When: February, 23, 2012 – 8:30 AM to 3:45 PM
Where: Chaparral Suites Scottsdale – 5001 N. Scottsdale Rd – Scottsdale, Arizona 85250
Description: The Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution, the State Bar of Arizona ADR Section, the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators, and the Arizona Labor and Employment Relations Association present a Mediation Workshops’ Seminar that consists of 8 sessions.
Session I: 9:00am to 10:15am
Title: Mediating Personal Injury Cases
Program Description: Injury litigation not only presents a unique set of substantive issues but is furthermore complicated by the fact that typically it is a third party paying for the resolution. There is as well as significant conflict of interest problem for the mediator in these cases that we will explore during this presentation.
Presenter: Larry Cohen, Ph.D., J.D.
Session II: 9:00am to 10:15am
Title: Mediating Health Care Issues with Physicians, Hospitals, and Insurance Companies
Program Description: Disputes arising in the health care field present unique challenges and opportunities. Some of the opportunities arise out of the fact that health care payors and providers need to maintain productive relationships with each other, in order to remain viable: hospitals do not do well without physicians, and vice versa, and payors need providers, and vice versa. As a result, disputants are motivated to seek creative solutions to preserve and enhance their relationships. Challenges arise from the complex regulatory scheme that governs virtually every aspect of health care. As a result of the regulatory scheme, solutions that make perfect sense from a business standpoint could expose the disputants to possible administrative, civil and even criminal liability. This program will discuss the relationship opportunities and regulatory constraints that characterize the resolution of disputes in health care.
Presenter: Robert Milligan, J.D.
Session III: 10:30PM to 11:45PM
Title: Trends in Employment Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Program Description: The mediation of employment disputes continues to be widely accepted, but has some recent innovations and trends. This presentation will focus on three themes: a profile of disputes being mediated, “tips’ and techniques in mediating employment disputes, and workplace conflict systems. Our discussion will be highly interactive with plenty of time for questions.
Presenter: Richard Fincher, J.D. and Carol Blackman, EEOC Mediator
Session IV: 10:30PM to 11:45PM
Title: Facilitating Large Community Disputes
Program Description: This program will focus on the challenges which are involved in mediating large complex disputes, particularly multiparty disputes occurring in the public sector. The presenters will draw on their personal experiences in managing several high-profile commercial and public sector conflicts to highlight the unique problems which occur and to illustrate tools and techniques for managing such an endeavor.
Presenter: David Tierney, J.D. and Sherman Fogel, J.D.
Session V: 1:00PM to 2:15PM
Title: Family Law Mediation – Weeding Out The Blame – Planting the Seeds of Cooperation
Program Description: Much more than “divorce” and “custody”; family mediators address and practice the entire garden of relational concerns including elder care, probate disagreements and parent/child issues. Skilled mediators—like the best gardeners—know the importance of needs assessment, careful preparation and planting techniques. Join our expert panel for a lively discussion and a wealth of tips on how family mediators apply their tools to help resolve family conflict and craft agreements that may need to operate for years and even decades.
Presenters: Marcia Malsack, L.L.B., Shari Capra, J.D., Ruth Lusby, J.D., Paul Joseph, J.D., and Terrance Mead, J.D.
Session VI: 1:00PM to 2:15PM
Title: Mediating Environment Law Cases
Program Description: Environmental disputes may be the most complex of the complex. The combination of regulatory, technical and economic issues, coupled with the intricate undercurrent of multiparty relationships, can render the uninitiated neutral ineffective and whimpering in the corner. The Presenter will take you through the “Whack-A-Mole World” of environmental ADR, identify the thorny impediments to settlement, and provide solutions and tools to help lead a dispute to resolution. This presentation will be in great interest to environmental, construction, real estate, and governmental professionals.
Presenter: Robert F. Copple, Ph.D., J.D., is a well known environmental neutral, advocate, writer and speaker.
Session VII: 2:30PM to 3:45PM
Title: Mediating Using Video Conferencing Technology
Program Description: On a global scale, Practitioners in the arena of Mediating are incorporating a new aspect in how they service their clients. This service of change is infusing the Technology of Video Conferencing into their practices. Presentations and discussions will include present and future Video Conferencing practices, review solutions on how to best utilize Video Conferencing and knowing the associated pro’s and con’s.
Presenters: Theresa Elaine Keves and Brian William Keves
Session VIII: 2:30PM to 3:45PM
Title: Mediating Elder Law Cases : For Baby Boomers and their Parents–Issues of Aging Are Here to Stay: Are We All Ready?
Program Description: Learn how Elder Mediation and Elder Abuse Mediation are similar to and different from other types of mediation. Gain an understanding of the difficult issues and predicaments central to the conflicts arising in the aging population. In addition to the dilemmas that confront families related to health, independence, capacity and vulnerability, older adults sometimes suffer injuries even in protected environment; Mediation affords the opportunity for all parties to present their concerns in an atmosphere of collaboration and support.
Presenters: Michele Feeney, J.D., Harry Lakin, and Susan Robbins, J.D.
Attendees may select four of the eight sessions.
Registration fee: $125.00, including luncheon, breakfast and afternoon snack breaks.
For more information contact Steve Guttell – Email: President@arizonaacr.org
