Mediation in Kansas

Advanced Mediation CLE - Mediating in Kansas Federal Court, a Continuing Legal Education program, is Friday, December 1, 2017, at the Kansas Law Center
1200 SW Harrison St., Topeka 66612

Check-in & Continental Breakfast start at 8:15 am. CLE begins at 9:00

Presenters Include:

Larry R. Rute, Associates in Dispute Resolution LLC.,Topeka
Susan Berson, Berson Law Group LLP., Overland Park
Dennis Gillen, Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer LC., Wichita
Steve Six, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, Kansas City, Mo
Diane H. Sorensen, Morris Laing Evans Brock & Kennedy, Chtd., Wichita
Hon. James O'Hara, Robert J Dole US Courthouse, Kansas City
Teresa J. James, Magistrate Judge, US District Court, District of Kansas, Kansas City
Henry Cox, Henry Cox Law Office, Shawnee

$5000 for Dispute Resolution Research, Competition Open

St. John's University's Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution announces the 2018 Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award.

The $5000 annual award recognizes scholars whose published empirical research has furthered the advancement and understanding of the values and skills of dispute resolution.

Mangano Award Nomination Form
All submissions must be received no later than noon EST on Friday, December 8, 2017.

International Mediation

International Commercial Mediation is the subject of Fordham Law School's Dispute Resolution Society Symposium and Continuing Legal Education program, November 16, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Keynote Speaker
Nadja Alexander, Professor of Law, Singapore Management University; Academic Director, Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy

Speakers
Guido Carducci, Professor of Law, Université Paris-Est; Arbitrator/Mediator
Ilhyung Lee, Professor of Law, University of Missouri
Deborah Masucci, Co-Chair, International Mediation Institute
Michael Young, Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS

Advice for Lawyers Representing Parties in Mediation

Lawyers representing parties in mediation often write pre-mediation statements to educate the mediator. Advice on drafting these statements is provided in a recent paper by Cardozo School of Law faculty Donna Erez-Navot and Brian Farkas: First Impressions: Drafting Effective Mediation Statements.