Alternative Dispute Resolution 2010
This course has been approved by the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for certification
and recertification continuing legal education requirements for attorneys and
legal assistants in the following specialty fields:
- 6.25 hrs — Labor & Employment Law
New MCLE #: 901218676 (03/1/2011 — 02/28/2012)
MCLE #: 901197716 (03/12/2010 — 02/28/2011)
MCLE hours: 6.25 (includes 2 hrs ethics)
Has Texas Fallen Out of Love With Mediation? (42 minutes)
- What is behind the current drive to eliminate the joint opening session?
- What makes a great joint opening session?
- Mediation "backlash"?
Eric R. Galton, Austin
Lakeside Mediation Center
Tracy L. Allen, Detroit, MI
Bodman, LLP
ADR: Where We Started, Where We Are, and the Future (71 minutes)
Trey Bergman III, Houston
Bergman ADR Group
Did You Hear What I Heard? (73 minutes ethics)
- Must mediators report malpractice?
- Does confidentiality trump the duty to report?
- Dealing with rifts between attorneys and clients.
- Renegotiating the retention agreement while in mediation.
William H. Lemons, San Antonio
William H. Lemons, PC
Kimberlee K. Kovach, Austin
South Texas College of Law
Professor of Law
Ross W. Stoddard, III, Irving
Attorney - Mediator
Terry O. Tottenham, Austin
Fulbright & Jaworski
Mikal Watts, San Antonio
Watts Guerra Craft, LLP
View of ADR in Texas From The Bench and Bar (31 minutes, includes 15 minutes ethics)
E. Wendy Trachte-Huber, Bellville
Trachte-Huber Consulting
Terry O. Tottenham, Austin
Fulbright & Jaworski
Hon. Nancy F. Atlas, Houston
United States District Judge
Southern District of Texas
Where Is Arbitration Headed? (84 minutes)
- The national level, new bills.
- The 2009 legislative session and interim work for 2010-2011.
Hon. Michael J. Schless, Austin
Michael J. Schless, PC
John C. Fleming, Austin
Hays & Owens, LLP
Stephen K. Huber, Bellville
University of Houston Law Center
Professor of Law
Rep. Todd Hunter, Corpus Christi
Hunter & Handel
State Representative, District 32
Curtis W. Martin , Houston
Ford Nassen & Baldwin
Mandated Mediation (15 minutes)
Hon. Michael J. Schless, Austin
Michael J. Schless, PC
ADR In The Downturn (29 minutes)
Hon. Leif Clark, San Antonio
Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Western District of Texas
Settlement Agreement Drafting (29 minutes ethics)
E. Wendy Trachte-Huber, Bellville
Trachte-Huber Consulting
Alvin L. Zimmerman, Houston
Zimmerman Axelrad Meyer Stern & Wise