BMC Associates
Arlington, Virginia
West Coast Office - Los Angeles, CA
BMC Associates specializes in mediation and Partnership Charter services to help partners and owners of family and non-family businesses deal with conflict, build collaboration, and design healthy, resilient partnerships. Their unique focus on closely-held companies underscores their in-depth understanding of the ins and outs of co-owned and co-managed companies. They work with every type of company from startups to fourth generation, from no revenue to $2 billion annual revenue, from cemetery owners to data mining firms. BMC’s experience ensures they are well-equipped to provide conflict prevention and conflict resolution services tailored to the specific needs of each client, regardless of their industry or stage of development.
BMC’s multidisciplinary team is ideally suited to address the complex mix of business and interpersonal issues of partner disputes. Their professionals have backgrounds in business, law, and psychology and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table to address conflicts effectively and promote sustainable collaboration. The team works in-person and virtually, throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Advisors
Donna Gage, Ph.D., R.N.
Principal, Mediator
Arlington, Virginia
Donna Gage is a Principal with BMC Associates. She was intimately involved in complex, multiyear negotiations with one of the largest unions in the country for many years as a nursing executive. With BMC, she resolves conflicts among co-owners in family and non family businesses, as well as among all levels in healthcare organizations, from…
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Lee Jay Berman
West Coast Director, Mediator
Los Angeles, California
Lee Jay Berman grew up in his family’s retail clothing business, eventually becoming President in his mid-20s. He understands all of the dynamics inherent in a family or closely-held business. He also spent time working in a division of a Fortune 500 company, navigating those ranks in a highly structured, conservative corporate culture. He has…
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Dawn Martin, J.D.
Attorney, Mediator
Arlington, VA
Dawn Martin is a seasoned professional with over four decades of experience in conflict management, coaching, organization development, and law. Through her partnership experiences in private law practice and multiple public-and private-sector initiatives, she has found that strong relationships, clear expectations, and equity are essential for individual and collective well being and effectiveness. Dawn specializes…
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Eileen Barker, J.D.
Attorney, Mediator
San Franciso, California
Ms. Barker’s full-time mediation practice draws on over 25 years of experience in law and dispute resolution and hundreds of hours of specialized training. Since 1991, Ms. Barker has successfully mediated hundreds of cases in a wide-range of areas including commercial/business, employment, real estate, personal injury, insurance, probate, partnerships, and family/divorce. She has also served…
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Susan Coleman, J.D., M.P.A.
Attorney, Mediator, ICF Certified Coach
Garrison, New York
Susan Coleman is a partner at C Global Consulting LLC in New York City and a global consultant with close to three decades of experience building collaboration in organizations and systems. Her practice combines the ability to create and deliver world-acclaimed workshops and seminars, with skill in designing largeor small system interventions to promote collaboration,…
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