Implicit Bias and Diversity in Dispute Resolution: What to Know to Protect Your Client’s Interest

When issues of Implicit bias, cross-cultural miscommunication and cross-cultural misidentification arise during arbitration or mediation they can have an adverse impact on the resolution of your client’s case. Learn to recognize indicators of implicit bias and cross-cultural misperceptions and how to respond to protect your client’s interest.

A three-speaker panel of Lisa Holder, recognized bias elimination scholar and Of Counsel to the Equal Justice Society; Hon. Maria-Elena James, retired federal magistrate and experienced arbitration neutral; and Otis McGee, former trial attorney and full-time JAMS arbitrator, mediator and special master, will share knowledge gained from courtroom trial practice, dispute resolution, judicial experience, and legal scholarship to help you represent clients who may experience biases and misperceptions due to ethnic, cultural, gender or other differences.

Presenters:

Otis McGee, Jr., Esq. | JAMS

Hon. Maria-Elena James | ADR Services

Lisa Holder, Esq. | Law Offices of Lisa Holder