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NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section Upstate Spring Meeting 2024

Presented by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

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NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section Upstate Spring Meeting 2024

Join N. Damali Peterman, Esq. at the NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section Upstate Spring Meeting, where she will be a featured speaker on a panel entitled “Raising the Bar of Cultural Awareness in Mediation.” See information on the panel below:

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Why is he saying that? Why is she doing that? Why are they so upset? Raising the Bar of Cultural Awareness in Mediation

Friday, May 17, 2024 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Cultural awareness can help the neutral decipher and defuse fraught situations. Understanding and working with cultural differences can profoundly impact the environment and the pace of a mediation. The members of this panel will explore how to recognize cultural factors that may affect the parties and the mediator and discuss how mediators may choose to respond to cultural differences in ways that help the parties work together.

Moderator: 

- Jennifer Lupo, Esq., Lupo Law, Arbitration and Mediation PLLC

Panel:

- William Crosby, Esq., Vice-Chair of the Section; Interpublic Group
- Felicia Farber, Esq., Farber Resolutions LLC
- N Damali Peterman, Esq., JAMS
- Nydia Shajahan, Esq., Nydia Shajahan, Esq., PC 

1.5 Credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias

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