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"REPRESENTING YOUR CLIENT IN MEDIATION"
Objective: To prepare attorneys to effectively
represent their clients when mediation is a settlement option.
This course is designed for attorneys who represent clients in mediation and other
collaborative problem-solving processes. The course answers many question attorneys
have about choosing mediation as an option to other ADR processes and litigation.
Topics include:
- What is mediation?
- How is mediation different from litigation, arbitration, and settlement conferences?
- Is mediation really confidential?
- When is mediation appropriate?
- Do I have an ethical obligation to inform my client about ADR options?
- How can I approach the other side without appearing as thought I have a weak case?
- How do I select a mediator?
- What's the difference between transformative, facilitative, and evaluative mediation
styles and when is each style most effective?
- How do I prepare my client for mediation?
- What is the role of the attorney in mediation?
- What happens if we don't settle?
For the answers to these and other questions, sign up today for this highly interactive
workshop that includes lectures, individual, small and large-group exercises, and
video presentation.
- Monday, October 13, 2008 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Fees:
$150.00 - For PA Attorneys Seeking CLE (5 Substantive and 1 ethics CLE's)
To Register Call: 215-843-5413
* This course can also be presented off-site with a minimum enrollment of twelve
attorneys.
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Trainers
Cheryl Cutrona is the Executive
Director of Good Shepherd Mediation Program. She is a mediator, trainer, facilitator,
writer, and editor. She mediates for the PA Dept. of Education Office of Dispute
Resolution, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Postal
Service. Ms. Cutrona holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and has received
her JD from Beasley School of Law at Temple University.
Click
here to register for this training.
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