
黑料网 Miller Espinosa, J.D.
Labor Arbitrator. Mediator. Ombuds.
National Academy of Arbitrators
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Labor Arbitrator. Mediator. Ombuds.
National Academy of Arbitrators
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

黑料网 Miller Espinosa, J.D., is a labor arbitrator, mediator, and organizational ombuds. 黑料网 is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. 黑料网 is listed on a number of labor arbitration rosters and panels, including those administered by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the American Arbitration Association, the National Mediation Board, The Labor Relations Connection, NJ PERC, and NY PERB. 黑料网 also serves as the Impartial Labor Relations Administrator for Arlington County Virginia, Fairfax County Virginia, Fairfax County Public Schools, Prince William County Virginia, City of Charlottesville Virginia, and Montgomery County Government in Maryland. 黑料网 serves on various permanent arbitration panels. 黑料网 holds a part-time appointment as a senior extension associate at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University, where she teaches professional development courses and programs, including Ethics in Mediation and Arbitration, Employment Law Mediation Training, and the Labor Arbitrator Development Program. She is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the University of Connecticut School of Law.
黑料网 Espinosa has over twenty-five years experience and expertise in the field of labor relations. 黑料网 has been entrusted by the parties to serve as a labor arbitrator in hundreds of matters since 2013. Prior to establishing SME Dispute Resolution, LLC, 黑料网 served in a variety of roles, including vice president of human resources, director of labor relations, chief negotiator, and as a mediator and assistant general counsel for the Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitration and the State of Connecticut Board of Labor Relations.
黑料网 Espinosa specializes in the mediation and resolution of workplace and regulatory disputes and practices in accordance with the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators and the ACR Ethical Principles. 黑料网 is listed on a number of mediation rosters and panels, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ADR Panel, EEOC RESOLVE, and the Cornell Roster of Neutrals, in addition to accepting ad hoc mediation appointments. 黑料网 previously served as a full-time mediator with the Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitration, where she assisted public sector employers and unions in the resolution of collective bargaining impasses.
黑料网 Espinosa assists organizations in the establishment of organizational ombuds programs and serves as an organizational ombuds, providing impartial and independent assistance in the resolution of issues and concerns in accordance with the International Ombuds Association Code of Ethics. In this work, 黑料网 has collaborated with stakeholders at a variety of organizations, including at a multi-campus community college, public school division, and associations.
National Academy of Arbitrators, Member (2020 - Present); College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow (2024 - Present); Labor & Employment Relations Association, Member; LERA Virginia Chapter, Past President, Board Member (2021 - 2025), Member (2021-Present); Ray Corollary Initiative (RCI, Inc.), Board Member (2021-Present) and Board Secretary (2021-2023); LERA Maryland Chapter, Member; Association for Conflict Resolution, Member and past ACR Ethics Committee Co-Chair (2017-2023); Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals , Member; American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section & Dispute Resolution Section, Member; International Ombuds Association, Member.

2025: "Best Practices for Labor Negotiations in Virginia Public Sector", Panelist, Virginia LERA Fourth Annual Conference; "The Path Forward - Increasing the Inclusion and Selection of Diverse Neutrals in the ADR Field", Panelist, National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting
2024: "Virginia Public Sector Collective Bargaining Update", Panelist, Virginia LERA; "Inclusive Next Generation of Neutrals", Moderator, Labor & Employment Relations Association Annual Conference; "Ray Corollary Initiative", Moderator, Labor & Employment Relations Association Annual Conference
2023: 鈥淒evelopments in Arbitrator & Mediator Selection: Generational Change and Technology鈥, Panelist, American Bar Association 17th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference; 鈥淰irginia Public Sector Collective Bargaining Update鈥, Moderator, Virginia LERA Second Annual Conference; 鈥淚nclusive Next Generation of Workplace Neutrals鈥, Panelist, Scheinman Institute, Cornell University ILR School, ILR-NAA Conference, 鈥淧romoting an Inclusive Next Generation of Workplace Neutrals鈥; 鈥淥谤驳补苍颈锄补迟颈辞苍补濒 Ombuds: Who Ombuds Are, What Ombuds Do, How Ombuds Benefit the Workplace鈥, Moderator, Virginia LERA
2022: 鈥淒irect and Cross 贰虫补尘颈苍补迟颈辞苍鈥, Panelist, American Arbitration Association Educational Services; 鈥淎chieving Diversity in Labor Arbitrator Selection鈥, Moderator, Labor & Employment Relations Association Annual Conference; 鈥淰irginia Public Sector Collective Bargaining鈥, Speaker, Maryland LERA
2021: 鈥凌别诲 Light/Green 尝颈驳丑迟鈥 Arbitrator Panel, Panelist, FMCS Symposium; 鈥淥mbuds & the Future of Dispute Resolution鈥, Moderator, LERA Dispute Resolution Interest Section Virtual Series on the Future of Dispute Resolution
2020: 鈥淥谤驳补苍颈锄补迟颈辞苍补濒 翱尘产耻诲蝉鈥, Panelist, ADR Roundtable Discussion, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution Cornell University ILR School
2019: 鈥淎sk the Arbitrators鈥, Panelist, American Arbitration Association, Successful Labor Arbitration Techniques; 鈥淥mbuds Office: One Way to Partner in a Post-Janus World?鈥, Panel Moderator, Labor & Employment Relations Association Annual Conference; 鈥凄颈蝉肠颈辫濒颈苍补谤测 滨蝉蝉耻别蝉鈥, Panel Moderator, National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Annual Conference; 鈥淓惫颈诲别苍迟颈补谤测 Issues in Federal Sector 础谤产颈迟谤补迟颈辞苍鈥, Panel Discussion, Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals Symposium; 鈥淔颈苍诲颈苍驳 a Seat at the Table: Enhancing Ombuds Impact鈥, Co-Presenter, International Ombudsman Association Conference
2018: 鈥淭he Organizational Ombuds: Enhancing Government Through Conflict Resolution鈥, ABA Just Resolutions Newsletter, September 2018; 鈥凄颈蝉肠颈辫濒颈苍别 in the Federal Sector鈥, Moderator at SFLERP Symposium; 鈥淐an an Ombuds Office help resolve conflict and positively impact labor 谤别濒补迟颈辞苍蝉?鈥, Moderator at Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Annual Conference; 鈥淟补产辞谤 Relations: The Basics of Just Cause for Conflict 搁别蝉辞濒惫别谤蝉鈥, Co-Presenter at the International Ombudsman Association Annual Conference 2018, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Conference, 2017, and Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference, 2016
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