Seminar Number

6900

Early
Registration Fee:

Attorneys
(for CLE)
$165

Neutrals
(Not Ga Attorneys)
$100

On-Site
Registration Fee:

Attorneys
(for CLE)
$185

Neutrals
(Not Ga Attorneys)
$120

CLE Hours

6.5 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism
Hour* and 3 Trial
Practice Hour

*optional self-report

Pre-Approved for up to 6.5 CE Hours for Georgia Registered Neutrals

15th ANNUAL ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSTITUTE AND THE 2008 NEUTRALS' CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 17, 2008

State Bar of Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta St., NW
Atlanta, GA

Co-Sponsor:
Dispute Resolution Section, State Bar of Georgia;
Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution;
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution

Supported By:
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers (ADRL) Section of the Atlanta Bar Association

Presiding:
Laurence L. Christensen, President, Georgia Mediation Services; Chairperson, Dispute Resolution Section, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Shinji Morokuma, Director, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, Atlanta, GA

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)

ADR Program Directors’ Meeting
Shinji Morokuma

State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section meeting
Laurence L. Christensen

Welcome and Program Overview
Laurence L. Christensen

Mediation Advocacy: Overcoming the Barriers to Negotiation
René Stemple Ellis, Beason & Ellis Conflict Resolution, LLC, Durham, NC

BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

TRACK I:
The biology of Reconciliation
Douglas H. Yarn, Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA
Gregory L. Jones, Director of Research, Consortium Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA

TRACK II:
MSAs, S-Chip?: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE
John Osidach, Ringler Associates,  Washington, DC
John Williams, Gould & Lamb, LLC,  Bradenton, FL

COLLABORATION: A Key for Success in the 21st Century National Security Environment
Joseph M. McDade, Jr., Director of Force Development, Headquarters, United States Air Force, Washington, DC

LUNCH (Included in the registration fee)
“Tell me again, what is it that you do?”
Debra Gerardi, Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

The Science of Settlement
Barry Goldman, Arbitrator Mediator, Bloomfield Hills, MI

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

TRACK I:
Why Mediation Works
Barry Goldman

TRACK II:
Mediating and Conciliating Community Racial Disputes
Thomas L. Battles, Regional Director, Southeast Regional Office, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Atlanta, GA
Mildred Duprey de Robles, Conciliation Specialist, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Miami, FL

TRACK III:
What’s New with Georgia’s Child Support Guidelines?
Jill O. Radwin, Child Support Judicial Liaison, Administrative Office of the Courts,  Atlanta, GA