For over twenty-five years, Mary Greenwood, Attorney, Mediator and Author has worked in careers that required conflict resolution. She has worked as an attorney, mediator, negotiator, arbitrator, trainer, Law School Professor and Human Resources Director.
She is a Florida Certified County Mediator and has negotiated thousands of cases with Squaretrade, an online mediation service for eBay buyers and sellers.
Mary Greenwood has a BA in English from New School University and an MA in English from USC in Los Angeles. She earned a law degree from California Western School of Law (San Diego) and an LL.M. in Labor Law from George Washington School of Law.
She has worked as a College Attorney at Colorado College, Winthrop University and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She was County Attorney in Manatee County and Assistant County Attorney in Monroe County.
Greenwood taught Labor Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Education Law, Constitutional Law, and Employment Law at Stetson Law School and St. Thomas Law School.
Greenwood also worked as Human Resources and Labor Relations Director at City of Miami Beach, City of Hollywood, Monroe County, and Keys Energy, Key West Florida
Greenwood has written How To Mediate Like A Pro (FEb. 2008,) which has won three book awards:
1. Best "How To Book," Beach Book Festival
2. Best "E-Book," Indie Excellence Book Awards
3. Best "E-Book," New York Book Festival
4. Best "How To Book", Reader Views Book Awards
5. Finalist, ForeWord Book of the Year Awards
6. Spirit Award, South Florida Writers Association
7. Honorable Mention, London Book Festival
8. Best National Best Book Award, General Law Category
How To Negotiate Like A Pro, (June 2006,) has won six book awards:
1. Best "How To Book," DIY Book Festival
2. Finalist, USA National Best Books, Self-Help
3. Finalist, ForeWord Magazine 2007 Book of the Year Awards
4. Runner-Up "How To" Book, New York Book Festival
5. Runner-Up, "E-Book," Category, New York Book Festival
6. Honorable Mention, London Book Festival
Greenwood is working on How To Interview Like A Pro, which will be published in 2009.
