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The Mediate.com Weekly

May 23, 2012 #431 -  Membership information

In This Issue:

An Alternative to the Colosseum of Family Court • Collaborative Lawyers' Duties to Screen the Appropriateness and Obtain Clients' Informed Consent • Keys to Successful Mediation: Understanding Brain Wiring and the Complex Listening Dynamic • Interview of the Week: Frank Sander  • Job Center • Mediation Today • Blog Postings • Events Calendar
Interview of the Week with Frank Sander
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin of Harvard Law Professor Frank Sander, founder of the Multi-Door Courthouse movement, filmed as part of Mediate.com's "The Mediators: Views from the Eye of the Storm" Series. 
“Are We a Field?” with Carrie Menkel-Meadow
In this presentation, Carrie Menkel-Meadow discusses the question: Are We a Field? 

“We Are a Field” with Juliana Birkhoff 
Juliana Birkhoff presents on how conflict resolution is a field.

“We Are Not a Field” with Peter Adler 
Peter Adler discusses how conflict resolution may not be a field.

Are You a Mediate Featured Mediator?
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An Alternative to the Colosseum of Family Court
Stephen Erickson
Steve Erickson discusses the view from family court. He left the practice of family law for family mediation, looking for a less aggressive alternative to resolving family disputes. 

Collaborative Lawyers' Duties to Screen the Appropriateness and Obtain Clients' Informed Consent
Forrest (Woody) Mosten, John Lande
Collaborative Law (CL) is an innovative dispute resolution process that offers significant benefits but also poses significant non-obvious risks. This Article provides a systematic analysis of these possible risks as identified in books written by CL experts, CL practice group websites, social science research, and bar association ethics opinions. 
Seventh Annual ABA Arbitration Training Institute – June 21-23 in Philadelphia
Join the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution for the Seventh Annual Arbitration Training Institute, A Comprehensive Training in Commercial Arbitration in Philadelphia, PA on June 21-23. This 3-day training is presented by a panel of nationally recognized arbitrators and arbitration advocates.  Let our panel of experts walk you through the arbitration process from start to finish. This limited capacity training will provide you with a unique learning environment and industry contacts that will sustain you throughout your career. To register and to view the faculty, go to www.ambar.org/2012ArbInst.

Keys to Successful Mediation: Understanding Brain Wiring and the Complex Listening Dynamic
Gloria Vanderhorst, Ellen Kandell
Shifting your clients from positional, competitive mindsets to more cooperative and collaborative thinking where creative and mutually beneficial solutions can be generated is the goal of most dispute resolution professionals. This article explores some of the brain's structure and functions and how they contribute to the natural competitive and collaborative instincts that operate simultaneously.

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Mediation Today – Mediation in Today’s News

  • Arbitration ends long tempest in a tea can
  • Former Merrill Lynch Colleagues Sue Each Other In FINRA Arbitration
  • Arbitrator dismisses cap-fine appeal by Cowboys, Redskins
  • Bureau may seek mediation to advance Lake Berryessa resorts
  • Best screwed up headline ever: "Miley Cyrus advises young girls to mediate"
  • St. Louis Rams' Future in Missouri: Final Words Before Arbitration‎
  • Saudi Arabia: New Arbitration Law In Saudi Arabia – A Major Development For Commerce In The Kingdom
  • Will Islamic finance dispute panels really work?‎
  • 2 of 3 lawsuits settled involving judge in sexual-harassment allegations
  • Lawsuit over prescription mix-up goes to mediation
  • Apple's Tim Cook Meets Samsung's Choi Gee-Sung In Court-Ordered Talk On Patent War
  • S.O.S.'s 'Violence Interrupter' Patrol Squad Featured in USA Today
  • Consumers May See New Limits on Mandatory Arbitration
  • Firefighter wins arbitration with 'everybody does it' excuse‎
  • Air Canada-pilots dispute goes to arbitration‎
  • Kerala HC awaits govt move on mediation case fee waiver
  • Mediation is cheaper and faster than litigation
  • Mediation records kept sealed - Group denied access to Nevada's foreclosure files
  • HTC to meet with Apple for mediation on patent
  • Relationship Help: Why Mediation is a Very Good Idea
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Mediate Featured Blogs

  • What Does Fairness Have to do with It?
    by Phyllis Pollack
  • Good Magicians are Masters at Attention Choreography: So are Good Mediators
    by Stephanie West Allen
  • ODR Gaining Traction
    by Colin Rule
  • A Better Way to Fix Your Problems at Work
    by Tammy Lenski
  • What Women's Initiatives Need
    by Victoria Pynchon
  • The Courage to Listen in Conflicts
    by Lorraine Segal
  • Poor Behavior 12: Lack of Openness or Honesty
    by Vivian Scott
  • AudioBlog: Talking to the Enemy
    by Joe Markowitz
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Mediate Jobs

  • Complaints and Dispute Payment Analyst – MN
  • Mediation Clinic Director – NY
  • Mediation Manager – NY
  • Program Director - IL
  • Peace Alliance Managing Director – DC
  • Principal Ombuds – TX
  • HR/Ombuds – OH
  • Mediation Adjunct Instructor – IA
  • Ombudsman/Mediator – CA
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Mediate Calendar

  • May 29-30 – Grand Forks ND – Developing Emotional Intelligence
  • May 31 – Florence IN – ADR Bootcamp
  • June 1-2 – San Rafael CA – Avoid Impasses with the B E A R Process
  • June 1 – San Francisco – Second Annual San Francisco Peacemaker Awards
  • June 4-6 – Macon GA – Domestic and Family Mediation Training
  • June 6-9 – Chicago IL – AFCC 49th Annual Conference
  • June 6-10 – Orlando – Divorce Mediation Training
  • June 7-16 – Victor NY – Family & Divorce Mediation Training
  • June 10-12 – Chicago – Elder Mediation Training with Zena Zumeta
  • June 12-16 – Los Angeles CA – Mediating Commercial and Litigated Cases with Lee Jay Berman
  • June 13-19 – Salt Lake City – 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
  • June 14-17 – Bend OR – Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Mediation Training
  • June 16-24 – San Francisco CA – Ron’s Mediation Certificate Training at BASF
  • June 18-22 – Colorado Springs CO – 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
  • June 21-23 – Medford OR - Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Mediation Training
  • June 21-23 – Malibu CA – 25th Annual Summer Professional Skills Program in Dispute Resolution
  • June 21-23 – Philadelphia PA – 7th Annual ABA Advanced Arbitration Training
  • June 21-24 – Dallas TX – Basic Mediation Training
  • June 25-29 – Denver CO – 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
  • June 27-July 24 –Chicago IL – Summer Institute in Negotiation
  • June 28-July 7 – Denver CO – Professional Mediation Training
  • June 28-30 – Portland OR - Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Mediation Training
  • July 9-11 – Salem OR - Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Mediation Training
  • July 9-13 – Philadelphia PA – Divorce and Custody Mediator Training
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