REGISTRATION FORM COMING SOON ...
Co-Sponsored by the ADR Section! Section Members Receive $50 Discount!!
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ABOUT THE SEMINAR...
Mediators naturally walk into the room seeing and hearing everything through the lens of their own life experiences – most notably their training and education. Most lawyers and retired judges can analyze a case, and most insurance claims professionals and risk managers can calculate risk and probable outcomes, but many are not as effective as they could be a using that information and analysis to persuade people. In this unique workshop, Lee Jay Berman takes the group through a single fact pattern of a business/commercial partnership dispute and walks them through the “how to” of mediating that dispute through the four distinct lenses:
- the evaluative, legal, risk analysis lens,
- the psychological and relationship lens,
- the practical, business lens, and
- the creative problem-solving lens.
The goal is to help us all see what we may be missing when we focus on just one perspective in our mediations and then use that knowledge to produce a true win-win.
BONUS!! Attendees will receive access to a 1 hour “summary” of the course and a 25% discount on all products from the American Institute of Mediation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER ...
Lee Jay Berman began as a full-time mediator 31 years ago, and has successfully mediated almost 3,000 matters, many of which were high profile cases. Lee Jay founded the American Institute of Mediation after seven years as Director of Pepperdine Law School's Mediating the Litigated Case program (ranked #1nationally). He is a AAA Master Mediator for employment matters and a national panelist on their commercial, construction, entertainment and insurance panels. He has trained mediators, judges, attorneys, and business leaders across North America, Mexico, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as India, Uzbekistan, Australia, and New Zealand.
His honors and recognition include:
- The Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel honored him with their 2024 Counsel of the Year Award for Excellence in ADR.
- Chambers USA ranks him among the top commercial mediators in the U.S. annually since 2017, and in Band 1, among the top 24 commercial mediators in the U.S., since 2023
- ADR Times named him to their inaugural “Who’s Who in ADR”.
- The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) named him their inaugural “Distinguished Neutral of the Year” in 2017.
- California’s Daily Journal twice named him “Top Neutral”.
- The Southern California Mediation Association has honored him with both their Cloke-Millen Peacemaker of the Year (2021) and L. Randolph Lowry Award (2010) for his work.
REGISTRATION FEES
• Section Member ..... $300 / $325 after October 10
• Non-Section Member ............. $350 / $375 after October 10
(The fee includes electronic course materials, seminar attendance, a 1 hour “summary” of the course, 25% discount on all products from the American Institute of Mediation, and coffee/refreshment breaks.)
On-Site Registrants will be provided the link to download electronic course materials at the time of registration. Printed seminar manuals will be available for purchase at the seminar.
Cancellation of registration must be received in writing by the LSBA no later than October 10. Cancellations will receive a full refund, less a $30 administrative charge. Absolutely no refunds will be made after October 10.
CLE CREDITS: A maximum of 6.25 hours of CLE credits, including 1 hour of professionalism, is pending.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
The LSBA has a small room block at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center Hotel at the rate of $110 (single/double occupancy), not including taxes, for LSBA members. Reservation must be made no later than Oct. 12, 2025. Check in is 3 pm and check out is at 11 am. Contact: (225) 344-5866 and provide Corporate ID: #1366528. Promo: LSBA
Availability is not guaranteed. Prevailing rates may apply.
QUESTIONS??
For more information, contact: CLE Dept. at (504) 566-1600
Annette Buras Andrea Amor
(504) 619-0102 (504) 619-0137
aburas@lsba.org andrea.amor@lsba.org
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
SEMINAR CHAIR:
Paul W. Breaux • Peacemakers Mediation Service • Baton Rouge
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30-8:45 a.m. - (.25 credits)
Introduction of the Concept of Different Lenses and How to Use Them
8:45-9:00 a.m. - (.25 credits)
Review Case Fact Pattern and Answer Questions
9:00-10:15 a.m. - (1.25 credits)
Discuss the Techniques Associated with the Legal/Analytical/Risk Management Lens
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30-11:45 a.m. - (1.25 credits)
Discuss the Techniques Associated with the Psychological/Relational/Emotional Lens
11:45-1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:15 p.m. - (1.25 credits)
Discuss the Techniques Associated with the Business/Practical Lens
2:15-2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30-3:30 p.m. - (1 credit)
Professionalism — Bias, Impartiality and Manipulation in Mediation
3:30-4:15 p.m. - (.75 credits)
Discuss the Techniques Associated with the Creative Problem-Solving Lens
4:15-4:30 p.m. - (.25 credits)
Closing and Q&A
A WORD OF THANKS ...
Those who plan and teach LSBA seminar are volunteers. Their generous contributions of time, talent and energy make this and every LSBA seminar a success. We deeply appreciate their work.
The LSBA continues to encourage all its members to participate in the preparation and presentation of LSBA CLE programs.
* Please contact the LSBA CLE Dept. if you have a disability which may require special accommodations at this program. The LSBA is committed to enduring full accessibility for all registrants. *