SUPERIOR COURT MEDIATION TRAINING at the DSBA 2022
March 31, 2022 @ 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sponsored by the Superior Court of the State of Delaware & the Delaware State Bar Association
20.0 Hours CLE credit, including 2.0 Hours in Enhanced Ethics for Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys
CLE is a LIVE CLE ONLY. You may ONLY register for this event as a live participant. Unless otherwise instructed, you should report to the venue and check in on each day of the seminar/training.
Since 2017, DSBA has produced Superior Court’s mediation training program, training scores of mediators who are now eligible to provide mediation services to the Superior Court statewide. This 4 day training course will cover all of the necessary mediation skills training as well as instruction on mediation ethics. Participants should expect a wide variety of methodology for training including lectures, small group work, passive participation in mediation and active role play in mediation procedures.
Mediation Training is part of the DSBA Office of ADR Services which offers training and connections for further practice in this field.
CLE SCHEDULE:
SUPERIOR COURT MEDIATION TRAINING AT THE DSBA 2022
DAY 1 – MARCH 31, 2022
9:00-9:05
Address:
Hon. Jan R. Jurden, President Judge,
Superior Court of the State of Delaware
9:05 AM – 10:00 AM
Introductions, History of ADR in Superior Court
Overview of ADR Processes
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Types of ADR
Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict
11:00 – 11:15
Break
11:15 AM -12:15 PM
More About Conflict
Understanding Positions and Values
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Mediation Skills Practice & Discussion
Power of Active Listening
Communication & Reframing
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
The Mediation Process, Pre-mediation Preparation
Stages of Mediation, part I
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Stages of Mediation, part 2
Negotiation & Issue Identification
Day’s Instructor: Mark S. Vavala, Esquire
Delaware State Bar Association
DAY 2 – APRIL 6, 2022
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Conducting the Mediation
The Opening Process/Opening Statements
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM *
Neutrality, Confidentiality & Bias
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM*
Mediation Ethics
Hon. Mary M. Johnston
Superior Court of the State of Delaware
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Note-taking, Dealing with Impasse
Barriers to Negotiation/Emotions/Balance of Power
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Using Private Caucus, Co-Mediation, Zoom Mediation
Instructor: Mark S. Vavala, Esquire
Delaware State Bar Association
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Developing a Mediation Practice and Marketing
Instructor:
Laura F. Browning, Esquire
Laura F. Browning Mediation & Arbitration
Day 3 – APRIL 25, 2022
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A Mock Mediation
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Opportunity to Discuss Techniques
Instructors:
Suzanne Hill Holly, Esquire
Berger Harris, LLP
Jimmy C. Chong, Esquire
Chong Law Firm, P.A.
Donald L. Gouge, Esquire
Donald L. Gouge, Jr. LLC
William Patrick Brady, Esquire
The Brady Law Firm, P.A.
Day 4 – APRIL 26, 2022
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Role Play Mediations with Mentor Guidance
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Role Play Mediations with Mentor Guidance
Mentors:
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esquire
The Bifferato Firm P.A.
Hon. Lynne M. Parker,
Superior Court of the State of Delaware
Andrea L. Rocanelli, Esquire
Delaware ADR, LLC
David A. White, Esquire
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Supreme Court of the State of Delaware
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Role Play Mediations with Mentor Guidance
Mentors:
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esquire
The Bifferato Firm P.A.
Bernard G. Conaway, Esquire
Conaway-Legal LLC
Yvonne Takvorian Saville, Esquire
Weiss, Saville & Houser, P.A.
* Ethics credits during the hours indicated above.
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This course is open only to attorneys.
Attorneys must attend all 4 sessions to
obtain certification.
This seminar will be recorded and an
opportunity MAY be permitted
to watch small portions of training
where the trainee is unavailable.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND RATES
This CLE will be conducted ONLY as a live CLE. To register, click the links above or visit www.dsba.org/cle and select this seminar. You should attend all days of this seminar to be certified as a trained mediator for Superior Court. Pursuant to Superior Court’s administrative directive, mediation training will be good for 7 years, at which time a mediation refresher course is required.
| CLE PRICING INFORMATION | Cost: |
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| DSBA Members | $750 |
| Non-members (get member rate by JOINING) | $950 |
| Pennsylvania Credit – add: | $80 |
* 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.
All rates include CLE Seminar and any materials. To register now or review DSBA CLE Policies, click below.
