Upcoming Programs and Events

TOOLBOX TALKS

Toolbox Talk: Guided Choice Mediation
September 26, 2024 @ 12:00 pm ET

Program Description: When you use mediators earlier in the settlement process, you get settlements that clients perceive as more valuable. Why? Because legal expense is directly related to the time the dispute is pending. Mediators trained in Guided Choice Mediation get earlier settlements by using pre-settlement phase before encouraging settlement discussions. During that phase, the mediator identifies the parties' needs and the obstacles that might lead to impasse and, with the parties' involvement, designs a process specific to the dispute to satisfy those needs. Those needs include not only information exchanges but also human behavior issues and organizational needs. The best mediators do not impose ideas. They create an atmosphere of collaboration so that the parties are engaged and buy into the process. The use of Guided Choice mediation has been championed by Paul Lurie and others in the American College of Construction Lawyers. - Speaker: Cliff Shapiro, Shapiro Dispute Resolution, LLC 
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Toolbox Talk: Use of AI in BIM
October 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm ET

Program Description: Coming soon! -Speakers: Sam Gregory, Butler Snow and Will Ikerd, Ikerd Consulting, LLC

Toolbox Talk: The New Science of Trial Advocacy
November 21, 2024 @ 12:00 pm ET

Program Description: Modern jurors are experts in everything and suspicious of everyone. Lawyers must change with the times and adopt a new trial playbook that ignores conventional wisdom and embraces the changes in jury psychology. In his new book, The New Science of Trial Advocacy, John Jerry Glass introduces us to an alternative approach to trial advocacy that he calls, "The Waiter Pivot." The smart lawyer's attitude is, "Hello, I'll be one of your waiters for the trial. May I start you off with a helpful graphic?" Join us for a discussion with Mr. Glas and how the lessons in his book will teach attorneys how to surprise, disarm, and persuade modern jurors. - Speaker: John Jerry Glas, Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP

Toolbox Talk: Tips from the Trenches: Using the Mediator's Proposal to your Best Advantage
December 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm ET

Program Description: In a mediation, Mediator's Proposals can be a good tool to try to break an impasse and reach a settlement. Join us for an informative discussion about what to do when negotiations are stalled and how to address a recalcitrant participant. We will also discuss when a Mediator's Proposal may not be the best option and why you should trust your mediator on his/her proposal. -Speakers: Gene Witkin and Matthew W. Argue, AMCC Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

UPCOMING MEETINGS

2024 Fall Meeting
Pittsburg, PA
October 23-25, 2024

2025 Mid-Winter Meeting
Tampa, FL
January 15-17, 2025

Trial Academy
Dallas, TX
March 13-15, 2025

2025 Annual Meeting
Austin, TX
April 23-25, 2025

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