Employment
Arbitrator and Mediator, private practice 1994 -
Part-time faculty, Wayne State University Law School 2002 -
Arbitration and Mediation Experience
Member of the Labor, Employment, Consumer, Mediation, and Labor Mediation Panels of the American Arbitration Association.
Member of permanent labor arbitration panels involving numerous private and public sector employers and: AFSCME, Teamsters, Steelworkers, Letter Carriers, Mine Workers, Police Officers, UAW, Casino Workers, Government Employees, Teachers, University Professors, Healthcare Workers, Skilled Trades, and others.
Neutral third party in over 3,000 cases in more than 20 forums including: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Michigan Employment Relations Commission, Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, Mediation Tribunal Association, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Served as: Administrative Law Judge, Michigan Unemployment Agency • Hearing Officer, Michigan Department of Civil Service and Michigan Department of Civil Rights • Mediator, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, New York City Department of Education, Oakland and Genesee Circuit Courts.
Member, National Academy of Arbitrators
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Recipient, Michigan Bar Labor Section 2020 Distinguished Service Award
Frequent speaker on negotiation and dispute resolution topics.
Publications
The Science of Settlement: Ideas for Negotiators (2008)
Opinions: Essays on Lawyering, Litigation and Arbitration, the Placebo Effect, Chutzpah, and Related Matters with Stuart M. Israel (2016)
Education
Juris Doctor Wayne, State University Law School 1980
Master of Arts (Philosophy), University of Hawaii 1977
Bachelor of Arts Wayne State University, Monteith College 1973
Barry Goldman, MA, JD
Arbitrator and Mediator
Contact Barry Goldman
Phone: 248-932-3832
Email: bagman@ameritech.net