I. EDUCATION

*1999  – Certified Guardian ad Litem Training

Ramsey County

*1994 – Certified Arbitration Training

Minnesota State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education

*1987 – Divorce Mediation Training

Erickson Mediation Institute

*1980 – Mini M.B.A.

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota

*1973 – Placement Counselor Training Program

Southern Illinois University Rehabilitation Institute

*1970 – M.S. Degree ,  Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

*1969 – B.A. Degree, Major:  Sociology/Psychology

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minneso

II.  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

*2000-Present  Neighborhood Mediator.

Provides mediation services for the City of Burnsville.

*1993 – Present  Moderator.  Ramsey County Family Court.

Moderate divorce cases with attorneys and judges to settle all issues at the pre-trial state to prevent further litigation.

*1987 – Present  Divorce Mediator.  Private Practice and on the Ramsey County Family Court Panel of Family Mediators.

Providing conflict resolution services in divorce, private industry, estates, and families.  Between 76% and 85% of all situations have been resolved without further intervention or court action.

*1997 – Present  Visitation Expeditor.

*1999 – 2003   Guardian Ad Litem.

*1981 – Present  Vocational Consultant.

Work includes vocational evaluation, vocational counseling, labor market assessment, employability evaluations, transferable skills analysis, vocational test interpretations, job development, job placement, on-site job analysis and job modification.  Types of individuals I have worked with include industrially injured, individuals involve in career changes, individuals re-entering the labor market, and the underemployed.

I also provide expert witness evaluation and testimony in cases involved with personal injury, Social Security, and divorce.  I have been admitted as an expert witness in every county in the 7-county Metro area.

*1982 (Fall)    Instructor.  St. Cloud State University.

Supervised internships in the Graduate Program of Vocational            Rehabilitation Counseling.

*1977 – 1981   Director of Placement Services. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Developed the statewide placement program for the agency; worked with employers in the recruiting and hiring of disabled individuals; assisted industry in developing awareness programs in their compliance of affirmative action guidelines; developed training program and trained all statewide counseling staff in job analysis,   job modification, job placement, and job retention.  Presented issues of hiring the disabled to industries and government agencies.

*1978-1979     Instructor.  St. Cloud State University.

Taught in the Graduate Program: Introduction to Rehabilitation            Counseling and Job Placement of the Disabled.

*1970-1976     Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.  State Services For The Blind.

Worked with blind and visually impaired children, adults, and homemakers in adjustment to blindness, vocational counseling, and educational adaptations for school districts in central Minnesota.  Vocational services included evaluation, test interpretation, vocational plan development, job-seeking skills, job development, job modification, and job placement.

Fax: 952-894-7776

E-mail:

Lcarbogast@arbogastmediation.co

III. RELATED EXPERIENCES

1976 – 1985 Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

1981 – 1985 Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant

*Presented on three occasions to the Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Division, issues relating to vocational evaluations and employability.

*Presented to Hamline University Law School, Advanced Legal Education Division on issues relating to vocational evaluations and employability.

*Presented to the National Rehabilitation Association with leaders of the AFL-CIO and major industries on the placement of the disabled in major industry.

*Represented the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in television interviews on issues relating to the hiring of the disabled.

Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice in the areas of Facilitative/Hybrid, Adjudicative, and Evaluative.

IV.        REFERENCES

Available Upon Request