A free court-annexed mediation seminar, “What Lawyers and Mediators Should Do for Successful Mediation,” will be presented Thursday, Oct. 12, as part of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division series.

The roundtable discussion by former judges will include Thomas P. Durkin, Michael J. Hogan, John E. Morrissey, Richard A. Siebel and Michael C. Zissman.

Conducted on the second Thursday of each month, the brown-bag luncheon seminars are co-sponsored by the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

The programs for judges, lawyers and mediators take place at 12 noon in courtroom 2005 of the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago. Reservations should be made by calling Raimondi Ferenzi at (312) 603-6078 or Kim Atz at (312) 793-0125.

Dates and topics of future presentations are:

Thursday, Nov. 9 – “Mediation Beyond Reason: The Use and Abuse of Power and Emotion,” with Steven Schwartz.

Thursday, Dec. 14 – “Becoming a Master Mediator: The Art of Unlearning,” with Andy G. Miller.

Thursday, Jan. 11 – “Mediating Customer-Broker Securitieds Disputes: What Does Counsel Want from the Mediator and the Mediation?” Panelists are Kent Lawrence, Leslie Blau, Bruce Lewitas and Andrew Stoltman.

Program topics and presenters will be announced later for seminars on Feb. 8, March 8 and April 12.