”Mediation Advocacy Training for Women and Minorities”

SESSION # 1: September 27, 2007 • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Description:
This segment will introduce framework for the mediation process as an advocacy tool.
Under New York's MCLE rule, this transitional program has been approved for 2.0 credit hours in practice management for all attorneys including those newly admitted.

Location:
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
Conference Room# 24A
1133 Avenue of the Americas
(Between 43rd & 44th on 6th Avenue)
New York City
 
Session Chair: Daniel M. Weitz, Esq. Deputy Director of the Division of Court Operations and Statewide Coordinator of the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Court Improvement Programs for the New York State Unified Court System
Speakers:
Ricardo R. Granderson, Granderson Group Consulting Services;
Sandra Grannum, Davidson & Grannum LLP
Joan Stearns Johnson, Commercial Mediator and Arbitrator


SESSION # 2: October 11, 2007 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description:
The focus of this session will be preparing to use mediation and mediators strategically in the negotiation process.
Under New York's MCLE rule, this transitional program has been approved for 2.0 credit hours in skills for all attorneys including those newly admitted.

Location:
Nixon Peabody LLP
437 Madison Avenue
New York City
 
Session Chair:
Tracee E. Davis, Esq. - Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP
Speakers:
Simeon Baum, Esq. - Resolution Mediation Services, Inc.
Stacey M. Gray, PC - Stacey M. Gray PC
Ruth D. Raisfeld, PC - Mediator and Arbitrator


SESSION # 3: October 31, 2007 • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Description:
The focus surrounding this session will be impasse breaking techniques and enhancing relationships developed through the mediation process to move the matter to resolution after the mediation event.
Under New York's MCLE rule, this transitional program has been approved for 3.5 credit hours in skills for all attorneys including those newly admitted.

Location:
Thelan Reid Brown Raysman and Steiner
900 Third Avenue
New York City
 
Session Chair:
Irene Warshauer, Esq. - Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator
Speakers:Michael K. Lewis - JAMS, The Resolution Experts


SESSION # 4: November 8, 2007 • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Description:
Learn the skills of how to be a successful court appointed mediator. Throughout the session there will be a discussion on the skills involved in becoming a successful mediator along with the cultural and gender issues that might impact the negotiation process within the context of mediation.
Under New York’s MCLE rule, this transitional program has been approved for 2.0 credit hours in skills for all attorneys including those newly admitted.

Location:
Morrison & Foerster
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York City
 
Session Chair:
Richard Weinberger, Esq. - Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator
Of Counsel to Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler P.C.

Speakers:
Hon. Harold Baer Jr. - U.S. Dist. Ct. So. Dist. (Supervising Judge of the Mediation program)
Hon. Magistrate Robert M. Levy - U.S. Dist. Ct. E.D. (Supervising Judge of the Mediation Program)
Pablo Rivera - N.Y. Sup. Ct. NY County Commercial Division (Clerk in charge of the Commercial Division Support Office)


A fee would apply to attend each session as follows:
• $30 (Commercial & Federal Litigation Members);
• $55 (Non-Members of the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section); and
• $15 (Students).
 
A savings of $10 would be deducted from the total price if attending all four (4) sessions.
 
HOW TO REGISTER:

RSVP: To attend any one of the Mediation Advocacy sessions, please complete the PDF Registration form located at http://www.nysba.org/MediationRegistration and return to Juli Turner’s attention by noon Thursday, September 20, 2007 via facsimile to (518) 463-4276 or by email at jturner@nysba.org. Registration reminders for each session will be announced closer to each scheduled date. Please mark your calendars.

Discounts and Scholarships:
New York State Bar Association members may apply for a discount or scholarship to attend this program based on financial hardship. This discount applies to the educational portion of the program only. Under that policy, any member of our Association who has a genuine basis of his/her hardship, if approved, can receive a discount or scholarship, depending on the circumstances. To apply for a discount or scholarship, please send your request in writing to Juli Turner at the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York, 12207 or via email at jturner@nysba.org.
 
Become a Member of the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section: If you are a member of the New York State Bar Association, but not a member of the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, you can join the Section today for $40 and attend the September 27th program at the member rate of $25. You must be a member of the New York State Bar Association prior to joining any NYSBA Section.
 
The Commercial & Federal Litigation Section serves its mission by:
Developing relationships and sharing practice experiences with fellow commercial and federal litigators, with state and federal judges, and with regulatory and administrative bodies;
Establishing committees for the purpose of promoting research and discussion on current issues affecting our practice;
 
Influencing and proposing legislation affecting our practice;
Developing continuing legal education programs on topics relevant to our practice; and
Providing networking opportunities for our members.

If you have not yet done so, please visit our Section's web site at www.nysba.org/ComFed to learn more about the Section.
To become a member of the Section, please complete the application located at www.nysba.org/CFL.Application and mail it with your payment of $40 to Membership Services at the New York State Bar Association - One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207 or via facsimile to the same at (518) 487-5579. To join via NYSBA's web site, please click on the following link: www.nysba.org/SectionMembership.