(Webcast) Selected Ethics Issues in Mediation & Settlement Negotiations

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.

Program Fee:
$119 For Members | $219 For Nonmembers
Small Law Firm Members: $69

Alexandra Carter
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Mediation Program
Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic

Bruce J. Hector
President
Accordance, LLC

9:00 am – 9:05 am
Introduction
Lisa M. Courtney

9:05 am – 9:15 am
Sources of Guidance for Ethics Issues Involving Mediation and Settlement
Alexandra Carter and Lisa M. Courtney

9:15 am – 10:05 am
Avoiding Extortion and Other Coercive Tactics in Mediation
Alexandra Carter

10:05 am – 10:55 am
Ethical Issues in Settlement Negotiation
Bruce J. Hector

10:55 am – 11:00 am
Q & A

New York: 2.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 2.0 Professional Responsibility
California: 2.0 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

Sponsoring Association Committee:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Philip Goldstein, Chair

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org