ABA Section of Dispute Resolution: 19th Annual Spring Conference
Presented By: ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
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About the Event Develop your skills, learn about the latest innovations in dispute resolution, and interact with colleagues and experts. The Section’s spring conference features excellent programming on mediation, arbitration, negotiation, ombuds, ODR, and specialty practice areas—both domestic and international. Whether you are new to dispute resolution practice or have been practicing for decades, the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference has something for you. Credit |
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Date Thursday, April 20, 2017 Friday, April 21, 2017 Saturday, April 22, 2017 |
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JAMS Featured Speakers
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Shirish Gupta |
Implicit Bias Fact or Fiction: Effects on Mediator Neutrality and the Mediation Process Implicit bias may be defined as the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. One of the cornerstones of mediation is party autonomy in the selection of a mediator to resolve the dispute. Parties are free to select any mediator they desire to resolve conflict the conflict. Another widely held belief which is much touted as an advantage of the mediation process is mediator neutrality. The conflict will be resolved by a third party neutral who will act in a nonbiased manner to help the parties to reach settlement. This session will focus on how implicit bias influences the mediation process in various unconscious and subtle ways such as the selection of the mediator by the attorney, the manner in which attorneys treat the mediator, mediator neutrality during the mediation proceedings and the effect these biases have on the outcome of the dispute. |
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Renee Spertzel |
Resume Workshop: Tips, Do's and Don'ts for ADR Professionals A practical and highly interactive workshop led by the leading ADR providers, this session is a must for mediators and arbitrators interested in refining their resumes. Learn what clients look for when selecting an arbitrator or mediator, what you must include and should consider leaving out of your resumes, and how to best organize your information. We'll also discuss social media strategies (including a personal website, LinkedIn, etc.) and branding efforts every neutral should employ (and avoid!). Bring your resume as part of the workshop for real-time feedback and pointers! |
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R. Wayne Thorpe |
Key Healthcare Issues for ADR Professionals: A Primer Healthcare is a relatively new but burgeoning practice area for many mediators and arbitrators. Inside knowledge of the field matters, for the neutral's effectiveness and credibility. In this session, three long-time veterans of healthcare dispute resolution will help you get up to speed on three key areas: [a] payor-provider disputes; [b] False Claims Act mediations; and [c] peer review disputes. Each speaker will begin by posing a case or two for audience input, then weaving in insights about how s/he would handle it as mediator or arbitrator, followed by additional case(s) raising further issues. |
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Mark Smalls Cathy Yanni |
Effective Offline and Online Networking in the Digital Age How can you effectively leverage connections to build business? What are some strategies to make the most of in person networking in today’s digital world? ADR and other legal industry marketing experts will share their best practices for making connections, nurturing those relationships, and turning them into business opportunities. Panelists will provide real-life examples about capitalizing on both face-to-face interactions and digital connections to get results. |
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Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.) |
Bringing the World to the US: Development of an International Commercial and Family Business Mediation Practice in the U.S. In an ever-increasingly interconnected world, the US is poised to become a viable venue for international mediation. This program concentrates on helping practitioners develop an international mediation practice in the U.S., not only in the context of traditional commercial mediation, but in the important and undeveloped area of internationalized family businesses which account for 3/4 of all businesses worldwide. International mediation of commercial and family owned business cases is an appropriate tool for resolution and even prevention of disputes particularly in internationalized family businesses. Mediation of these disputes provide an excellent professional opportunity for the audience. |
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Gina Miller |
Starting a Successful Career in ADR: Tips From ADR Users Are you new to the ADR profession or looking to expand you ADR profession into other practice areas? Hear from a panel of seasoned lawyers about what would encourage them to use a neutral for the first time. ADR users will share tips about getting the word out, successful strategies to employ in a mediation, and soft skills necessary to achieve success as a neutral. |
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Daniel B. Garrie |
How Technology is Shaping the Future of ADR Practice Technology is changing the way we interact with each other, information, and the law. How are these changes impacting the practice of ADR? This session provides insights from three different perspectives: neutrals, in-house counsel, and law firm attorney, discussing how technology is impacting their practice and use of ADR. They will discuss emerging technology related disputes ripe for ADR, the value of using ADR in these new frontiers, and the potential for hiring neutrals with expertise in resolving technology disputes and/or tech experts to facilitate the ADR process. From cyber-security and e-discovery, to social media and apps, ADR practitioners need to know the types of disputes we will face in the future and the resources available to do it right. |
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Jay Welsh Richard Birke |
Does Training Help Experienced Mediators? Successful mediators possess a great many skills – organizational, interpersonal, intellectual and more. In today’s highly competitive marketplace, by the time a mediator becomes successful – that is, in demand in their chosen practice are – these skills all need to be in place. This begs the questions – can an experienced mediator improve meaningfully by participating in training? Or do they improve only by working on cases? Or do they improve at the beginning of their career and then plateau? This interactive mock debate will pit “no they can’t” against an “of course they can.” Together with the audience, we will explore the benefits and limits of training for experienced mediators. |
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David Brandon |
Black and Blue: Healing the Divide in Police-Community Relations Widespread and recurring incidents of violence involving law enforcement and local communities have exposed long-standing and deep-rooted distrust on both sides of this divide. For dispute resolvers, these incidents offer a historic opportunity to bring their skills and perspective to addressing these divisions and helping to promote greater understanding. Engaging and resolving such deep-seated tensions requires a variety of targeted approaches and a broad coalition of interested stakeholders at both grassroots and policy-making levels. The JAMS Foundation has been committed to supporting several of these initiatives, including specialized mediation training for police officers, integration and expansion of community-based training and services, and resources to enable local governments and community stakeholders to avert, and if necessary prepare for and constructively respond to outbreaks of civic unrest and violence. We invite you to participate in this discussion of these vital efforts to foster understanding and trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. |
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Bruce Edwards |
Integrating Research-Based Skills into Your Regular Mediation Practice Recent empirical studies tell us what works—and what doesn’t work—in mediation. But where do we go from here? How can we incorporate these findings into our mediation practice? In this highly interactive session, presenters will briefly highlight empirical ADR research on the impact of different mediator interventions. Then, they will lead the audience through a number of simulations and skills exercises that emphasize those skills found to be most effective. This session is appropriate for mediators who want to improve their skills, as well as trainers and legal educators looking for new ways to teach mediation skills. |