Presented by Deborah E. Greenspan Join AMA and the Austin and San Antonio Bar Associations' ADR Sections for the opportunity to learn about a part of Alternative Dispute Resolution that often gets overlooked: the Special Master, or court-approved neutral. Our guest, Deborah E. Greenspan served as the Deputy Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund as well as the Special Master for the Flint, Michigan contaminated water claims. Ms. Greenspan is on the Board of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters. We will have an informal discussion with Ms. Greenspan about: (1) What does a special master do? (2) What has been her experience in such high profile cases? and (3) How does one become a special master? Ms. Greenspan has a unique skill set about creating compensation systems for multiple victims and will share her insights about working with mass claims and how some lessons translate into all types of resolution mechanisms.
Presented by Deborah E. Greenspan
Join AMA and the Austin and San Antonio Bar Associations' ADR Sections for the opportunity to learn about a part of Alternative Dispute Resolution that often gets overlooked: the Special Master, or court-approved neutral. Our guest, Deborah E. Greenspan served as the Deputy Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund as well as the Special Master for the Flint, Michigan contaminated water claims. Ms. Greenspan is on the Board of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters.
We will have an informal discussion with Ms. Greenspan about: (1) What does a special master do? (2) What has been her experience in such high profile cases? and (3) How does one become a special master?
Ms. Greenspan has a unique skill set about creating compensation systems for multiple victims and will share her insights about working with mass claims and how some lessons translate into all types of resolution mechanisms.
Location: Virtual ZOOM Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (Please note day change.) Time 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
Location: Virtual ZOOM
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (Please note day change.)
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
(Please note day change.)
Time 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
1 hour of mediator continuing education and 0.5 hours of mediator ethics for attendees
1 hour of MCLE, including 0.5 hours of ethics approved by the State Bar of Texas
Registration is free for AMA Members and for members of the Austin and San Antonio Bar Associations' ADR Sections Members/$15 for non-members. Those attorneys who wish to receive Texas MCLE credit are asked to pay a $5 fee to offset the cost of MCLE sponsorship.
Register through the Austin Bar Association's ADR section here: Austin Bar Association - Events
Register through the Austin Bar Association's ADR section here:
Austin Bar Association - Events
About the Speaker
Deborah Greenspan is a partner at Blank Rome LLP. She served as Deputy Special Master in the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund program for over 9 years and was responsible for developing terms, guidelines and protocols for evaluating claims and providing compensation to victims of the terrorist attacks. She also served as Special Master evaluating damages in several cases involving claims by victims of terrorist attacks conducted outside the U.S. She has extensive experience in creating compensation systems, analyzing claims and working with constituent groups to fashion resolutions in situations involving mass claims. Currently, she is Special Master in the Flint Water Cases involving claims of damage related to contaminated water. She is a member of the Board of Overseers for the Rand Institute for Civil Justice and is on the Board of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters.
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