In addition to her work with prison mediation, Ms. Austin’s practice focuses on commercial, employment and health care disputes. She is on the AAA Commercial and Health Care Panels; the American Health Lawyers Association Mediation, Arbitration and Hearing Officer Panels; the Pro Bono Advocacy Panel for the Eastern District of New York’s pro se employment mediations; and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Intermediation Panel. Ms. Austin was a commercial litigator for twenty years and served as in-house counsel to UPMC for thirteen years. Ms, Austin is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.