Dispute Resolution Law Forum 2025: 2 General, 1 Dual

Courses Included

• Dispute Resolution Law Forum 2025: Federal ADR Plans
  
  

  This session starts with a short overview of ADR in the federal court system, then continues with an analysis and discussion of the current ADR plans and practices in the United States District Courts of Tennessee.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Lynda Hill, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville
  • Wendy Oliver, U.S. District Court, Memphis
• Dispute Resolution Law Forum 2025: A Primer on Mass Arbitration
  
  

  What is Mass Arbitration? How does it work in practice? Where does mediation fit into it? What are the current issues in Mass Arbitration? How should Mass Arbitration be addressed in an arbitration agreement? Arbitrators and meditators who might be selected, defense counsel whose clients may be subject to mass claims, plaintiffs’ lawyers who may be asked to participate in a consortium of lawyers filing mass claims, and corporate counsel whose clients have ADR plans will all be interested in this short presentation.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Robert Arrington, Wilson Worley Moore Gamble & Stout PC, Kingsport
    I am of counsel at Wilson Worley, PC in Kingsport. My practice consists of business and employment litigation, labor and employment law, and alternative dispute resolution. I am on the roster of...
  • Maura Smith, Maura A. Smith Law Offices LLC, FARRAGUT
    I relocated from Connecticut to Tennessee in 2020 and opened an office in Knoxville. I continue to serve my existing clients who hail from various states, including CT, NY, FL and NC, and welcome...
• Dispute Resolution Law Forum 2025: Mediation Ethics - The Ethics of Rule 31
  
  

  Mediators are required to conduct themselves ethically in their mediation practices. This one-hour course is designed for mediators to gain a understanding of the mandates set forth in Rule 31 that establish ethical boundaries. Specifically, each attendee will learn what a mediator must know about the guides (standards and principles), what the mediator must do (specific requirements), and what the mediator must not do (specific prohibitions). The mediator who understands these boundaries will become more competent and confident in the work of settling disputes and in ensuring a “quality process.”

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Stephen Shields, Jackson, Shields, Yeiser , Holt, Owen & Bryant, Memphis
    Stephen L. Shields, JD, LLM is the founding member of Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute and a Partner in the Memphis law firm of Jackson, Shields, Yeiser, Holt, Owen & Bryant. He is a...