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In coordination with the American Bar Association's Mediation Week 2024, the Lodestar Center for Dispute Resolution and Student Dispute Resolution Group (DRG) are co-hosting ASU Law ADR Week. ADR Week will welcome experts in the fields of mediation, arbitration, negotiation, and more to speak on the field of ADR and the skills needed to be a successful ADR professional. Alternative Dispute Resolution is a wide range of dispute resolution processes and techniques that assist parties in reaching agreements outside of litigation. Less than 10% of cases ever reach litigation, so settlement techniques are imperative to successfully represent your clients. A different panel or presentation will take place each day. Why Attend?
Those who attend 4 out of 5 of the presentations of ADR Week, will receive an ADR Week Certificate of Completion to demonstrate your continued efforts to grow your skills in ADR knowledge and skill base. Speakers to be annoucened in July 2024.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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Oct. 21-25, 2024 | 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm |
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In-Person or Via Zoom Room 455 Beus Center for Law & Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 All students must attend in-person. General Public and Master of Legal Studeis students may attend in-person or online. |
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General Admission -
Student and Master of Legal Studies Student - Free Lunch will be included for in-person attendence |
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Monday, October 21
Tuesday, October 22
Wednesday, October 23 How To Start a Mediation Practice with Kristyn Carmichael, Esq, CDFA Have you ever been curious about starting your own mediation practice? From technology to marketing, how do you get it up and running? What should you look out for and what are the tricks to creating a successful practice? Kristyn Carmichael, Training Director for the Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center at ASU Law and owner of Couples Solutions Center, a family mediation practice in Phoenix, Arizona, will provide you with the how-to's of getting started, discuss the biggest challenges, and provide a guide on all things you should know for starting your own practice. This presentation is in collaboration with ADRNotable.
Thursday, October 24 A Mediatory Approach to Sustainable Development with Mark Appel, Marie-Camille Pitton, and Elise Groulx In its’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda) the United Nations states that there can be no sustainable economic development without peace and no peace without sustainable development. Existing climate-change commitments by UN member States have spawned a race to develop non-carbon-based energy resources, too often with unfortunate results including significant degradation of the environment and tragic impacts on the quality of life, particularly in the Global South where many of these Projects are located side-by-side indigenous communities. The global legal community is asking whether current approaches to foreign direct investment related dispute resolution are “fit for purpose”. This diverse Panel will address that issue and speak to newly developed alternatives, including the early and effective use of mediation, to assist the avoidance and early resolution of disputes in complex renewable energy, excavation and power projects. Read more about our distinguished panelists here: Mark Appel -- Marie-Camille Pitton -- Elise Groulx
Friday, October 25 "Toxic," Traumatized, or Neurodivergent? - with Dan Berstein There is a lot of popular guidance about how to spot and avoid people who seem "difficult," "toxic," or "high conflict," but these people may be privately experiencing traumas or coping with mental health problems. It is unethical for dispute resolvers to distance anyone (it goes against our impartiality duties), and it is often illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide less communication or more screening to someone based on their seeming to have a mental impairment - yet people are pulling away from aberrant-seeming parties all of the time, in both their professional and personal lives. This program explains why we should never write anyone off for seeming different or difficult because it could be due to trauma or a mental health condition. Instead, we explore tools to craft effective, appropriate, and accessible communication boundaries that address the following behavior challenges that often seem to be barriers: Monopolization of Time, Persistence on an Off-Limits Topic, Rude/Offensive/Inconsiderate Comments, and Disruptive Behaviors. Equitable norms, policies, and structures can solve a lot of issues that often make some different people seem "difficult." Participants will receive tools for e-mail equity, trauma-informed practices, and accessibility. Dan Berstein is a mediator living with bipolar disorder working to help people talk about mental health and address challenging behaviors without inadvertently discriminating against people who have mental illnesses. His book, Mental Health and Conflicts: A Handbook for Empowerment, was published by the American Bar Association in 2022. |
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