.

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Celeea Williams

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

North Carolina Central University School of Law
I am a wife to an army veteran that served over twenty-one years, and I witnessed the need for advocacy concerning veterans’ rights. My goal is to use my knowledge and skills gained in arbitration and mediation to assist veterans. I will assist veterans with getting benefits that are needed and deserved.

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Damilola Adebayo

Washington D.C.

SCHOOL

Howard University School of Law

Damilola Adebayo is currently a 3L at Howard University School of Law. She is also an extern at the Howard Law ADR World Bank Externship. She plans to work in the corporate field and transition her experience into the field of international ADR. She hopes to eventually work with organizations like ICSID in the field of international business arbitration.