Mediators & Attorneys:
Allies in Dispute Resolution
Location
Austin Dispute Resolution Center
Date & Time Friday, June 20, 2025 @ Noon This presentation will explore the dynamic relationship between mediators and attorneys during the mediation process. A panel of mediators and attorneys will discuss best practices for collaboration, the distinct, yet complementary roles each play, and strategies to ensure a client-centered, efficient resolution. Come learn from experienced professionals who will share examples and provide practical tools to enhance mediation outcomes while maintaining professional ethics and procedural fairness. Learn how attorneys and mediators can work together with lawyers still advocating for their clients and mediators still maintaining their impartiality. This session will be ideal for attorneys and mediators seeking to refine their skills and build stronger working relationships in dispute resolution. How can attorneys better prepare their clients for mediation? How can mediators best support parties and their attorneys? What challenges arise when one party is unrepresented, and how can mediators and attorneys navigate this effectively? How is the role of attorneys in mediation evolving, especially with virtual mediation becoming more common? What ethical considerations should attorneys and mediators be mindful of when working together? Attendees questions are welcome and encouraged. Lunch will be provided.
Date & Time Friday, June 20, 2025 @ Noon
Date & Time
Friday, June 20, 2025 @ Noon
This presentation will explore the dynamic relationship between mediators and attorneys during the mediation process. A panel of mediators and attorneys will discuss best practices for collaboration, the distinct, yet complementary roles each play, and strategies to ensure a client-centered, efficient resolution. Come learn from experienced professionals who will share examples and provide practical tools to enhance mediation outcomes while maintaining professional ethics and procedural fairness. Learn how attorneys and mediators can work together with lawyers still advocating for their clients and mediators still maintaining their impartiality. This session will be ideal for attorneys and mediators seeking to refine their skills and build stronger working relationships in dispute resolution.
How can attorneys better prepare their clients for mediation?
How can mediators best support parties and their attorneys?
What challenges arise when one party is unrepresented, and how can mediators and attorneys navigate this effectively?
How is the role of attorneys in mediation evolving, especially with virtual mediation becoming more common?
What ethical considerations should attorneys and mediators be mindful of when working together?
Attendees questions are welcome and encouraged.
Lunch will be provided.
1 hour of mediator continuing education,
including 1 hour of ethics for attendees
1 hour of MCLE, including 1 hour
of ethics pending with the State Bar of Texas
Registration is free for AMA Members/$15 for non-members. Attorneys who wish to receive Texas MCLE credit are asked to pay a $5 fee to offset the cost of MCLE sponsorship. Become a member today for as little as $35!
Registration is free for AMA Members/$15 for non-members. Attorneys who wish to receive Texas MCLE credit are asked to pay a $5 fee to offset the cost of MCLE sponsorship.
Become a member today for as little as $35!
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