From Virtual Mediation Lab: Collaboration software can expedite the arbitration process, as shown in this 11-min video by Tom Valenti, a professional mediator/arbitrator/trainer in Chicago, and Giuseppe Leone, founder of Virtual Mediation Lab, a project sponsored by ACR Hawaii. Specifically, an expert witness’s testimony may be illustrated by sharing of documents, drawing on photographs, and playing of videos. The case simulated was about a dryer fire, with participants – arbitrator, witness and two lawyers – in the USA, Canada and Greece. UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR Valenti and Leone believe that good video collaboration software, like the one used in their simulation, can save time and money in many arbitration cases. Therefore, in September and/or October they will present a free webinar, titled “Online Skills for Arbitration For Hearings in Domestic and International Cases”, for lawyers, arbitrators, advocates in arbitration, and ADR/ODR practitioners. The date and time of their free webinar will be decided upon and announced later. Please fill out this Expression of Interest Form to receive an email invitation so you can attend on your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone.
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The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free talk on August 18 as part of their “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series. Talks are Third Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney at 655 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. This month’s speaker is Joan Shafer on “Working with Employee Recognition – The Linchpin Value for Cultural Transformation in Your Organization.” “Everyone wants to be recognized, appreciated, thanked, and rewarded for their contributions. Yet, a shocking number of people never get any such response and are left wondering how they did, where they stand, and what they need to do to get a response,” says Shafer. “Not only that, the ways that people want to be recognized are not what you think.” In this talk, Shafer reveals the range of recognition platforms, approaches to take with employees, and insights as to what is gained when recognition is active within an organization or team. Joan Shafer is a recognized expert on ’employee recognition’ – a topic she has been researching and working with organizations on for the past 19 years. She is a renowned speaker and trains management teams on how to strengthen their capability with employee recognition. Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch, enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session, and meet others interested in “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace.” This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Atherton Family Foundation. For more information, contact Ku‘ikahi Administrative & Program Assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844 x 1 orjenifer@hawaiimediation.org. Or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.
The “ADR Gender Communication: Recognition and Effective Strategies” workshop to be held on August 8, 2016, Noon to 1 p.m., will be livestreamed free of charge. This workshop can help us with understanding gender differences in communication so we can communicate more effectively. Please click here at Noon on August 8, 2016 in order to view the workshop. You do not need to register (or get “tickets”) to view the workshop online. Approval for one MCLE credit for Hawai‘i lawyers attending the workshop in person is pending approval. Our regrets, but there will be no MCLE credit for livestream viewers because attendance cannot be confirmed. This workshop is presented by the Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawai‘i Chapter, and the Hawai‘i State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.
Presented by John Lande and Peter Benner in collaboration with the International and Commercial Sections of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). The webinar takes place on July 28th, 2016 @ 9:00am Hawai‘i The webinar is free, but it does require registration. You may register here: http://adrhubwebinar82.eventbrite.com Session Description: Although many lawyers and mediators think about using mediators only toward the end of a case, after discovery and motions, to finally resolve it, mediators can be very helpful at all stages of litigation –even before suit is filed. This session will describe the “prison of fear” that leads lawyers and their clients to procrastinate about negotiation – and how they can escape from this prison to start negotiating, both as to process and resolution, at the earliest appropriate time. Then it will describe a wide range of services that mediators can provide throughout a case to help parties and lawyers reach a satisfactory, cost-effective conclusion. Presenter Bio: John Lande is the Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Law and former director of its LLM Program in Dispute Resolution. He received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law and Ph.D in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He began mediating in 1982 in California. His work focuses on various aspects of dispute system design, including publications analyzing how lawyering and mediation practices transform each other, business lawyers’ and executives’ opinions about litigation and ADR, designing court-connected mediation programs, improving the quality of mediation practice, the “vanishing trial,” and planned early dispute resolution. The ABA recently published the second edition of his book, Lawyering with Planned Early Negotiation: How You Can Get Good Results for Clients and Make Money. His website, where you can download his publications, is http://www.law.missouri.edu/lande/. Peter Benner has an independent dispute resolution practice as arbitrator, mediator and resolution consultant, concentrating in the…
My deepest apologies that the post sent earlier today contained an incorrect email address to RSVP for the workshop. The correct RSVP email address is hajime01@msn.com.
The Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawai‘i Chapter, and the ADR Section of the Hawai‘i State Bar Association are jointly sponsoring a free workshop: “ADR Gender Communication: Recognition and Effective Strategies” August 8, 2016 Noon to 1 p.m. HSBA Office, Main Conference Room 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1000 (10th Floor) The workshop will cover: (1) basic differences in gender communication which mediators-arbitrators should be looking for while communicating with male and female participants (while communication styles and tendencies vary among individuals, some fundamental gender differences will be identified); (2) mediator-arbitrator communication strategies for effective bridge-building of differences between the parties. We will not agree on all gender differences, but the discussion will be informative and entertaining (with video examples). Credit for the content of the workshop is given to Dr. Patricia Heim and the Heim Group in Dallas, Texas, who have been doing an outstanding job of educating men and women on workplace gender communication since 1985. Richard (Dick) Mosher, Law Offices of Dick Mosher, LLC (who has been trained by Dr. Patricia Heim, at the Heim Group in Dallas) will lead the workshop. Dick Mosher’s areas of practice include mediation, arbitration, and general corporate law. He arbitrates-mediates cases and appeals assigned by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, and disputes requested by private parties. He is one of the few attorneys in Hawai‘i on the panel of neutral arbitrators for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, a subsidiary of the AAA. He has 34 years of in-house corporate-business experience and 10 years of private law firm experience. He maintains a general law practice based in Honolulu, with an emphasis on corporate, litigation and alternate dispute resolution. He is a Graduate of Northwestern University Law School in Chicago. Seats are limited. Please RSVP to Dick Mosher at hajime01@msn.com Map to 1100 Alakea Street An application for 1…
ACR-Hawai‘i board members participated in an all-day retreat on March 18, 2016. Board members acknowledged that the local chapter and parent organization, ACR National, are facing changes. Needs of members and potential members (ACR practitioners) change as the profession grows and takes on new challenges. Two questions prompted the retreat: What do we need to do to keep our successful programs going? What direction(s) might we want to take the organization in order to maintain and grow membership? The retreat summary is available on the ARCH Archives webpage. Or, click on the following link: ACRH 3.18.2016 Retreat Summary
July 12, 2016 – The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free talk on July 21 as part of their “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series. Talks are Third Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney at 655 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. This month’s speaker is Shana Logan on ““The Meaning of Aloha” and traditional Hawaiian practices of peace. “The Aloha Spirit Law (HRS 5-7.5) and Ke Kanawai Mamalahoe (Article 9, Sec. 10 of the Hawai‘i State Constitution) are important historical edicts that can be powerful tools in resolving today’s legal and ethical issues–through traditional, peaceful practices in the operations and decisions of government and in the personal lives of its citizens,” says Logan. In this talk, Logan shares her mana‘o on the literal and metaphorical meanings of Aloha and accompanying Hawaiian values. Shana Logan is a native Hawaiian writer and educator. She is the owner of Aloha Consultants, a small local media company based in Hilo. She received her bachelor’s degree in Communications from Hawai’i Pacific University and a Liberal Arts associate’s degree with an emphasis in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawai’i Windward Community College. Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch, enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session, and meet others interested in “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace.” This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Atherton Family Foundation. For more information, contact Ku‘ikahi Administrative & Program Assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844 x 1 or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org. Or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.
A collection of four articles from the Spring 2016 Newsletter of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators that conflict resolution professionals may find interesting: Next Generation Now, How Family Law Attorneys Can Advocate for Clients By Educating Them About Children The Ethical Edge, Confidentiality Under Fire Legal Stuff Matters, Review of “The Divorce Dance” by Financial Planner Stan Corey The Possible Use of Music by Family Mediators, by Peter Yarrow, The Professional Family Mediator, Spring 2016 Bonus: articles on building your mediation practice: ABA 2011 tips (James McGuire) ABA 2008 tips (Lee Jay Berman) Mediate.com tips
News release from Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center: Hilo, Hawai‘i – June 27, 2016 – On behalf of Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, Executive Director Julie Mitchell received a $5,000 AIM For Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in nonprofit management. AIM For Excellence committee member Helen Chang presented Ms. Mitchell with the award at a June 8 award luncheon in Honolulu, hosted by The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. “Julie’s project was to increase the organizational capacity at Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center. The revelation for this project came during her participation in the 2015 Weinberg Fellows Program and is ongoing,” Chang stated. “The positive results have improved the agency’s engagement, and has strengthened the impact of its services to its clients and the community,” said Chang, a Vice President with Bank of Hawai‘i. The $5,000 grant supports the continuation of mediation services for the poor and needy, wrote Weinberg Foundation Trustee Alvin Awaya in his award letter. Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center provides mediations for a wide variety of situations, including divorce, child custody and visitation, neighbor-to-neighbor, consumer-merchant, real estate, landlord-tenant, workplace, business, small and large group facilitations, and more. For more information, call 935-7844 or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.