JAMS Mediation Week | October 13-17, 2014

October 14, 2014 | 8:30-9:45 AM
Mediation from the In-House GC Perspective
CLE Credit: 1.0 General

JAMS Presenter:
William H. Needle, Esq.

October 14, 2014 | 10:30-11:45 AM
Women in Mediation: Why Gender Matters
CLE Credit: 1.0 Trial Practice

JAMS Presenters:
Hon. Brenda Hill Cole (Ret.)
Joan C. Grafstein, Esq.

October 14, 2014 | 8:00-9:45 AM
Ethics, Professionalism and Other
Potential Sources of Anxiety for Counsel in Mediations and Arbitrations
CLE Pending: 1.5 Hours Ethics/ Professionalism Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Joseph P. Farina (Retired Chief Judge
11th Judicial Circuit)
Gerald Kogan (Retired Chief Justice
Florida Supreme Court)

October 14, 2014 | 10:00–11:15 AM
Unique Aspects of Health Care Mediation
CLE Pending: 1.5 General Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Ronald Ravikoff, Esq.
Gerald Kogan (Retired Chief Justice
Florida Supreme Court)

October 16, 2014 | 5:30-7:30 PM
ACR Conflict Resolution Day

ACR-Chicago hosted by Much Shelist:
191 N. Wacker Dr.
Ste. 1800
Chicago, IL

JAMS Presenters:
Hon. Allen S. Goldberg (Ret.)

October 15, 2014 | 8:30–9:45 AM
(Breakfast from 8:00 – 8:30AM)
Best Practices in Employment Mediation
CLE Pending: 1.5 Hours General Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Scott J. Silverman (Retired Judge
11th Judicial Circuit)
Jeffrey Grubman, Esq.

October 15, 2014 | 10:00-11:15 AM
Complex Family Dispute Strategies: An Essential Guide for Advocates
CLE Pending: 1.5 General Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Mercedes Armas Bach (Retired Judge)
Cristina Pereyra (Retired Judge
11th Judicial Circuit)

October 15, 2014 | 6:00–7:30 PM
Best Practices in Employment Mediation
Networking Reception to follow
CLE: 1.5 Areas of Professional Practice Credit

JAMS Presenter:
Hon. Ariel E. Belen (Ret.)

  October 15, 2014 | 5:30-7:00 PM

JAMS 35th Anniversary Reception

The JAMS anniversary reception is being held in conjunction with the American Bar Association's Mediation Week, which aims to celebrate the strides the legal profession has made in institutionalizing mediation as one of several appropriate dispute resolution processes.

October 17, 2014 | 8:30 -10 AM
Advanced ADR Topics—Customizing the Arbitration Process and use of Judicial Reference
1.5 General CLE Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Hon. Cecily Bond (Ret.)
Hon. Fred K. Morrison (Ret.)

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October 14, 2014 | 12-1 PM
Bias and Prejudice in Mediation
MCLE: 1.0 Unit Participatory Elimination of Bias Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Lawrence R. Mills, Esq.
Hon. Elaine Rushing (Ret.)

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October 14, 2014 | 3:30-6:30 PM

Session 1 | 4:00–5:00 PM
Ethical Dilemmas in ADR
1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

JAMS Presenter:
Hon. Eric Watness (Ret.)

Session 2 | 4:00–5:00 PM
Effective use of ADR in Employment Disputes
1.0 General CLE Credit

JAMS Presenters:
Judge Thomas McPhee (Ret.)
Judge Terry Lukens (Ret.)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Client Reception & Open House

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October 15, 2014 | Noon-1:00 PM
Diversity Challenge 2.0: Bias in the Field of Mediation
1.0 Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit

JAMS Presenter:
Mark Smalls, VP and Chief Marketing Officer

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October 16, 2013 | 6:00-8:00 PM
Resolution of High-Tech Disputes:
Employment, Trade Secrets and More
2.0 General Substantive Law CLE Credit

JAMS Presenter:
Hon. Jamie Jacobs-May (Ret.)

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