Thursday September 11, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Monday, September 15, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
The 24-hour, three-day training will be provided in-person at the NYC Bar
Association and will include breakfast and lunch on each day.
Lead Trainer:
Rebecca Price
Director, ADR Program, US District Court, SDNY
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Registration Fee: $1,795 City Bar Members & Court Staff | $1,995 Nonmembers
This 24-Hour Initial Mediation Training is designed to provide a firm foundation in the mediation of court disputes, with a blend of theory and practice. The training will introduce skills and approaches designed to assist in the mediation of court-annexed cases. Specific topics to be covered include: mediation norms in court-annexed cases, pre-mediation process, active listening, use of caucus, effective inquiry, and working through barriers to an agreement. The training will also address issues of ethics, identity, and culture in mediation. A certificate of completion will be issued at the conclusion of the program.
This training is approved for the 24-hour training under Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge. Final placement on any court roster is at the discretion of the local Administrative Judge and participation in a course that is either approved or pending approval does not guarantee placement on a local court roster.
Attendance at all three days of the program is required.Registration is limited and is on a first come first served basis. Court staff please call 212 382 6663 to register. This program is not open to passports and discounts.
**The City Bar is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to this program in an effort to encourage diverse attorneys to consider adding Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to their practices. For details on how to apply, click here.**
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Rebecca Price is the Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prior to this position she directed the Mediation Clinic at Brooklyn Law School, was a Supervising Attorney in the Mediation Clinic at CUNY School of Law, and taught ADR at the New York University School of Continuing Professional Studies. Rebecca has also taught lawyering/legal writing, and interviewing and counseling, at Cardozo Law School, and was supervising attorney in the Economic Justice Program at CUNY School of Law. Rebecca is the former Coordinator of the Special Education/Early Intervention and ACCES VR Mediation Programs for Safe Horizon Mediation Program (now the New York Peace Institute). Before turning her focus to ADR, Rebecca was the Assistant Director of Visual AIDS, created and oversaw the Children’s Mental Health Project at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and was a Senior Attorney in the Special Litigation and Appeals Unit of the Mental Hygiene Legal Service. Rebecca is certified as an Initial Mediation Trainer for the Community Dispute Resolution Centers Program of the Unified Court System of the State of New York. Rebecca currently teaches an ADR Survey at New York University School of Law and is a frequent speaker and trainer about mediation, conflict resolution, and communication. In the Spring of 2023, she was appointed Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, overseeing the mediation clinical programs for that semester. Rebecca was named a 2017 honoree for Distinguished Leadership as part of the New York Law Journal’s Professional Excellence Awards, and Frontline Champion by the Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York for Mediation Settlement Day 2019. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and her dogs.
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Guest Trainers:
Carol Buckler, Professor of Law Emerita, New York Law School
Iyana Titus, Assistant Commissioner for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, NYC Parks & Recreation
Rachel Gupta, JAMS Mediator & Arbitrator
James Cott, Retired Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, SDNY
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Day 1: Thursday September 11, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
9:00 – 9:15am Welcome and Overview
9:15 – 10:00am Group Introductions
10:00 – 10:50am Historical Roots of ADR, the Continuum, and Mediation Values
10:50 – 11:40am Active Listening/Practice with Positions and Interests
11:40 – 11:50am Break
11:50 – 1:05pm Demo and Introduction to Process
1:05 – 1:35pm Lunch
1:35 – 3:15pm Reflection
3:15 – 3:30pm Break
3:30 – 4:45pm Pre-Mediation Process/Opening Statements
4:45 – 5:00pm Role Play Process
5:00 – 5:30pm Wrap Up and Q&A
Day 2: Friday, September 12, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
9:00 – 9:10am Welcome, Recap, and Agenda for the Day
9:10 – 10:50am Role Play #1
10:50 – 10:55am Break
10:55 – 11:50pm Expanding Information with Questions
11:50 – 12:40pm Caucus
12:40 – 1:10pm Lunch
1:10 – 2:50pm Role Play #2
2:50 – 4:05pm Bias and Cultural Competence
4:05 – 4:15pm Break
4:15 – 5:05pm Closing/Agreements
5:05 – 5:30pm Q&A
Day 3: Monday, September 15, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
9:00 – 9:10am Welcome, Recap, and Agenda for the Day
9:10 – 10:50am Role Play #3
10:50- 11:05am Break
11:05 – 12:20pm Model Standards/Ethics
12:20 – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:15pm Generating Movement
2:15 – 2:30pm Break
2:30 – 4:35pm Role Play #4
4:35 – 5:30pm Parking Lot/Closing
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NY CLE Credit: 23.0 Total (19.0 Skills, 1.5 Ethics, 1.0 Professional Practice & 1.5 DEI)
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Sponsoring Association Committee:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Susan E. Salazar, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org -
Access And Opportunity Mediation Scholarship
Please submit a Statement of Interest (250–500 words) explaining why you are applying for the Access and Opportunity Mediation Scholarship.
In your response, please be sure to address the following:
- Your interest in mediation and how this training aligns with your personal and/or professional goals
- Whether you plan to pursue a career in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) or incorporate mediation skills into your current field
- Any relevant experience you have in mediation or conflict resolution, formal or informal
- Any financial need or barriers—including those beyond finances—that you face in accessing this training
- Anything else you’d like us to know about your background, aspirations, or connection to this opportunity
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and we especially encourage those working in public interest, with ODEIB, or navigating systemic obstacles to apply.
Please click here to apply.