Mr. Mains has conducted mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, med/arb sessions, neutral evaluations, fact finding and/or facilitations in approximately 3000 cases including intellectual property, hi-tech, complex commercial, construction, professional liability, real estate, personal injury, property damage, employment, sexual harassment, divorce/child custody, environmental, family, insurance, education, public policy and conflicts within and between organizations and/or governmental units. He has extensive experience in mediating multi-party cases and facilitating large groups.

He has trained mediators for the American Arbitration Association, CDR Associates, the City of Boulder Community Mediation Service and the Colorado School Mediation Project. He received training (basic and advanced) in mediation, arbitration, facilitation, negotiation and dispute systems design from CDR Associates (where he previously served as a Senior Associate mediator), the American Arbitration Association and Pepperdine University.