May: Annual Divorce Seminar

New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators

Annual Divorce Seminar & Annual Civil Seminars

Date: May 7, 2016
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: The Imperia, 1714 Easton Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873.
Cost: Early Bird Cost Until April 25, 2016: $109.00

 

TIME	ITINERARY
8:00 – 8:45	Registration and Healthy Breakfast Refreshments
8:45 – 9:00	Welcome and Introductions Katherine Newcomer, Esq., Chairperson, Annual Divorce Seminar Nicholas Stevens, Esq., Chairperson, Annual Civil Seminar Andrew Smith, Esq., President, NJAPM
9:00-10:30	Stories Mediators Tell and Critical Lessons The Stories Teach Glen Cove (Love) Duffer v. Mulligan (Cunningham) Tower of Babel (Lack) Unexpected Events (Shaw) Presenter: Lela P. Love, Esq.
10:30 – 10:45	Break
10:45-11:15	Your Turn! In a small group (of 4-6) take 30 minutes for each person to tell a story from their mediation practice (either from the point of view of the mediator or of a representative in mediation). After each story, the group should reflect on what was learned.
11:15-11:45	One story teller from each small group should be prepared to address the larger group, and the assembly will extract a lesson about critical skills from each story.
11:45-12:00	Untold stories and the lessons we learn from those. Presenter: Lela P. Love, Esq.
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch – Honoring Former State Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Hoens, (Ret.)
1:00 – 1:50	Ethics in Mediation – Mediator Best Practices – Getting Parties and Legal Counsel to Yes Presenter: Hanan M. Isaacs, M.A., J.D., A.P.M., and NJSC Certified Family Law Specialist
1:50 – 2:00	Break [Room divider put in]
	Divorce Section – Afternoon Session
2:00 – 2:50	Panel: Mediation Before and After Willingboro Mall, Three ViewsThe panel will discuss the Willingboro Mall case from the perspective of a lawyer, a former Supreme Court Justice, and a mediator, including a history of Court mediation in New Jersey.This program is open to both civil and family mediators. Presenters: Justice Helen E. Hoens, N.J. Supreme Court (ret.) Laura A. Kaster, Esq., President Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court Nicholas Stevens, Esq., Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C.
2:50 – 3:00	Break
3:00 – 4:00	Case Analysis and Mediation: Mortgage Investment FraudEnhancing skills to understand the facts, spot and manage the legal issues, recognize the hidden (and obvious) emotional issues, and develop methods to use those elements to bring the parties to resolution. We will use mock position papers and exhibits to create scenarios from the fact pattern. Presenters: Nicholas Stevens, Esq., Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C. Patricia Bell, MBA, CFP, APM Executive Vice President, NJAPM
4:00	Adjourn

Where: The Imperia, 1714 Easton Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873.
When: Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 8:00 AM. to 4:00 PM
NJAPM Members – Early Bird Cost Until April 25, 2016: $109.00
NJAPM Members After April 26th, 2015: $129.00
Registration closes: May 5th
Non-NJAPM Members and All Walk-Ins: $139.00

Continuing Legal Education Credits: 6.5 (Pending Approval)
With one Credit in Ethics: 1 (Pending Approval)

NJAPM Continued Mediator Education Credits: 5
Additionally: The Seminar meets the Rule 1:40-12(b)(2) requirement for 4 hours of continuing education for court roster mediators.
“To meet the requirement, this continuing education shall include instruction in ethical issues associated with mediation practice, program guidelines and/or case management and should cover at least one of the following: (A) case management skills; and (B) mediation and negotiation concepts and skills.”