Professor John Greer has extensive legal and dispute resolution skills and experience from many years of legal practice and as an ADR professional.
In his teaching, Professor Greer draws on a deep background in the ADR field:
- Mediation: Professor Greer is a recently retired Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He is certified as a mediator by the Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution. He is a roster mediator for the Better Business Bureau, as well for a number of circuit courts in Maryland. Professor Greer is one of a handful of mediators in the state admitted to court rosters for complex business and technology cases. He formerly served as a mediator for the National Security Agency and mediated cases for other Intelligence Community agencies.
- Arbitration: Professor Greer is an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau and a former arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority where he handled disputes in the securities industry.
- Negotiation: Professor Greer negotiated federal legislation involving complex multi-party issues, including those of the Department of Defense, the White House, both Houses of Congress, and private industry.
- Dispute Resolution Process Reviewer and Designer: As NSA's Senior Counsel, Professor Greer reviewed the Agency's dispute resolution processes. He designed and implemented an innovative process to quickly and fairly resolve employee complaints about their performance ratings.
A 1987 graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Professor Greer received his M.A. in history from Cornell University in 1979 and his B.A. in history from Colgate University in 1977. He is admitted to the Maryland bar in inactive status. He owns and operates a dispute resolution practice (Patuxent Mediation Services, LLC; www.patuxentmediation.com).