Friday of Mediation Week 2020 highlights important topics on diversity, implicit bias, and access to justice. The resources provided here provide strategies to help neutrals (and parties) face their own biases and assumptions, and be better positioned to resolve cases successfully, as well as reflections on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the ADR process. This is the first year that the American Bar Association has sponsored original content for its Mediation Week celebration. This year’s theme is Access to Justice – the Mediator’s Role. Miles mediator and arbitrator,Winter Wheeler, is co-chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s Mediation Week programming committee. Check out additional resources (below) for a rundown of ABA’s programming on access to justice.
Follow Mediation Week 2020 resources here and by searching for the official hashtag on social media: #MediationWeek2020.
American’s Bar Association’s Mediation Week theme is Mediation and its role in expanding access to justice during and after a pandemic. The full calendar of events is available here.
On October 20th at 3 PM ET, Winter Wheeler will lead a group of medical malpractice experts as they ask the question: Can Mediators Fill the Void Created by COVID-19 Immunity Laws? Register here.
Sun, Oct 18th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
by Bianca Motley Broom, Mediation & Arbitrator One of the bedrocks of our profession is the ability to help those who are most in need, without regard to race, gender, socio-economic status or the …
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