Sukhsimranjit Singh
Lecturer in Law and Associate Director, Center for Dispute Resolution; Director, LL.M. in Dispute Resolution
- LL.M. University of Missouri-Columbia
- LL.B. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research
- B.A. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research
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Sukhsimranjit "Sukh" Singh practices, teaches and trains in dispute resolution. Prof. Singh's current research is focused on the benefits of universal values embedded in ancient spiritual traditions for dispute resolution. Currently he teaches Advanced Negotiation, Arbitration Law and Advocacy, Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution, Negotiation and Mediation Theory and Advocacy.
Prof. Singh completed his post-graduate fellowship in dispute resolution at Hamline University School of Law, where he taught dispute resolution courses in France and Spain. Prof. Singh obtained his B.A. and LL.B. with honors from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, University of Law, Hyderabad, one of India's premier law schools. He continued his studies with a fellowship at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he earned his LL.M. in Dispute Resolution. While in law school, Singh clerked with Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti and Justice G.S. Singhvi, both of the Supreme Court of India. During completion of his master's degree, Singh served as legal research associate on a cross-disciplinary project with the UMC School of Medicine.
After practicing human rights litigation in Punjab, Prof. Singh devoted himself to the peaceful mechanism of dispute resolution. He has mediated family, cross-cultural and inter-religious disputes and has spoken about peaceful cross-cultural conflict resolution in the United States, Europe and Asia. Prof. Singh is a board member of the Oregon Mediation Association and is a qualified mediator in the State of Punjab (India), Missouri, Minnesota and Oregon.
Prof. Singh finished his schooling in Punjab, a lively land known for its distinct culture and spiritual values. He is a proud believer of Sikhism and practices its main principle of universal unity and understanding.