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Employment Mediation Institute 2012!
Please join us for the 2012
Employment Mediation Institute
“Highly Effective Strategies and Techniques
in Employment Mediation”
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The Southern California Mediation Association invites you to this practical, interactive panel discussion, featuring Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC) mediators Max Factor, Steve Paul, and John Weiss. This in-depth program will include several prominent plaintiff and defense employment attorneys, who will share their strategies and perspectives derived from years of employment mediation experience. This will be a wonderful opportunity to gain further insight and enhance results as a mediator and as an advocate for your clients.
Panelists include:
George Abele (Paul Hastings) * Scott Ames * Jeffrey Cohon (Cohon & Pollak) * Gail Glick (Alexander Krakow Glick LLP) * Michael Lavenant (Landegger Baron Lavenant) * Maria Rodriguez (DLA Piper)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres & Networking (no host bar) 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Program (2.0 Hours MCLE Credit) Also qualifies for LASC-ADR Panel Continuing Education RequirementsHyatt Regency Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars (Constellation 2 Ballroom), Los Angeles 90067 Discounted valet and self-parking (parking also available at Westfield Mall)COST:
- SCMA Members: $80.00
- Non-Members: $85.00
- Law/Dispute Resolution Students: $45.00
Co-Sponsors:
David Lesser
FEE SCHEDULE 2012
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REGISTER ON-LINE TODAY & SAVE YOUR SPACE! $80 (SCMA MEMBER) & $85 (NON-MEMBER)
SCMA Member $80.00
SCMA Non-Member $85.00
Law/Dispute Resolution Students $45.00
SCMA STUDY GROUPS NEAR YOU!
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- SCMA San Diego Study Group!
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mintz, Levin Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Topic: Presenter: Ken Reed
Cost: Free to SCMA Members!
RSVP: Contact Hass Sadeghi at (858) 480-1421 or Hass@SadeghiLegal.com.
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- SCMA Orange County Study Group!
- Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
- Location: Carrows Restaurant; 3355 S. Bristol St., Santa Ana, CA 92704 (714) 557-6733
- Topics: Update on AB 2025; History of SCMA in OC, among others!
- Cost: Dinner will be available for purchase for $10
- RSVP: Please contact Therese Gray; (949) 394-7665 or tgray62@yahoo.com.
- SCMA San Diego Study Group!
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CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SCMA!
It’s that time again! Time to renew your membership and continue to support the SCMA.
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Focus
LASC Approved Supplemental Training & MCLE
PEPPERDINE SCHOOL OF LAW STRAUS INSTITUTE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION LASC Approved Supplemental Training – Sharpening Your Mediation and Negotiation Skills Saturday, May 19, 2012. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MCLE The State Bar of California has approved these activities for six hours of MCLE credit. Questions Questions may be directed to Lori Rushford at lori.rushford@pepperdine.edu or call 310-506-6342.
To register, follow the link!
http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/training-and-conferences/lasc/default.htm
Center for Civic Mediation 30-Hour Basic Mediation Training
Center for Civic Mediation Advanced Mediation Skills Practicum
Time to Re-Apply for Los Angeles County Superior Court Panels
Those members of the LASC civil mediation panels who have received notice from the court that they are required to renew their applications, are required to re-apply by June 30, 2012. For details, click on the links to December 29, 2011 letter from Judge Rex Heeseman, the Re-Application Form, and Appendix 3.B of the Local Rules.
There has been some confusion over Section D.2 of the Appendix 3.B, which requires non-attorney applicants to provide “proof of membership in good standing with all applicable licensing agencies.” People who are not licensed with any agency wondered what proof they were supposed to provide. That section has been clarified by Ana Maria Veiga, the LASC ADR Administrator, as follows:
If you are a member of a licensed profession, and you want to include such
information in your profile with the Court, you have to submit evidence of such
that you are a member in good standing. If you are an attorney, you have to show
you are a member of the bar. If you are a social worker, psychologist, real estate
broker, etc., you are supposed to submit evidence of your license. But if you are
not a member of any licensed profession, you don’t have anything to submit. If
you don’t have any kind of license, you don’t have to show a license, but that does
not bar you from being on the panel so long as you meet the other requirements.
If you have questions, call or email the court at (213) 974-5425 or CentralADR@LASuperiorcourt.org.
Federal Court rules and form changes
The Central District of California implemented the new ADR General Order, as of December 1, 2011. The court recently sent a summary of the changes to all mediation panel members. (Note the change in terminology from Settlement Officer Panel to Mediation Panel.) This is a reminder to panel members and anyone else using the federal court’s ADR services to start using the revised forms, which are now available online on the Central District website.
