Your Instructor

Nina Meierding, M.S., J.D.

Nina Meierding is one of the most highly-rated speakers to have taught at Minnesota CLE seminars. She is an expert in negotiation and has taught thousands of lawyers worldwide how to be better negotiators.

Nina Meierding was the Director and Senior Mediator at the Mediation Center for Family Law in Ventura from 1985 -2007 where she mediated over 4,000 disputes. She is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law and Southern Methodist University, and has taught communication and culture seminars in England, Ireland, Sweden, Scotland, India and throughout the U.S. Nina has served as the President of the Academy of Family Mediators (AFM) and on the board of directors of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). Nina is the recipient of ACR's 2005 John Haynes Award for distinguished service to the field of dispute resolution.

Quotes from attendees of her Minnesota CLE negotiation programs:

"Excellent! I really enjoyed her presentation. Bravo!"

"Very engaging manner of delivering valuable ideas and concepts. She was fantastic!"

"Engaging speaker; her wealth of experience was clearly evident and communicated effectively."

"One of the best CLE presenters I’ve ever seen!"

"Best training I've attended in 30 years of attending CLEs."

"Informative, enlightening and entertaining – Nina is a captivating speaker."