8:55 Welcome and Introductions
9:00 Dispute Resolution Commission Rules and Opinions*≠
Tara Lynn Kozlowski, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission, Raleigh
Receive an overview of the DRC Rules and Standards applied to mediators during an ongoing pandemic and discuss any updates to the rules and opinions in the last year.
10:00 Break
10:10 Going From Good to Great: The Golden Rules of Negotiation
Steve Dunn, Miles Mediation and Arbitration, Charlotte
Joseph Edward Kennedy, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill
As mediators, we frequently coach people as they negotiate a settlement to their dispute. For us to be great coaches, we must have top-notch information about the best negotiation practices. Hear a law professor and a long-time mediator share their experience and research into the skills and habits of the best negotiators.
11:10 Break
11:20 Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges
Kenneth R. "Ken" Feinberg, The Law Offices of Kenneth R. Fienberg, Washington, D.C.
Listen as one of the nation's leading experts in mediation and alternative dispute resolution explores compensation programs designed and administered as an alternative to conventional litigation. Using the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and the Deepwater Horizon BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Fund, this session focuses on how these funds are drafted, the rare circumstances giving rise to such funds, and how they interact with courts and litigators.
12:50 Lunch Break
1:35 Go Ask Tara: The DRC's Responses to Unique Mediation Cases*≠
Tara Lynn Kozlowski, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission, Raleigh
Expanding on the DRC Rules and Opinions covered in an earlier session, the executive director of the NC Dispute Resolution Commission addresses specific questions about unique situations encountered by mediators during the pandemic and what an appropriate response from the Commission may be.
2:35 Break
2:45 The Collaborative Playing Field
Colleen Byers, Colleen Byers Mediation LLC, Winston-Salem
Deborah L. "Deb" Dilman, Southpark Family Law, Charlotte
Irene P. King, King Collaborative Family Law, Charlotte
John Ong, John Ong Mediation & Collaborative Law, Charlotte
With two different Uniform Collaborative Law Acts — one in family law and one in civil law — North Carolina is a national leader in this form of alternative dispute resolution. Learn how the collaborative law process offers an innovated and client-centered approach to legal problem-solving. Hone your interest-based negotiation skills and develop effective client-counseling techniques for managing emotionally charged issues.
3:45 Adjourn
* Indicates portion providing Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit
≠ Indicates portion providing NC Dispute Resolution Commission Continuing Mediator Education
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