Panel Organizer and Presenter, "You Take the High Road; I Take the Low Road: Beyond Positional Bargaining", Fourteenth Annual Spring Conference of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution; Washington, DC; April 18-21, 2012

Co-Presenter, "Point-Counterpoint: Whether a Mediator Should Have Subject-Matter Expertise", Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's ADR Section Meeting & CLE Presentation; Cleveland, Ohio, January 10, 2012

Co-Presenter, "Mediation Representation:  Advocating in a Problem-Solving Process.  Mistakes to Avoid", Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Litigation Institute 2011; Cleveland, Ohio, December 15, 2011

Presenter, "The Mistakes I've Seen Injury Lawyers Make in Trying to Resolve a Business Case", Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ) 2011 Business Torts Seminar, Holiday Inn, Strongsville, Ohio, October 28, 2011

Presenter, "Trial Lawyers in Mediation: Things That Amaze Me. The Best . . . And Worst Practices As Seen By The Neutral", Trial Lawyers of America (TAA) Annual Conference, Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, June 8-10, 2011

Presenter, "The Resolution of a Business Case From a Mediator’s Perspective", Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ) Annual Convention, Hilton at Easton, Columbus, Ohio, May 11-13, 2011

Panel Organizer and Presenter, "Always Be Closing: Seasoned Mediators' Pointers on Getting the Deal Done", Thirteenth Annual Spring Conference of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, Denver, Colorado, April 13-16, 2011

Panelist and Presenter, "Artistry in Mediation: Conflict, Improvisation & Resolution -- Remarkable Closings: Insights from Our Stories", International Academy of Mediators Spring Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 11-13, 2010

Panelist and Speaker, "Employment Disputes: Most Frequently Asked Questions from the Parties and Mediator's Perspective", Employment Law of Inn of Court, Cleveland, Ohio, December 20, 2009

Panelist, "Back to Basics: ADR - Ethics in Negotiations", Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, November 19, 2009

Panel Organizer and Speaker, "It's More Than the Money: The Non-Economic Subtext of Employment Litigation and Mediation", Eleventh Annual Spring Conference of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, New York, New York, April 16-18, 2009

Speaker, "Mediation of Medical Negligence Dispute: Providing the Metaphorical Text to the "Dollars Only" Negotiation", Mediation Association of Northeast Ohio's (MANO) 2009 Annual Conference and Training Event: "Health Care Mediation: A Cure for Conflict", Corporate College, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, April 3, 2009

Speaker, "Mediation for Advocates: The Basics and Beyond", Mahoning County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Youngstown, Ohio, June 6, 2008

Speaker and panelist, "Mediation as a Tool of Persuasion: Ethics in Mediation”, Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio, May 16, 2008

Speaker and panelist, “The Trial Lawyer’s Pursuit of Excellence Outside the Courtroom: Ethics in Mediation”, Ohio State Bar Association Staff Counsel Committee CLE, Columbus, Ohio, March 28, 2008

Speaker and panel moderator, “Mediation Advocacy vs. Litigation Advocacy: What’s the Difference?”, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (formerly Cleveland Bar Association) CLE, Cleveland, Ohio, March 11, 2008

Speaker, "Efficacy in Resolving Litigation - Mediation, Negotiations, and Taxation Issues in Settlement/Effective Mediation Advocacy", The Cleveland Employment Lawyers Association Annual Seminar "Issues in Employment Law", Cleveland, Ohio, October 5, 2007

23rd Annual Spring Seminar of Gallagher Sharp, "What's It Worth? -- A Mediator's Perspective", Cleveland, Ohio, June 8, 2007

University Hospitals of Cleveland Clinical Risk Management Education Session: "Why Patients Sue", Cleveland, Ohio, May 5, 2007

Panel Organizer and Speaker, "Navigating the Complex Maze of Profound Injury Cases", Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, Washington, D.C., April 25-28, 2007

"Major Reasons for Mediation Failure", Presentation, McDonald Hopkins, Cleveland, Ohio, June 13, 2006

Panel Organizer and Speaker, "Mediating Death and Profound Injury Cases", Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, Atlanta, Georgia, April 5-8, 2006

"Mediation of Medical Malpractice Disputes: The Neutral's View from 30,000 Feet", CLE Seminar on Medical Malpractice, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Cleveland-Marshall Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, December 10, 2005

"Medical Errors -- Disclosure and Communication", Fairview General Hospital Grand Round for Physicians, Cleveland, Ohio, September 16, 2005

“Pitfalls of Mediation”. CLE Seminar Presentation, Davis & Young, Cleveland, Ohio, April 29, 2005

Panel Organizer and Speaker, “Mediating Death and Profound Injury Cases”, Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, Los Angeles, CA, April 14-16, 2005

Speaker and panelist, “Effective Negotiations Through Mediation”, Continuing Legal Education Seminar sponsored by the Ohio Women’s Bar Association, December 9, 2004

“The State of Mediation and Mediation Ethics”, Legal Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse Seminar, Professional Liability Services, Inc., Independence, Ohio, November 5, 2004

“Attributes of Successful Mediations”, 8th Judicial District Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, October 15, 2004

“ADR in the Federal Courts -- What Works When: Mediation Do’s and Don’ts”, Third Annual Northern Ohio Employment and Labor Conference sponsored by the Cleveland Bar Association in conjunction with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division, Cleveland, Ohio, November 13, 2003

Moderator and speaker, “Mediation of the Medical Malpractice Case”, Southwest General Hospital Trustee Advance Program, Southwest General Hospital Medical Center, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, October 18, 2003

“Effective Negotiation and Mediation: Transactional and Interpersonal Psychology for Lawyers 101”, CLE Seminar Presentation, Davis & Young; Jeffries Kube Forrest & Monteleone, Co., LPA; McNeal Schick Archibald & Biro, Co., LPA; Reminger & Reminger, Co.,LPA; Weisman Kennedy & Berris, Co., LPA; Cleveland, Ohio, September 20, 2003

“Effective Mediation”, Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, Bernard Friedman Litigation Institute, March 25, 2003

“Mediation: Why Some Work and Some Don’t”, Seminar Presentation, Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs, Cleveland, Ohio, June 10, 2002