Chinwe is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, she has a PhD in Law- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Chinwe is a part-time lecturer who facilitated Business Law class at the University of Brighton (UoB) and currently teaches Law, Society and Ethics at the Law Department UoB. She is an ADR Blogger and Host of Expert Views on ADR (EVA) Podcast. The podcast focuses on simplifying ADR in a bid to attract more and more users to settle their disputes or conflicts with these alternatives, which includes-Mediation, Arbitration, Adjudication, Negotiation, Conciliation and Early Neutral Evaluation. In simple terms, ADR is taken to cover alternatives to litigation.
In addition, she is a reviewer in academic journals. She has authored and presented her research work- Dispensation of Justice: Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) as a Case Study and other research such as 'Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Facts of Divorce as they stand Today, 'Access to Justice for People with Disability', 'The Workings of International Commercial Arbitration and The Chronicles of the Pre Colonial Method of Settling Disputes: Nigeria as a Case Study' at national and international conferences.
Chinwe was shortlisted under the category for publication of the year -2020 by the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) and has achieved the Silver status of the Resolution Institute Member Connect in 2021 for her many valuable contributions. She also serves as a mentor at the Resolution Institute.
She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) UK. She was a Mentor at the Beyond Barriers Student mentoring programs at Kingston University London.
Chinwe is also an Associate Facilitator of the Values and Sustainability Research Group and Course Representative for PGR Business and Law -University of Brighton. She is a member of the Research and Enterprise Group (REG) –Law, Society and Justice (LawSoJust) University of Brighton (UoB).
Chinwe is skilled in the Traditional African Method of Settling Dispute (TAMSD), Multi-Door Courthouse, Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Family Mediation, Hybrid Processes, Business Law, Contract Law, Tort, Commercial Law, Religion, Conflict and Peace, Stoic and Tao Philosophy.
Please click on the links below for more information on my research interest and publications:
https://www.resolution.institute/resources/qld-resources/bargaining-in-the-shadow-of-the-law-the-facts-of-divorce-as-they-stand-today
https://memberconnect.resolution.institute/network/members/profile/contributions/contributions-list
https://anchor.fm/chinwe1/episodes/Episode-15--Careers-in-ADR-with-Professor-Emilia-Onyema-escm0e
https://anchor.fm/chinwe1/episodes/Episode-18--Critical-Evaluation-of-the-One-Stop-Dispute-Resolution-Services-in-Asia-with-Professor-Mark-Feldman-e14htgl
https://anchor.fm/chinwe1/episodes/Episode-19-Professor-David-Allen-Larson-on-Designing-a-State-Court-Small-Claims-ODR-System-in-New-York-e1977t6
https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/0270db73-c297-45d3-b0c4-ccc17ed21853/expert-views-on-adr-eva
http://Listen to Expert Views On ADR (EVA) by Chinwe Stella Umegbolu on Audible. https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B08JK166R5?source_code=ASSOR150021221000N
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XQaI0Uzcgwc80QILnAjph
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expert-views-on-adr-eva/id1538506713
http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/chinwe/author/csu11/