“Mediating Customer-Broker Securities Disputes: What Does Counsel Want from the Mediator and the Mediation?” is the subject of a free court-annexed mediation seminar that will be presented at 12 noon Thursday, Jan. 11, in courtroom 2005 of the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago.

Panelists for the brown-bag luncheon program are Kent Lawrence, Leslie Blau, Bruce Lewitas and Andrew Stoltman.

The seminars for judges, lawyers and mediators are co-sponsored by the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. Call (312) 603-6078 or (312) 793-0125 for reservations.

Topics and speakers will be announced next month for additional programs on Feb. 8, March 8 and April 12.