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• Mediation Law Update

  • When
    Friday, February 21, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
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  Mediation Law Update

  Location

  Zoom

  Date & Time

  Friday, February 21, 2025 @ Noon

  Come hear the latest in mediation-related case law in Texas from Gene Roberts, Jr., Associate Dean of Students at Sam Houston State University. Not all law is created by a legislature or is the result of a constitution or regulation. Case law, also known as common law, is law based upon judicial decisions. Case law is the result of actual disputes resolved by courts based upon the unique facts of that case. By contrast, statutes and regulations deal with abstractions and generalizations. Dr. Roberts will introduce us to recent Texas cases that could impact the practice of mediation in our State. He will describe how each case and the court’s decision in that case establishes precedent for or raises questions about mediation procedures and practices in Texas.

  Dr. Roberts holds a J.D. from Southern Methodist University and a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership from Sam Houston State University. He has held numerous leadership positions in professional mediation organizations, including past president of the Texas Association of Mediators (TAM), past chair of the Dallas Bar Association's ADR Section, past Chair of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas, and current board member of the Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County. He speaks regularly on mediation-related topics, including ethics, legal updates, and related issues. Dr. Roberts is the 2023 Susanne C. Adams Award recipient from TAM.

  Attendees questions are welcome and encouraged.

  1 hour of mediator continuing education,

  including 0.25 hour of ethics for attendees

  1 hour of MCLE, including 0.25 hour

  of ethics approaved by 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.

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