This program featuring JAMS neutral, Hon. Kevin E. McKenney (Ret.), will cover:
- Virtual ADR, is it over or is it here to stay?
- How has the legal profession adjusted to virtual ADR?
- Once Pandemic restrictions have been lifted or have slipped away, will the legal profession return to in-person, face to face, practice?
- As in many aspects of legal practice, there’s a balancing test for in-person or virtual practice.
- What factors are weighed in this balancing test?
- Virtual ADR, what are the benefits? The burdens?
- Benefits: Saving time, money, environment, avoiding frustration and inconvenience, travel
- Burdens: Loss of interpersonal contact, schmoozing, eye to eye evaluation of witnesses or parties
- Utilizing virtual ADR, how can you maximize the benefits and make the process less stressful?
- Preparation
- Professional assistance offered by JAMS - Moderator, pre-hearing test run, availability of trained staff, DocuSign for settlement agreements, hybrid ADR (combination of virtual and in-person)
- Trial tips “when mediation fails”
- What to do? What not to do?