Joe has been appointed the International President Elect of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Irish Branch); he is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Engineers Ireland; a Council member of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association and a former Board member and Treasurer of Mediators Institute Ireland. He has completed the Advanced Training in Mediation & Training Alternatives (2002). Joe is also the Director of J P Behan Associates Consulting Engineers as well as Behan Dispute Resolution. He is an experienced practitioner in mediation, conciliation and arbitration.
Joe sits on many professional ADR Panels for bodies such as the Law Society, Engineers Ireland, Construction Industry Federation, Mediators Institute Ireland, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Eirgrid, Private Residential Tenancies Board and Dublin City Council. He is a practitioner member of Mediators Institute Ireland and a Council Member of Irish Commercial Mediation Association. His practice specialist areas are commercial and family mediation as well as arbitration and conciliation. He is also involved in change management solutions for both individuals and organisations.
Joe is a Course Director and Trainer in mediation training with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and University College Dublin. He acts as Course Director and Assessor. His ADR experience extends to adjudication for the Private Residential Tenancies Board, numerous construction industry conciliations and a varied list of arbitrations.