Frank Hanna is the world's first doctor of mediation. Following a long and successful career as a solicitor in Ireland throughout the 'Troubles', he moved to the USA to study mediation. There he gained qualifications in mediation from prestigious universities, Harvard and Pepperdine, and went on to practice in the community.
Hanna became the name in mediation in Arizona where he was based. He was approached by the city of Gilbert to teach a team of community mediators and he devised his own, unique teaching programme, with an innovative style and methodology which led to the cities of Phoenix and Mesa hiring him.