Alternative Dispute

This event is a free  CLE & mixer sponsored by the ADR, Civil Litigation, Construction & Health Law Sections.  Psychologist Dr. Robert Moats will discuss client personality types and dealing with them, as a litigator, mediator and practitioner. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Happy Hour to follow

Location: Office of McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP, 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100

Topic: How to be a More Effective Neutral or Advocate in Mediation

Speaker: Robert Whitelaw Moats

CLE: 4 Hours

Cost: Free, open only to members of the ADR, Civil Litigation, Construction & Health Law Sections

RSVP to Debbie Maquet at (512) 495-6136 or dmaquet@mcginnislaw.com

Your effectiveness as a mediator can be dependent upon your ability to read and work with the psychology of the participants. This presentation will offer a framework for identifying, and collaborating with, the psychology that underlies the positions taken by the parties and their attorneys. The overall goal is to improve your skills at overcoming, rather than inadvertently increasing, psychological resistance to resolution. Focus will be given to recognizing and differentiating between categories of psychological self-protection (with examples from films), and learning the respective "dos" and "don'ts" for reaching an agreement. The program will conclude with practice exercises.