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Track 2
Artificial Intelligence: How Technology is Reshaping the ADR Process
September 21, 2024
9:00 am - 9:50 am ET
Panelists
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Lisa W. Timmons
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Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC
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Harshitha Ram
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Lex Apotheke Attorneys & International Arbitrators
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Janice Holdinski
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Vice President, American Arbitration Association
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Topic
This program will provide a better understanding of the benefits and the risks using AI in the ADR process including:
· Re-affirming that the approach using AI should have a judicious balance, ensuring that the essence of human judgment, empathy, and ethics remain paramount in arbitration and mediation.
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·Identifying the important factors in implementing AI in the ADR process – ethical considerations, case law and legal guidance, potential biases in algorithms and the need for human oversight.
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Attendees will broaden their knowledge and understanding on the ethical obligations to the ADR process when using AI, improve the arbitrator’s ability to use AI efficiently and fairly in the ADR process and enhance your toolkit to better serve the evolving needs of the parties.
Courthouse College: How Litigation Experience Can Enhance Your Mediation Skill Set
September 21, 2024
9:00 am - 9:50 am ET
Panelists
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Sheldon J. Stark
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Mediator and Arbitrator
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Topic
Courtroom experience as a trial lawyer can provide priceless lessons to inform and enhance your mediation techniques when mediating court-filed disputes. This presentation will suggest the many ways former litigators can mine their courtroom experience for invaluable lessons to employ at the mediation table.
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• Dressing for Success
• Lessons learned from jury selection
• Trial lawyer as “teacher”
• Trial lawyer as “credible expert witness”
• Coaching advocates
• Risk analysis
• Persuasion and advocacy for neutrals
Restorative Justice Practices in the Criminal Legal System
September 21, 2024
10:00 am - 10:50 am ET
Panelists
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Alex Green IV
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​Alex Green IV, PLLC
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Belinda Dulin
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Executive Director, The Dispute Resolution Center
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Christine Gilman
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Executive Director, Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan
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Joseph D. Jackson
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​Assistant Prosecutor
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Topic
The presentation will cover restorative practices in Kent County juvenilecourt as well as its history in elementary, middle, and high schools; Washtenaw County’s restorative justice policy and rollout; Identify which offenses are not eligible for restorative justice (e.g.,capital crimes, intimate partner violence); How victims respond to being offered restorative justice. We will also discuss how the criminal legal system can be deployed more efficiently and effectively in conjunction with restorative practice/justice.
Topic
The presentation will cover restorative practices in Kent County juvenilecourt as well as its history in elementary, middle, and high schools; Washtenaw County’s restorative justice policy and rollout; Identify which offenses are not eligible for restorative justice (e.g.,capital crimes, intimate partner violence); How victims respond to being offered restorative justice. We will also discuss how the criminal legal system can be deployed more efficiently and effectively in conjunction with restorative practice/justice.
Speakers
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Belinda Dulin
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Executive Director, The Dispute Resolution Center
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Alex Green IV, PLLC
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Moderator, Alex Green PLLC
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Christine Gilman
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Executive Director, Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan
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Christopher Becker
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Kent County's Prosecuting Attorney
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Neutral Analysis - An Overlooked Tool For Understanding And Settling Disputes
September 21, 2024
10:00 am - 10:50 am ET
Panelists
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Clarence L. Pozza Jr., Esq.
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Hon. Lita M. Popke (Ret.)
Topic
This will be an interactive presentation consisting of an overview of the key elements of Neutral Analysis and discussion of its potential use in disputes. The key learning objective is to educate the audience on the elements of Neutral Analysis so that they gain an understanding of its potential use in resolving many types of disputes.
