Julie Renee Linkins

Professor Linkins is the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Resources Director for the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) and a partner in the law enforcement training and consulting firm Feemster Linkins Consulting. At MACRO, she assists courts throughout the state in establishing, evaluating, expanding, and improving the quality and operations of mediation and other dispute resolution programs. She is a member of the District Court of Maryland’s Day-of-Trial Mediation panel, and she regularly conducts training for ADR practitioners and program managers at the state and national levels. As a consultant, she helps to empower law enforcement agencies to design and implement sustainable, customized wellness philosophies that serve their personnel and communities. Prior to joining MACRO, Professor Linkins served as an instructor at the FBI Academy where she held a concurrent appointment as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Virginia. She taught written, spoken, and interpersonal communication courses for law enforcement executives from around the world.