Seminars

Denise Hill CLE Seminar

40-Hour ADR Masterclass Fall 2024

Jumpstart your practice as Mediator and Arbitrator. Become a better advocate in mediation. Build stronger communities as a peacemaker.

LIVE Online October 14 – December 16, 2024

Mondays 3:00 – 7:15 p.m. Central (8:00 p.m. UTC)

40-hours CLE 2 Ethics 1 Wellness 1 Diversity pending individual state approval

COST: $1375

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The American Academy of ADR Attorneys and Calkins Academy of Dispute Resolution have teamed with 6 experts in Mediation, Mediator Advocacy, Arbitration so you can immediately launch your mediation and arbitration practice while improving your ADR advocacy. Contribute to your community as a peacemaker.

Upon completion of this course, participants may conduct pro bono mediations through the Iowa Civil Rights Commission or the Conflict Resolution Center of Saint Louis to build their mediation resume.

CURRICULUM

  • Mediator training
  • Attorney advocacy in mediation
  • Psychology of conflict
  • Arbitration law & practice
  • ADR assessor
  • Peacemaker techniques
  • Conference mediation
  • Caucus mediation
  • Conciliation
  • AI, ODR and cybersecurity

BONUSES:

1. One year membership in the American Academy of ADR Attorneys ($200 value) (attorneys only)

2. Mediation Consult Call With Dick Calkins ($200 value)

3. AAAA Mediation Marketing Consult Call ($75 value)

4. COURSE MATERIALS ($220 value)

Students will be mailed a copy of the following textbooks by Richard M. Calkins:

Lane & Calkins – Mediation Practice Guide, 5th Edition, ISBA 2022 ($120 value)

Advanced Settlement Techniques, ISBA 2023 ($50 value)

Practical Psychology of Mediation, ISBA 2022 ($50 value)