University of Hawai‘i, Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law Classroom 1 Wednesday, Mach 15, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Visitors are welcome! Boston based mediator Paul Finn has mediated over 7000 claims since beginning his practice in 1992. He was the mediator who successfully resolved the 552 claims of alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests from the Archdiocese of Boston. For this work he was named one of the Lawyers of the Year by the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2003. He resolved all the claims for 335 claimants who filed claims resulting from the Station Fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Rhode island’s Federal District Court appointed Finn the 468(B) trustee to oversee the distribution of the funds collected during that mediation. He also was the led mediator in the claims filed by the DelValle family against the contractor and sub-contractors who built the tunnel system under the city of Boston. Recently Mr. Finn mediated and resolved all the cleric sexual abuse claims brought against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Mr. Finn has successfully mediated claims in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, California, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Nevada, Mississippi, South Carolina, Illinois, Florida, as well as Massachusetts. He is the original author of Massachusetts Practice Series, Volume 47, Mediation & Arbitration. The seventh edition was published in 2015. For more information about Mr. Finn see: http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/04/12/the_c…(link is external) Flyer: Mediator Paul Finn speaks at William S. Richardson School of Law
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Free Brown Bag Lunch Talk March 16, 2017 Noon to 1 PM March 1, 2017 (Hilo, HI) – The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free talk on March 16, 2017 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 Andrea Pro on “Taking the Scariness Out of Conflict.” “Underneath most conflicts are differences that are simply expressions of our uniqueness,” says Pro. “It’s a great loss for everyone when we shy away from exploring our differences.” In this interactive mini-workshop, explore why we fear conflict and how to take the lead in forging a safe container to invite open dialogue with others. We’ll look at three must-have skills for navigating differences with clarity and confidence. Andrea Pro is a communication and relationship facilitator in Kona. Her work involves a heart-opening process of self-discovery along with communication tools and skills that support people in deepening authenticity, trust, and respect in their relationships. A business owner for over 30 years, Pro is also a professional artist and uses these skills daily in her personal and work relationships. She is a Certified Trainer with The Center for Nonviolent Communication. 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.” A ShoreTel conference call has been created for this conference. Use either of the following to join the call: Call +1 (808) 934-3678 (Local dial in) and enter the access code below followed by # key. Participant code: 01974243 Mobile Auto Dial: VoIP: voip://+18089343678;01974243# iOS devices: +1 (808)…
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 19th Annual Spring Conference Early Bird Registration Ends March 1 April 19-22, 2017 Hyatt Regency San Francisco, CA Develop your skills and learn from leading experts in the field. The conference agenda includes excellent programming on mediation, arbitration, negotiation, and specialty practice areas all geared toward making you a better Dispute Resolution professional. Whether you are new to dispute resolution practice or have been practicing for decades, the 2017 ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference has something for you. See the full Conference schedule with more than 100 Educational programs. View the Conference brochure. Take advantage of Early Bird registration to save now! Register Now!
Have you ever watched parties in a mediation struggle to hear what each other is saying, or even to get what you’re saying? What if the important things people were trying to say in your mediations were not evaporating into thin air? What if the parties could literally see their comments in real time and reflect on them? How might that impact the process of coming to agreements? If you attend this webinar, you’ll learn how visual communication is being applied to family mediation to make communication more effective, creative, and interactive. In particular, you will: Understand why visual communication is so powerful for parties in resolving conflict Learn about groundbreaking visual mediation methods Discover ways you can begin building your own visual communication skills MORE INFO ON VISUAL MEDIATION To learn more about visual mediation visit the Mediate BC blog ABOUT LISA ARORA Lisa Arora is an internationally recognized expert in the field of graphic facilitation and a comprehensive family mediator who uses visuals to enhance communication and foster productive, mutually beneficial agreements during mediation. Since 2008, Lisa’s firm Get The Picture has specialized in providing engaging visual meeting experiences that result in highly productive dialogue, shared understanding, alignment and high-quality decisions. Visual meeting strategies are on the rise and being used across all industries to tackle deep-rooted and emerging issues. Lisa is also a well-regarded instructor in visual facilitation/group graphics methodology and author of 3 practical visual facilitation eGuides. REGISTER NOW This Mediate BC/Virtual Mediation Lab 30-min Free webinar will take place Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 9:00am Pacific Time (11:00am Central Time | Noon Eastern Time | 5:00pm London, UK Time). You can attend our event with a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone. To sign up fill out this ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM Link to Virtual…
March 29, 2017, 11:30 AM -1:30 PM Hawai’i Supreme Court Conference Room, Ali’iolani Hale, 417 South King Street, 2nd Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 Panel discussion led by Lou Chang, Mediator/Arbitrator/Attorney: Panelists include: Judge Victoria S. Marks (Ret.), VSM, LLC and Mark D. Bernstein, Esq.Moderated by Dick Mosher, Esq., Mediator/Arbitrator/Attorney, and International Centre for Dispute Resolution and CAPP Arbitrator REGISTER ONLINE REGISTRATION FEES: Members of Sponsoring Organizations $25 Non-Members $35 Students $10 Hawai‘i Arbitration Vacatur Rulings flyer
Thursday, March 16, 2017 Noon – 2:00 PM Hawai‘i Supreme Court Conference Room, Ali’iolani Hale 417 South King Street, 2nd Floor Presented by: Beadie Kanahele Dawson, Hawai‘ian activist, attorney, mediator, haku and 2017 Living Treasure of Hawai’i Awardee Sponsored by the Hawai‘i State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution; Co-sponsored by the Native Hawai‘ian Bar Association; the Hawai‘i State Bar Association-ADR Section; the Association for Conflict Resolution-Hawai‘i, and the Mediation Center of the Pacific RSVP to cadr@courts.hawaii.gov or call 539-4237.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 2:00 noon – 1:30 PM Hawai‘i Supreme Court Conference Room 417 South King Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu. The esteemed panel and moderator will include Hawaii arbitrators Lou Chang, Judge Victoria S. Marks (Ret.), Mark Bernstein, and Richard Mosher. ACR-Hawai‘i members receive the reduced registration rate of $25 ($35 for non members of sponsoring or co-sponsoring organizations, and $10 for students). Please register in advance for this workshop. Here is the link to register.
Workshops “Negotiation Skills for Women”, “Challenging Conversations: How to Share Your Concerns so People Will Hear You”, and “Addressing Annoying Behaviors: Tools Mediators Use…And You Can, Too!” with Elizabeth Kent (Pre-registration required) Group discounts & partial scholarships available Hawai’i Innovation Center at Hilo (HICH) 117 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720 We negotiate constantly–with our spouses, partners, bosses, children, peers, and others. Do you want to develop the skills you need to negotiate successfully and narrow the gender gap? Join us to participate in simulated negotiations, plus learn the stages and components of negotiation, including offers, counter-offers, and modes of communication. Elizabeth Kent, J.D., has helped people and institutions find solutions to sticky problems for over 25 years. She has clerked at two federal courts of appeals, practiced commercial law, served as the Deputy Director at the Hawai’i State Department of Human Services, taught at University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and directed the Hawai’i State Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution. A trained facilitator and mediator, Elizabeth teaches graduate classes in conflict system design and negotiation at UH-Manoa and a variety of conflict resolution skills classes around the state. She has received the Hawaii Women Lawyers’ Distinguished Service Award and the Church of the Crossroads’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award. To register, contact Jenifer at 935-7844 x 1 or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org. Free Brown Bag Lunch Talk “The Conversation: Why is it So Difficult to Talk about Death and Dying” with Cathy Hough Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free (walk-ins welcome) Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 655 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 Cathy advocates facing death as a natural part of life rather than being fearful or in avoidance of it. “Preparing oneself and one’s loved ones for the inevitability of death frees people to…
Students Helping Each Other Across the USA Click here for the 30-min video of the January 31, 2017 webinar “Online Peer Mediation Platform – Students Helping Each Other Across the USA”. The Online Peer Mediation Platform (OPMP) is a project funded by the JAMS Foundation, currently managed by the National Association of Peer Program Professionals, and previously managed by the Association for Conflict Resolution
3 SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS with Elizabeth Kent Hawai’i Innovation Center at Hilo (HICH) 117 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720 Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 8:30am to 11:00am NEGOTIATION SKILLS FOR WOMEN We negotiate constantly–with our spouses, partners, bosses, children, peers, and others. Do you want to develop the skills you need to negotiate successfully and narrow the gender gap? Join us to participate in simulated negotiations, plus learn the stages and components of negotiation, including offers, counter-offers, and modes of communication. Friday, February 10, 2017 from 8:30am to 12:00pm CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS: How to Share Your Concerns so People Will Hear You Learn a 4-part process to discuss difficult issues in a way that maximizes the possibility of success! Part 1 is to center and ready yourself to have a productive conversation. Part 2 is to explore the other person’s readiness and willingness to listen. Part 3 is to plan your logistics and approach. Part 4 is to have the conversation using powerful and effective “I” statements. Friday, February 10, 2017 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm ADDRESSING ANNOYING BEHAVIORS: Tools Mediators Use…And You Can, Too Do you work with people who are aggressive or passive-aggressive? Who talk too much? Or who don’t listen? Learn to deal confidently with annoying conduct and strategize tactics when faced with problem behaviors. In this interactive workshop, explore how to break down the behaviors and why they are difficult, and understand the different ways people communicate and respond to conflict. Instructor Elizabeth Kent, J.D., has helped people and institutions find solutions to sticky problems for over 25 years. She has clerked at two federal courts of appeals, practiced commercial law, served as the Deputy Director at the Hawai’i State Department of Human Services, taught at University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and directed the Hawai’i State Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution. …