Mediation Basics for New Lawyers

How to Successfully Represent Clients in Mediations that Lead to Settlement

Speakers

Will Cooper  Conrad Metlitzky Kane LLP	Courtney Brown Law Offices of Mary Catherine Wiederhold

Moderator

Aaron Gothelf American Arbitration Association

Law school classes and clinics on mediation continue to be some of the most popular programs at law schools across the country, but what happens when law students graduate? What role does a first through fifth year associate have in the mediation process? Join Aaron Gothelf, American Arbitration Association Vice President for the Pacific Region, and attorneys Courtney Brown and Will Cooper for a fascinating look at how newer attorneys can contribute to the mediation process and perhaps, one day become successful mediators themselves. 

Topics

• The timing of the mediation
• Drafting informative mediation statements
• Pre-mediation communication with the mediator
• Preparing clients for the mediation
• Use of joint and separate sessions
• Overcoming impasse
• Memorializing settlement agreements
• Post-session follow-up
• The path to becoming a mediator

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