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What:
Alternative Dispute Resolution -
So You Think Your Practice Doesn't Use Mediation
(No April Fooling)
When:
Friday, April 1, 2005
Where:
Alltel Arena
North Little Rock, AR
Credit:
6.0 CLE Credit Hours (includes 1.0 Ethics Hour)
Sponsor:
The Arkansas Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Program Planners:
Mary Schneider, Chair; Jack Bell, Allan Gates, Judith Kilpatrick, Ed Nelson & Jennifer Taylor

Agenda

8:00 - 8:25 a.m. REGISTRATION/COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS
8:25 a.m. Welcome, Announcements & Introductions:
  • Mary M. Schneider, Chair, ADR Section, Keith, Miller,   Butler & Webb, PLLC, Rogers
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
How You Get There/What Does Mediation Look
Like/Different Types of Mediations
  Jewel H. Harper, Jewel H. Harper P.L.L.C., North Little   Rock
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 -10:30 a.m. The Ethics of Mediation/Applicable Law &
Professional Rules/Making the Best Use of Requirements
Ethics Judith Kilpatrick, Professor, University of Arkansas   School of Law, Fayetteville
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. When is Something Ripe for Mediation/Triggers/
What Time in the Process Do You Use It/Complex Cases
• Gregg A. Cooke, Guida, Slavich & Flores, Dallas
• Judge Kirk D. Johnson, District Court Judge, Texarkana
• Edwin L. Lowther, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little   Rock
• Edward T. Oglesby, Oglesby, Busfield & Duggar, Little   Rock
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. What's on the Menu? Forms & Processes
(Agreement Writing)

A. Different Forms (EEOC, Dependency/Neglect, Domestic, Specializations - How Rigid is the Format?

  • Joey Cope, Attorney, Center for Conflict Resolution,   Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
  B. What to Think About When No Form is Required -
Advocacy Tips in General, Civil Mediation
  • Judge Will Pryor, Mediator, Dallas
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 - 4:00 p.m. How to Fish Success Out of Failure - or
Top 10 Reasons Mediations Fail
• David R. Matthews, Matthews, Campbell, Rhodes,
  McClure, Thompson & Fryauf, Rogers

• James McCann, Doener, Saunders, Daniel, and
  Anderson

• Robert L. Stevenson, ADR Coordinator, Equal
  Employment Opportunity Commission, Memphis

• Gregg A. Cooke
• Judge Will Pryor

General Information

Registration - The registration fee includes the seminar, course materials, lunch and refreshment breaks. Early registration will be accepted through March 18, 2005. Registration after March 18, 2005, will cost an additional $30.00

Click Here for Registration Form

Hotel Accommodations - Sleeping rooms have been reserved for program participants at the special rate of $74 at the Wyndham Riverfront, #2 Riverfront Place, in North Little Rock. You may call the hotel at (501) 3719000 or (866) 657-4458, by March 10, 2005. Please mention that you are with the Arkansas Bar Association to receive the special rates.
Accommodating Special Needs - If you plan to attend our program and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please contact Virginia Hardgrave at 501-375-3957 or 800-609-5668 prior to the program.
CLE Credit - The program has been submitted to the Arkansas Continuing Legal Education Board for a total of 6.0 CLE hours. Attendees who are licensed in other states are responsible for applying for credit in those states.
Cancellations - Full refunds, less a $20 administrative charge, will be given to registrants whose cancellation is received at least one week before the seminar. After this deadline, but BEFORE the day of the program, you may designate a substitute or request a CLE credit certificate. If you do not cancel and do not attend, you will receive the course materials only.
Parking and Entrance - Alltel Arena, North Little Rock. Both parking and entrance are on the Southside of the arena between Cypress and Olive on Washington Avenue. You can park in the VIP parking lot on the south side of Washington. Enter arena through the Box Office Entrance on street level on the north side of Washington.

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