The successful
CDRC 14TH ANNUAL ADR POLICY CONFERENCE
was held in Foster City, CA
just south of San Francisco
on October 19, 2007
Agenda from the Conference;
A D R F R O M A L L A N G L E S :
P E R S P E C T I V E S F R O M T H E F I E L D
C O M P R E H E N S I V E L E G I S L A T I V E R E P O R T
C O L L A B O R A T I V E L A W
M E D I A T I O N C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y
C O M M U N I T Y M E D I A T I O N
A D R P R O V I D E R S
N E T W O R K I N G R E C E P T I O N
The California Dispute Resolution Council is a statewide, non -profit organization comprised of commercial and non-commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") neutrals, providers and educators. Our members range from the largest ADR organizations to individual and community practitioners. Our membership includes organizations and individuals who use ADR services and want to preserve ADR as an accessible, efficient, and effective means of dispute resolution. Through our fulltime lobbyist in
C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M
Generously sponsored by:
10:
A comprehensive review of the status of recent proposed legislation affecting your ADR practice.
Lunch generously sponsored by:
American Arbitration Association/Dispute Resolution Services Worldwide
JAMS The Resolution Experts
Presentation of fourth Don Weckstein Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the Growth and Promotion of ADR.
Recognition of the UC Hastings Mediation team win at ABA National Competition.
Award presentation for Straus Institute at Pepperdine writing competition.
MICHAEL A. PATTERSON EARNS
CDRC has awarded its First Annual Prize for "Excellence in Dispute Resolution Scholarship" at Straus Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law to Michael A. Patterson, a founding member of the Long Law Firm in
On
Concurrent
Sessions
Community Mediation: Care and Feeding Join CCCM dialogue leaders discussing relevant issues creating partnerships with government, other non-profits and private industry, charging fees for services, expanding and diversifying services being offered and managing the relationship between volunteer and compensated mediators.
Closing the Deal in the Wake of Fair v. Bakhtiari Settlement agreements executed at the close of a mediation are usually bare boned and contemplate the preparation and execution of a more detailed agreement at a later date. This sometimes causes the deal to fall apart. The panelists will propose several methods designed to help neutrals and advocates preserve the mediation deal.
Concurrent
Sessions
ADR Providers: Shaping Our Industry Join the leading ADR Providers to discuss ethical, legal and economic impacts neutral organizations have on both the dispute resolution industry and the independent neutral professionals. What rules, both statutory and self imposed, do providers adhere to and what responsibility do these organizations have to the public, the process and the parties.
Collaborative Law: Beyond Family Law Collaborative law is the next big thing. It has already taken off in family law across the country and new applications are being pursued in probate, medical malpractice and other areas of the law. Panelists will introduce you to the history and principles of collaborative law and sketch out the future of this exciting development in dispute resolution.
Join fellow CDRC members, meet CDRC’s board of directors, catch up with old friends and discuss the events of the day with your colleagues.
Generously sponsored by:
National Arbitration Forum
Additional Conference Sponsors:
Arbitration Mediation Conciliation Center - The True Alternative
United-ADR
San Mateo County Bar Association
Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California
The Mediation Society