Human Problems, Effective Solutions
Robert Angelo Creo has a passion for resolving disputes. He has 45 years of practical experience in the ADR field as an attorney, arbitrator, mediator, special master, author and educator. He has served as a neutral in thousands of cases, (over 7,000 days) since 1979. He is an Adjunct Professor at Duquesne University School of Law (1991–2003, 2013 to 2020) and also taught at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 2001–2012. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the National Academy of Arbitrators (1986). He is on the roster of many appointing agencies such as the American Arbitration Association, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the National Mediation Board. He serves as a mediator for the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS-TAS) and has served as an arbitrator for Major League Baseball and for the National Football League. He has served as an Independent Hearing Officer for the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
MENTORING Mylene Chan, completed her tenure as the 2022 Mediators Beyond Borders International Founders' Fellow residing in Pittsburgh for an immersive mentoring experience with Mr. Creo and other prominent mediators and arbitrators located in the United States and Canada. CIVIC AND HUMANITARIAN ENDEAVORS
Mr. Creo has spent a lifetime supporting organizations and causes promoting economic and social betterment for disadvantage and at-risk communities and individuals. He believes that there is an obligation among those more fortunate to contribute to repairing the world by acting in a prosocial manner. In 2021, he has committed himself to volunteering at least 10 hours each week with a charitable organization. He was active with the Josh Gibson Foundation which provides academic and life skills to at-risk youth in African American communities. In 2021, the Robert A. Creo Fellowship was established by him by Mediators Beyond Borders International to provide an annual stipend and mentoring to one Peacebuilder. |
NAMED 2021 ARBITRATION ATTORNEY AND 2017 & 2014 MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR FOR WESTERN PA BY BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Mr. Creo graduated from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1977 and Brandeis University in 1974. He served as a senior editor of the law review. In 2006, he co-founded and served as Secretary-Treasurer of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), a nonprofit organization which brings together mediators and students to work in communities traumatized by civil war and violence. In 2007, he earned a Graduate Certificate in International Mediation: Maximizing Prospects for Success, from the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. He was the founding President of the International Academy of Mediators (1997).
Mr. Creo has authored numerous publications including Alternative Dispute Resolution: Law Procedure and Commentary for the Pennsylvania Practitioner (George T. Bisel Company, Inc., October 2006). He writes a column in Alternatives called The Master Mediator, published by the CPR International Institute for Conflict Resolution & Prevention. Another column, The Effective Lawyer, is featured in the bimonthly publication PA Lawyer since 2012. In his spare time, he enjoys participating in comedy and storytelling events and competitions. Mr. Creo is available as special counsel to consult in complex litigation. He has been retained to advise on utilization of the mediation process in antitrust, bad faith, catastrophic loss, and commercial claims. He has also been retained as an expert witness to offer opinions on negotiation and settlement processes. Download Robert Angelo Creo's CV: ![]()
Mr. Creo is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Elkouri and Elkouri, How Arbitration Works, BNA/Bloomberg.
Steel City Storytellers, LLC, (www.steelcitystorytellers,com ) founded in 2019, provides storytelling shows and workshops on how to communicate more effectively via the spoken word. Angelo Creo is the principal and sole LLC member. SCS. LLC, and Angelo Creo were nominated as co-producer for In Search of Love, a TV pilot from over 8,500 submissions, for the Mid-Atlantic Region Emmys, with the awards to be announced at the Loew's Hotel in Philadelphia on October 1, 2022. |
UPCOMING CLE, PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS
EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING FOR JUDGES, Pennsylvania Judicial Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2023.
EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING FOR JUDGES, Pennsylvania Judicial Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2023.
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