Education

NYU School of Law, JD 1986

Washington & Lee University, BA 1982

Mediation/Arbitration Training

Usher has completed more than 210 hours of training in international and domestic arbitration and mediation, including the following;

• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Accelerated Route to Fellowship Course – FCIArb
• ABA Annual Arbitration Training Institute (chosen to Co-Chair 2023 Institute after serving on faculty for multiple years)
• AAA Award Writing Course
• AAA Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices Course
• CPR Basic and Employment Arbitration Courses
• FINRA Chairperson Training Course
• FINRA Arbitrator Training Course
• New York Arbitration Week Restatement of the Law, The U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators New York (CIArbNY)
• Force Majeure in New York Law: A Guide for International Commercial Arbitrators – CIArbNY
• Applying the International Standard for Interim Measures in International Including Emergency Arbitration – CIArbNY
• ICC Institute Advanced Level Training on Document Production Issues in International Arbitration
• Mediating in the Era of Polarization – EDNY, Columbia Law School, and NYSDRA
• Conduction Mediation via Zoom – EDNY/SDNY
• Conducting Arbitral Hearings via Videoconference – USCIB/ICC USA, and CIArbNY
• Force Majeure in International Transactions – NYIAC/Foley Hoag
• New York Employment Law and Litigation Trends and the Role of ADR – JAMS
• International Arbitration in Latin America – NYIAC/Freshfields
• 60 Years Since the New York Convention: How Has Arbitration Changed? – ACR/GNY
• A Mediator’s Ethical Responsibility in Cases Involving Sexual Harassment – EDNY
• The New Singapore Mediation Convention – Compliance with Cross-Border Mediated Settlement Agreements – Cardozo Law School
• Mediating Cases under FLSA – SDNY
• Mediating Sexual Harassment, the #MeToo Movement, and NDAs – JAMS
• Exploring the Joint Session: Benefits, Detriments and Strategies – SDNY
• Employment Mediation – JAMS
• Mediating Access Under the ADA – SDNY
• Mediation vs. Settlement Conferences – SDNY
• ADR in a Changing Climate: How to Build Resilience through Facilitation and Collaboration – ADR/GNY
• What Artists, Entertainers, and Celebrities Want from ADR – ACR/GNY
• The Unheralded Importance of Active Listening in Commercial and Non-Commercial Mediations – ACR/GNY
• Practicing What We Preach: Tips to Facilitate Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in ADR – ACR/GNY
• Ethics and Neutrality – ACR/GNY
• Workshopping Mediator Ethics – EDNY
• Motion Practice Under AAA Rules – AAA
• Arbitration: Where is it Headed – Second Circuit Judicial Council
• FLSA Mediation Training – EDNY
• Storm Sandy Mediation Training – EDNY
• Arbitrator – Fourteenth Annual Fordham Vis Pre-Moot
• Arbitrator – ICC International Court of Arbitration & USCIB Arbitration Committee Fourteenth Vis Moot Practice Session