16.25 Hours of CLE credit including 2 hours of Enhanced Ethics for Delaware Attorneys

16 Hours of CLE credit including 2 hours of Enhanced Ethics for Pennsylvania Attorneys

This seminar is Live Only. If you have any questions, please contact reception@dsba.org

If you are interested in mediating civil cases for the Superior Court of Delaware, this is the course to take!  Mediation is often considered the most effective method of Alternative Dispute Resolution. This will be your opportunity to be added to the list of certified mediators by DSBA and the Superior Court of Delaware. This training takes you through the basics of mediation, provides skills training, allows an opportunity to witness an established mediation of a case, permits trainees to practice mock mediations and roleplay, and connects new mediators with mentors during the training. Attendees will earn an official certificate after the training.

The Courts have adopted a recertification plan where your mediation certification through the Court will need a refresher course after 7 years. A refresher course is available to view online at www.dsba.org/cle.

**Note:  Registrants must commit to all three days of training.  Due to the nature of mediation training, we will not be able to provide a video for missed days and to be certified, one must take the full three-day training.

Host:

Mark S. Vavala, Esquire
Executive Director of the Delaware State Bar Association

Wednesday- April 19
8:30am-9:00am
Registration and Breakfast (provided)

9:00am-9:05am
Welcome Remarks

The Honorable Jan R. Jurden
President Judge, Superior Court of the State of Delaware

9:05am- 11:20am
Introductions
History of ADR in Superior Court
Overview of the ADR Process

11:20am-12:20pm
Lunch (provided)

12:20pm-2:00pm
Preparing for the Mediation; Initial Statement

2:00pm-2:10pm
Break

2:10pm-4:10pm
Mock Mediation

Presenters:

Bernard G. Conaway, Esquire (mediator)
Conaway-Legal LLC

William Patrick Brady, Esquire
The Brady Law Firm, P.A.

Donald L. Gouge, Esquire
Donald L. Gouge, Jr. LLC

Thursday- April 20
8:30am-9:00am
Registration and Breakfast (provided)

9:00am-11:00am
Conflict, Positions, and Values
** Enhanced Ethics credit

11:00am- 11:15am
Break

11:15am- 12:00pm
Skills and Active Listening

12:00pm-1:30pm
Ethics and Mediation

Th Honorable Mary M. Johnson
Superior Court of the State of Delaware
*** Enhanced Ethics credit

1:30pm-2:00pm
Lunch (provided)

2:00pm-4:00pm
Short Mediation Exercises

Mentors:

Bernard G. Conaway, Esquire
Conaway-Legal LLC

Yvonne Takvorian Saville, Esquire
Wiess, Saville & Houser, P.A.

David A. White, Esquire
Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Friday- April 21
8:30am-9:00am
Registration and Breakfast (provided)

Mentors:

Bernard G. Conaway, Esquire
Conaway Legal LLC

Hon. Lynne M. Parker
Commissioner, Superior Court of the State of Delaware

David A. White, Esquire
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Supreme Court of the State of Delaware

9:00am-11:00am
Role Play Mediation 1

11:00am-11:15am
Break

11:15am-12:15pm
Role Play Mediation 2

12:15pm-12:45pm
Lunch (provided)

12:45pm-1:45pm
Setting up your own practice
Where to go next?

Speakers:

Bernard G. Conaway, Esquire
Conaway Legal LLC

Laura F. Browning
Laura Browning, Mediation & Arbitration

REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND RATES

This seminar will be conducted Live Only. Registrants will need to sign in and complete the Certificate of Attendance to receive credit. For this course, the Superior Court of Delaware has the set the rates for this training. For any questions, please contact reception@dsba.org. 

* advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the Agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.

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