James Piedimonte is one of the most experienced family law attorneys in Jackson County with over 35 years experience in child custody and divorce litigations. This experience gives him extensive knowledge of judges, attorneys, and the processes of the court system, which can help determine the outcome of your case.
Advanced Training Mediator Strategies to Build Participant Staying Power. 7th Circuit Office of Dispute Resolution Services Advanced Mediation Training. Kathleen Bird. Clay County Family Court, Liberty Missouri. Victim Offender Dialogue Training. Association of Missouri Mediators. Charlene Berquist, Kathleen Bird, Heather Blades, Sandee Gamet, Diane Kyser, Paul Ladehoff. University of Missouri Law School, Columbia, Missouri. "Sifting Through the Chaos: Pitfalls and Possibilities in Mediation." Sharon Lowenstein, Terri Clinton Dischiser, Martha Halvordson, Stephanie Sloggett-O'Dell, Robert Benjamin.Heartland Mediators Association, KU Edwards Campus, O.P., KS. Specialized Guardian Ad Litem Training in Missouri Juvenile and Family Court Matters. Missouri Bar. Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law Training with Susan Gamanche and Diane Diel, Collaborative Law Institute of Missouri, O.P., KS. Proactive Skills for Mediators, Heartland Regional Conference of Mediators, KU Renents Center, O.P., KS. Collaborative Law training Chip Rose Instructor offered by the Collaborative Law Institute of Missouri. Advanced Guardian Ad Litem Training, Missouri Bar Advanced Guardian Ad Litem Training, Clay County Bar Association, North Kansas City, MO. Advanced Family Law Mediation Training, Robert Benjamin-instructor, Kansas City, MO. Mediation Training of Business, Family and Divorce Conflict, Robert Benjamin-Instructor, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Associations: Member of the Missouri Bar Association since 1983. Western District of the Federal Bar Association since 1983. Supreme Court of the United States Bar Association since 1986. Kansas City, Missouri Bar Association since 1983; Eastern Jackson County Bar Association since 1983: 2015 President's Award for Outstanding Contribution Clay County Bar Association since 2006. Member Heartland Mediators Association Member of Association of Missouri Mediators Member of Collaborative Law Institute of Missouri Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). Jackson County Family Court Child Custody Mediator Panel. Clay County Family Court Child Custody Mediator Panel. Member Rule 17 list of Dispute Resolution Neutrals of Missouri Bar. Member of Mediator Panel of Kansas City Bar Association Member Kansas City Bar Association Family Law Committee. Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives (NOSSCR). Member of Panel of Attorneys for Union Plus Legal Services for AFL-CIO's and other affiliated labor unions. Member of Panel of Attorneys for ARAG North America Inc. Chairman of Panel of Attorneys for Hope House Shelter for Battered Women 1983 to 1989. Advisory Board to Salvation Army in Independence, Missouri 1985-1988. Advisory Board to Vatterott College in Independence, Missouri 1986-1989. Adjunct Professor at Park University teaching master degree program in Evaluation and Study of Not-for-Profit Corporations 2000-2001. Missouri Lawyer Status James Piedimonte is a member in good standing with the Missouri Bar. He has a B.V. Rating with Martindale & Hubble. James is fully insured through the Missouri Bar Plan.