Donna E. Lurie

In addition to a college degree in Labor Relations and a Law degree, Donna has specialized in employment and discrimination law throughout her career. She has adjudicated 120+ arbitration cases in the public and private sectors, mediated 100+ workplace disputes, served as a lead in contract negotiations, and co-chaired labor-management committees on numerous issues. Donna has served as a Hearing Officer, Arbitrator, Mediator, and organizational development consultant since 2012. Donna has developed job classification systems, evaluation protocols, and employee handbooks for nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
Donna is the former Chair of the King County Bar Dispute Resolution Section, a former member and speaker for the Northwest ADR Conference, and a current member of the Planning Committee for the Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Conference. She is the founder of a Multicultural Steering Committee for East King County community organizations working to reduce cultural and linguistic barriers to mental health resources and services.

Pepperdine University

Professional certificate (2013) | Advanced Mediation

2013 - 2013

Honors: Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law School

University of Wisconsin - Madison

J.D. (1980) | Law

1977 - 1980

Honors: Honors graduate of the Law School

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

B.A. (1977) | Labor Relations

1973 - 1977

Honors: Summa Cum Laude degree; winner of Schell-Butensky award as top student in the department

Panel Arbitrator

Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC)

2021 - Current

Serve as arbitrator for grievance cases when selected by the parties. Serve as arbitrator when assigned to law enforcement cases.

Panel Arbitrator

Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB)

2021 - Current

Serve as grievance arbitrator when selected by the parties

Panel Arbitrator

Alaska Arbitration Panel

2019 - Current

Serve as arbitrator when selected by the parties

Panel Arbitrator for Labor, Employment, and Consumer cases

American Arbitration Association (AAA)

2017 - Current

Serve as independent arbitrator when selected by the parties or assigned to cases by the AAA.

Labor Arbitrator

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS)

2016 - Current

Serve as arbitrator selected by the parties or assigned by FMCS.

Arbitrating Disputes Involving Education Professionals

Arbitration Quarterly of the Northwest

January, 1991

Epic Changes to Arbitration, NW Annual Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle

March 2019

WA State Dispute Resolution Section

Managing Polarities, Annual NW Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle

March 2014

WA State Bar Dispute Resolution Section

Workplace Conflict - Options for Resolution, Lake WA Chapter Meeting, Bellevue, WA

July 2013

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Are You Ready for Arbitration?, 22nd Annual NW Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle

March 2016

WA State Bar Dispute Resolution Section

Mediating Group Conflict in the Workplace, 20th Annual NW Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle

March 2013

WA State Bar Dispute Resolution Section

WA Public Employment Relations Commission

Panel Arbitrator

2021 - Current

Activities: Grievance arbitrator and member of Law Enforcement Arbitrator Roster

Oregon Employment Relations Board

Panel Arbitrator

2021 - Current

Activities: Grievance arbitrator in private and public sector cases

American Arbitration Association

Panel Arbitrator

2017 - Current

Activities: Panel Member for Labor, Employment, and Consumer arbitration cases

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Labor Arbitrator

2016 - Current

Washington State Bar  # 13157

Member

1983 - Current

Washington

Washington State Bar Association

ID Number: 13157

Since 1983