40 Hour Mediation/ Arbitration Training

October 18, 2010 - October 22, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. each day
40.00 MCLE hours, including 40.00 approved Professional Responsibility MCLE credit hours
Presented by Alternative Dispute Resolution

Chicago
ISBA Chicago Regional Office
20 S. Clark St, Suite 900
(map and directions)

Speakers/Facilitators:

Richard M. Calkins, Calkins Mediation Services and Training, Former Dean of Drake Law School, West Des Moines, IA

Fred Lane, Lane & Lane, Past President of ISBA, Chicago

Now Approved as a 40 Hour Mediation Training Program of the Cook County Law Division*

Mediation is designed to resolve differences both in and out of the courts. It requires a very different mindset than courtroom litigation. This Master Series program trains practitioners to resolve conflicts in a non-adversarial, non-confrontational manner, allowing peaceful resolutions between parties.

The program is taught by Richard Calkins and Fred Lane—two nationally recognized mediators, authors and educators. Until 20 years ago, both Mr. Calkins and Mr. Lane were well-known and highly regarded litigators. Since then, however, they have successfully mediated over 5,000 cases.

Mr. Calkins and Mr. Lane have developed an approach that encourages the mediator to be a peacemaker, deemphasizing the antagonism involved in formal litigation. Their five-day course has considerable hands-on training and requires each participant to complete two full mediations as a mediator. Course topics include an introduction to mediation, caucus form of mediation, qualities of a peacemaker, ethical considerations, other Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms, advanced mediator techniques, and arbitration.

Mr. Calkins and Mr. Lane are co-authors of the “Mediation Practice Guide” (published by the ISBA) and “Lane & Calkins Mediation Practice Guide” (published by Wolters Kluwer/Aspen). [The “Lane & Calkins Mediation Practice Guide” is included with the purchase of this program.] They are co-founders of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution, which was established in 2001. The academy offers courses in mediation methods and techniques, and also conducts national and international mediation competitions for students in undergraduate school and law school. For more information about the academy, visit www.adrpeacemaking.org.

Agenda

(Each day includes two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon)

Monday, October 18, 2010

8:30 a.m. – Noon Introduction to Mediation

Past Attendee Comments:

“I had 32 years as a circuit judge, and absorbed every kind of a seminar that the judicial Conference subcommittee on education tossed at judges. [Yours] is the best seminar I have ever attended. I carried away more that is of value than you can ever be thanked for.” David Slocum, Fall 2009

“This was one of the very best programs I have attended. Lane and Calkins team well together to present the materials.” Anonymous, Fall 2009

I thought this seminar was excellent. The cost was fair considering the content and lectures. Both Fred Lane and Richard Calkins can speak with authority and it was a pleasure to learn from them. Anonymous, Spring 2010

I enjoyed the seminar very much. Mr. Lane and Mr. Calkins are both engaging speakers and have a wonderful rapport. I loved the “war stories.” They are as instructive as they are engaging. Anonymous, Spring 2010