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What:
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Alternative
Dispute Resolution -
So You Think Your Practice Doesn't Use Mediation
(No April Fooling) |
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When:
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Friday,
April 1, 2005 |
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Where:
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Alltel
Arena
North Little Rock, AR |
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Credit:
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6.0
CLE Credit Hours (includes 1.0 Ethics Hour) |
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Sponsor:
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The
Arkansas Bar Association Alternative Dispute
Resolution Section |
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Program Planners:
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Mary
Schneider, Chair; Jack Bell, Allan Gates, Judith
Kilpatrick, Ed Nelson & Jennifer Taylor |
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Agenda |
| 8:00
- 8:25 a.m. |
REGISTRATION/COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS |
| 8:25
a.m. |
Welcome,
Announcements & Introductions: |
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Mary M. Schneider, Chair, ADR Section, Keith,
Miller, Butler & Webb, PLLC,
Rogers |
8:30
- 9:15 a.m.
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How
You Get There/What Does Mediation Look
Like/Different Types of Mediations |
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Jewel H. Harper,
Jewel H. Harper P.L.L.C., North Little Rock |
| 9:15
- 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30
-10:30 a.m. |
The
Ethics of Mediation/Applicable Law &
Professional Rules/Making the Best Use of Requirements |
| Ethics
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Judith Kilpatrick,
Professor, University of Arkansas School
of Law, Fayetteville |
| 10:30
- 11:30 a.m. |
When
is Something Ripe for Mediation/Triggers/
What Time in the Process Do You Use It/Complex
Cases |
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•
Gregg A. Cooke, Guida, Slavich & Flores,
Dallas
• Judge Kirk D. Johnson, District Court
Judge, Texarkana
• Edwin L. Lowther, Wright, Lindsey
& Jennings, Little Rock
• Edward T. Oglesby, Oglesby, Busfield
& Duggar, Little Rock |
| 11:30
- 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch
(provided) |
| 12:30
- 2:00 p.m. |
What's
on the Menu? Forms & Processes
(Agreement Writing) |
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A. Different
Forms (EEOC, Dependency/Neglect, Domestic,
Specializations - How Rigid is the Format?
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Joey Cope, Attorney, Center for Conflict
Resolution, Abilene Christian University,
Abilene, TX |
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B.
What to Think About When No Form is Required
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Advocacy Tips in General, Civil Mediation |
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Judge Will Pryor, Mediator, Dallas |
| 2:00
- 2:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:15
- 4:00 p.m. |
How
to Fish Success Out of Failure - or
Top 10 Reasons Mediations Fail |
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David R. Matthews, Matthews, Campbell, Rhodes,
McClure, Thompson & Fryauf,
Rogers
• James McCann, Doener, Saunders, Daniel,
and
Anderson
• Robert L. Stevenson, ADR Coordinator,
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
Memphis
• Gregg A. Cooke
• Judge Will Pryor |
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General
Information |
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Registration
- The
registration fee includes the seminar, course
materials, lunch and refreshment breaks. Early
registration will be accepted through March
18, 2005. Registration after March 18, 2005,
will cost an additional $30.00
Click
Here for Registration Form
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| Hotel
Accommodations - Sleeping rooms have been
reserved for program participants at the special
rate of $74 at the Wyndham Riverfront, #2 Riverfront
Place, in North Little Rock. You may call the
hotel at (501) 3719000 or (866) 657-4458, by
March 10, 2005. Please mention that you are
with the Arkansas Bar Association to receive
the special rates. |
| Accommodating
Special Needs - If you plan to attend our
program and will need special facilities or
assistance relating to a disability, please
contact Virginia Hardgrave at 501-375-3957 or
800-609-5668 prior to the program. |
| CLE
Credit - The program has been submitted
to the Arkansas Continuing Legal Education Board
for a total of 6.0 CLE hours. Attendees who
are licensed in other states are responsible
for applying for credit in those states. |
| Cancellations
- Full refunds, less a $20 administrative charge,
will be given to registrants whose cancellation
is received at least one week before
the seminar. After this deadline,
but BEFORE the day of the program, you
may designate a substitute or request a CLE
credit certificate. If you do not cancel
and do not attend, you will receive the course
materials only. |
| Parking
and Entrance - Alltel Arena, North Little
Rock. Both parking and entrance are on the Southside
of the arena between Cypress and Olive on Washington
Avenue. You can park in the VIP parking lot
on the south side of Washington. Enter arena
through the Box Office Entrance on street level
on the north side of Washington. |
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