Rutgers School of Law–Newark will host a symposium on “Hot Topics in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)” on Wednesday, February 1. A panel of experts in the field will discuss the latest updates in various aspects of alternate dispute resolution. The symposium is sponsored by the student-run Conflict Resolution Law Journal. Contact jdonohue@kinoy.rutgers.edu.
| What: | Symposium on “Hot Topics in ADR” |
| Who: | Harold Braff, Esq. – Practicing attorney and mediator, Adjunct Professor, ADR, at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, moderator The Hon. Ronald J. Hedges – U.S. Magistrate Judge (New Jersey), and head of the mediation program for U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey “Confidentiality Issues in Mediation vs. Litigation” Donna Malin, Esq. – Assistant General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson, created and heads Common Ground, J&J’s employment mediation program “Common Ground Performance Results Over Past Six Years” Robert MacPherson, Esq. – Construction arbitrator in New York, and Adjunct Professor, ADR, at Rutgers School of Law–Newark “Presentation of Evidence in Commercial Arbitration” Professor Jon Hyman – Rutgers School of Law–Newark, teaches ADR “New Jersey Uniform Mediation Act & Proposed Language for Mediation Confidentiality Agreements” Kevin St. Onge, Esq. – Former public-sector mediator for the N.J. Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) “Hidden Costs of Mediation” |
| When: | 6 – 8:30 pm, Wednesday, February 1, 2006 |
| Where: | John J. Gibbons Lecture Hall (Room 090), lower level, Rutgers School of Law–Newark |