ADR Training Archive
2025
Presentation to delegation of Brazilian lawyers, judges, notaries, law students and government employees. Participants were part of a training offered by the University of Fortaleza Mediation Program at Columbia Law School.
Training for neutrals and advocates on what constitutes and how to handle “bad behavior” in mediation.
Overview of ADR programs offered at the EDNY.
Presentation on the history of the Court Interpreters Act, services offered in the EDNY through the interpreter’s office, and best practices for neutrals working with interpreters.
Training for participants in the Mediator Mentorship Program on closing a mediation.
Presentation with interactive components offered to mediators and advocates.
EDNY ADR Pro Se Clinic Presentation January 28, 2025
2024
EDNY Mediator Mentorship Program Training – December 4, 2024
Training for participants in the Mediator Mentorship Program on co-mediation skills.
Court Annexed Mediation – October 22, 2024
Presentation to neutrals from Kosovo by the EDNY ADR Department and the New York State Division of ADR.
National Employment Lawyers Association – September 20, 2024
“Employment Law Mediations for Plaintiffs’ Lawyers”
Personal Injury Training for Panel Neutrals – September 10, 2024
Training in personal injury mediation hosted by the EDNY and SDNY. The training provided experienced neutrals with the legal and procedural frameworks in motor vehicle, premises, and Federal Employees’ Liability Act cases.
Court Annexed Mediation – August 13, 2024
Presentation to delegation of Brazilian lawyers, judges, notaries, law students and government employees. Participants were part of a training offered by the University of Fortaleza Mediation Program at Columbia Law School.
Mediator’s Proposal Workshop - June 4, 2024
Presentation with interactive components offered to mediators and advocates.
ABA Dispute Resolution Section – DIDR and WIDR Joint Meeting – June 3, 2024
Presentation on court-annexed mediation programs.
EDNY ADR Pro Se Clinic Presentation – May 23, 2024
Recent Changes in New York Employment Law – May 8, 2024
Panel discussion on recent changes to New York Employment law and how they effect mediators and advocates in mediation.
2023
Practical Skills for Working with Pro Se Parties - November 9, 2023
Presentation to Mediation Advocacy Program advocates and EDNY Panel Mediators.
EDNY ADR Pro Se Clinic Presentation – November 1, 2023
The EDNY Celebrates 30 Years of ADR, October 17, 2023
Court-Annexed Mediation – July 27, 2023
Presentation to Bulgarian judges, lawyers, administrators, and neutrals in advance of the launch of mandatory mediation in Bulgaria.
What Lawyers Want in Mediation – May 18, 2023
EDNY ADR Pro Se Clinic Presentation – May 16, 2023
2022
A Deeper Dive into Mediating in the Age of Burnout – April 25, 2022
2021
Mediation in the Age of Burnout – November 12, 2021
Section 1983 Mediation Advocacy Training – October 16, 2021
2020
EDNY ADR Department & Columbia Law School Ethics Colloquium - November 13, 2020
Mediating in The Era of Polarization – April 24, 2020
2019
A Mediator's Ethical Responsibility in Cases Involving Sexual Harassment – March 29, 2019
A Mediator's Ethical Responsibility in Cases Involving Sexual Harassment – March 28, 2019
2018
Power Imbalance in the Wake of Trauma – November 1, 2018
Ethics for Mediation Advocates – April 23, 2018
2017
EDNY MAP Training – October 11, 2017
Crowd Sourcing Mediator Ethics – March 31, 2017
Mediation Advocacy Training - March 16, 2017
Crowd Sourcing Mediator Ethics - March 1, 2017
2016
FLSA Mediation Training – September 28, 2016
FLSA Mediation Training
2014
In May of 2014 the EDNY ADR Program hosted a Storm Sandy Mediation Training at which nearly one hundred mediators were specially trained to mediate disputes associated with the storm. The training was led by Judge Robert Levy, Gerald Lepp, Simeon Baum, and Peter Woodin.