Please join us for an exciting learning and networking event! Attend the ADR Section’s 2016 Annual Meeting and ADR Conference, featuring 8 hours of SCAO-approved advanced mediation training. Choose from an assortment of hot topics, case law, statutory and research updates. Engage in skill building exercises. Discover what’s new. Add fresh skills to improve your current array of techniques. If your practice is in family law, add an optional program of domestic relations mediation topics offered by the Family Mediation Council-Michigan. Network with your friends and colleagues--and enjoy ArtPrize, all in one convenient weekend!
We also invite you to attend the Section Cocktail Reception and Awards Banquet Friday night. Enjoy good food, good conversation, and good cheer as we honor our colleagues who have made especially strong contributions to the field of alternative dispute resolution. We look forward to seeing you there. Please register NOW!
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OPTIONAL FMC-Michigan Conference (additional registration fee--see registration form)
Friday, September 23
8:30 a.m. Family Mediation Council Welcome & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. The Challenge of the Unrepresented Party in Mediation
PART 1: When does provision of legal information become dispensation of legal advice? How far can a mediator go in mediation with unrepresented parties?
• Paula Zera, Mediation Management Services, Holt
• Alecia M. Ruswinckel, State Bar of Michigan, Professional Standards Assistant Counsel, Lansing
PART 2: Unbundling: Limited Scope Services
• Marie A. Pulte, Marie A. Pulte PC, Plymouth
• Alecia M. Ruswinckel, State Bar of Michigan, Lansing
PART 3: Mediator Obligations When One Party is Unrepresented
• Eileen J. Slank, Nichols Sacks Slank Sendelbach & Buiteweg PC, Ann Arbor
• Elizabeth A. Solomon, Nichols Sacks Slank Sendelbach & Buiteweg PC, Ann Arbor
Noon–12:30 p.m. Family Mediation Council Annual Meeting
OPTIONAL: ArtPrize 2016!
On Saturday afternoon, participants may choose to enjoy ArtPrize 2016 on their own. ArtPrize is recognized as the most-attended public art event on the planet according to The Art Newspaper, and was recently highlighted in The New York Times’ 52 Places to Go in 2016. This is an impressive display of art by over 1,700 artists in the streets, museums, public and private buildings of Grand Rapids; a total of over 200 venues. Vote for your favorite piece of art. The hotel has arranged for a shuttle bus to take attendees downtown to stroll through ArtPrize for a small fee, eliminating the need to find and pay for parking. Check out the ArtPrize website at www.artprize.org to plan your visit.
Sponsorships Available
Sponsors receive varying levels of benefits, including: recognition in conference materials, free admission and banquet tickets. For a description and to take advantage of those benefits, please see the Sponsor Registration Form. Sponsor deadline September 9.
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