Laura A. Athens is an attorney, mediator, facilitator and arbitrator in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Ms. Athens provides alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services in a variety of matters, including education, higher education, university faculty grievance, employment, vocational rehabilitation, guardianship and disability rights cases.Ms. Athens currently serves as an arbitrator in automotive consumer and home warranty cases. She previously served as a Hearing Officer in special education hearings and in vocational rehabilitation matters.As an Adjunct Professor at Wayne State University Law School, Ms. Athens taught education law, health law and bioethics. Ms. Athens also taught Legal Research and Writing at Washington University School of Law.She is an associate of Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan, LLC (PREMi) and has served on the State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution Council and is a former Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association ADR Committee.Ms. Athens has published numerous articles on mediation, facilitation, arbitration, education, and employment law in the Michigan Bar Journal, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Laches, Oakland County Legal News and ADR Quarterly. She frequently lectures and appears on cable TV programs regarding ADR and school-related topics.Ms. Athens received her law degree from Washington University School of Law, her master's degree in social work from University of Wisconsin and her bachelor's degree in psychology, magna cum laude from University of Michigan.