Why Do Pets Matter? Hosted by Debra Hamilton, Esq.
Kids & Family:Pets & Animals
Gary Norman, Esq. shares how guide dogs become working partners. Gary shares the inside story on what it is like to form a bond with guide dogs, and how to respect the need for work as well as play.
More About Gary NormanMr. Norman is a dedicated public servant gifted with the ability to bring people of seemingly unrelated interests together. He serves on the public stage with a special sidekick, Bowie. In November 2019, he served as a Fellow at the invite-only Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellowship. A program for high-level leaders convened under the auspices of the Md. judiciary. He has also served as a Visiting Fellow at the Robert J. Dole Institute for Politics. He has a demonstrated track record of improved public policy through conversation, and through the gifts that able-bodied and the disabled can bring to the table when inclusively working together.
He established a multi-year non-partisan symposium on animal law and policy brokering regional or even national experts together. He is known for his semi-regular salons in which he brokers thought leaders, including, the disabled and the able, having mentored a range of law students with disabilities. He is the past founder and Co-Executive Editor of The Mid-Atlantic Journal on Law and Public Policy: Animal and Disability Reporter, a law and public policy journal on animal and disability issues. He started his public service career as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2000 with the federal government after graduating from Wright State University and Cleveland State University.
In 2011, he obtained his Masters in Letters of Law at the Program on Law and Government at the Washington College of Law at American University, focusing on healthcare regulation as well as healthcare policy and non-discrimination. He has served as a policy briefer on disability and non-discrimination at a global health conference on gender and human rights. To check-in on his captivating career as a lawyer with a guide dog, read a couple of writings from his column in the Maryland Daily Record or his imformal thoughts via his blog on Facebook. .
About Debra Hamilton, Esq.Debra spent 30 years as a practicing litigator, but she is now a full-time mediator and conflict coach for people in disputes over animals.
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Debra works both nationwide and internationally. She has far-reaching experience in resolving interpersonal conflicts involving animals, and she is also well-known in the world of purebred dogs as a top breeder and exhibitor of Irish setters and long-haired dachshunds. Debra speaks widely on the topic of how mediation techniques can help people address conflicts without litigation. She has presented at veterinary schools, the American Kennel Club, the American Veterinary Medical Law Association, the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators, the Living With Animals conference, state bar association Animal Law Committee meetings, and animal interest group meetings. Debra also writes a blog for Hamilton Law and Mediation and is a past contributor to the Solo Practice University blog and the Canine Chronicle.
She has been featured in Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, and the New York Times, just to name a few.
As the principal at Hamilton Law and Mediation, PLLC—the nation’s first solo mediation practice dedicated to helping people resolve conflicts over animals—Debra uses alternative dispute resolution to help address disagreements over the family pet during divorce, neighbors’ arguments over a barking dog, and confrontations between clients and veterinarians and other professionals who work with animals. HLM also looks forward to helping animal rights and welfare advocates see the benefit of having a conversation about the best interests of all parties—especially the animals—to resolve animal-related disputes. Debra is admitted to practice law in all New York State courts. She is certified as a mediator and collaborative professional and has worked with various court-based mediation programs in New York City (Queens-Community Mediation Service) and in Westchester and Rockland Counties in New York (Westchester and Rockland Mediation Centers).
Bridging the Divide: The Lifesaving Power of Human-Animal Bonds with Janet Hoy-Gerlach
Championing Animal Welfare with Debbie Dahmer
Crafting Impactful Messages: Unveiling the Art of Persuasion with Colonel Carla Bass, USAF (Ret)
Empowering Hearts and Healing Minds: The Impact of Paws for People with Clarice Ritchie
Kate Rosenthal - PAWS for People Annual WAG and Walkathon on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 223
Colonel Carla Bass, USAF (Ret) - Write To Influence on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 222
Suzanne Cannon co-Founder of VetBilling - A Flexible, Creative System Helping People To Pay For Veterinary Bills In A More Holistic Way on ”Why Do Pets Matter” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 220
Dr. Michael Blackwell, DVM - Moving Veterinary Care Into The 21st Century on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 219
Rachel Lemcke - Amwell Data Services | How An Independent Veterinary Laboratory Consultant Can Help Your Veterinary Practice on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 218
Jamie McLaughlin and Dylan Clark - Remembering and Honoring Marine Sergeant Reckless on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 217
Mindy Dutka - Community Helping Community: SOS El Arca - Playa del Sol Spay / Neuter Initiative on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 216
Friends of the Fix Breakfast - June 28th @ 7:30 am Denver, CO on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 215
Dr. Dani Rabwin - Ready, Vet, Go on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 214
A Different Perspective: Deciding Who Gets The Pet In A Divorce with the Hon. Doug Mintz (Ret) and Gabrielle Hartley, Esq on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 213
Dr. Jessica May, MRCVS - Exciting Developments With Veterinary Telemedicine on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 212
Jennifer Amundsen, Esq. - What’s In Your Breeder Contract? on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 211
Iris Grimm - Dogs Make Us Better Leaders on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 210
Elizabeth (EB) Butterworth Stutts, Esq - Benefits & Drawbacks of Microchipping and The Law on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 209
Dr. Renee Alsarraf, DVM - Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well on ”Why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 208
Elizabeth Cronin - Pets and Domestic Violence on ”why Do Pets Matter?” hosted by Debra Hamilton EP 207
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