Selected Ethics Issues In Mediation &
Settlement Negotiations

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Program Instructor:

Daniel M. Weitz
Director, Division of Professional and Court Services
New York State Unified Court System


  • This program will address a number of ethics issues that can arise in mediation and settlement negotiations. With a specific focus on confidentiality, conflicts of interest and related issues, the program will discuss ethics questions from the point of view of the mediator, the outside lawyer, and even the client. The program will close with a brief discussion about how to research ethics issues and how to get help from an ethics committee of lawyers, or mediators, when needed.

    Live Program & Webcast: $229.00 Member | $329.00 Nonmember
    Small Law Firm Member: $119.00

  • Alexandra Carter
    Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs
    Director, Edson Queiroz Foundation Mediation Program
    Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic
    Bruce J. Hector
       President       
    Accordance, LLC
    Professor Sean Nolon
     Director, Dispute Resolution Program
    Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
    Ombudsman, Dartmouth College

  • 9:00 am – 9:05 am Introduction
    Daniel M. Weitz
    9:05 am – 9:15 am Sources of Guidance for Ethics Issues Involving Mediation and Settlement
    Alexandra Carter and Daniel M. Weitz
    9:15 am – 9:55 am Differing Views of Mediator Neutrality Among Professional Standards
    Sean Nolon
    9:55 am – 10:35 am Avoiding Extortion and Other Coercive Tactics in Mediation
    Alexandra Carter
    10:35 am – 10:50 am Break
    10:50 am – 11:05 am Thinking About How We Think About Ethics
    Daniel M. Weitz
    11:05 am – 11:45 am Truthfulness in Mediation and Negotiation
    Bruce J. Hector
    11:45 am – 12:00 pm Q & A

  • CLE Credit
    NY: 3.0 ethics
    NJ: 3.2 professional responsibility
    CA: 3.0 professional responsibility
    PA: 2.5 professional responsibility

  • Sponsoring Association Committee: Alternative Dispute Resolution | Nancy Kramer, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Kim Howard, Manager of Membership & Marketing | (212) 382-6753 | KHoward@nycbar.org

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