About Your Attorney/Mediator
George J. Pearce III
- General information:
3 children; 2 grandchildren.
Interests and Hobbies: hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, traveling, cooking, and bargain hunting.
Vietnam Era Veteran: 3 years active duty Air Force; 11 years serving in the Air National Guard
- Education:
Antioch School of Law, Washington, DC: Juris Doctorate, 1987.
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL: Bachelor of Arts/English, 1984.
G.E.D. 1973.
- Past and Present Community Involvement:
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer in the First Judicial District, Helena, MT.
Former volunteer and board member of: The March of Dimes, the American Red Cross, the Yellowstone County Homeless Project, and Lighthearth (a home for abused and neglected children).
Former member of the speakers’ bureau for the National Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse (group has since been reorganized and renamed).
- Legal Experience:
Primary areas of practice included criminal defense, family law, general business law, and personal injury.
- Mediation Training:
Although there are no specific training or certification requirements to mediate cases in Montana, being an experienced attorney is a recognized benefit. Nonetheless, in addition to my legal experience and past skills in formal and informal mediation and negotiations, I have continued to pursue additional training on my own which has included: an on-line mediation course for certification and continuing legal education credit; reading several books compiled and published by the American Bar Association and nationally recognized mediators; studying and reviewing training materials obtained from other mediation centers; attending “Circle of Security,” an internationally recognized 9 week parenting class; and attending the 2013 Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Conference sponsored by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division. Additional training is always being considered and pursued.
