Schedule
2008
Friday, February 22nd
8:45 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Nicole C. Shoemaker
Dean Melissa A. Essary

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Mediation Introduction and Demonstration

William O. King, Certified Mediator, Moore and Van Allen, PLLC

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion: Advantages & Disadvantages of ADR and Areas that Need Improvement

The Honorable Frank W. Bullock Jr., United States District Judge (Ret.); Dispute Resolution Team Leader, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
The Honorable Frank V. Williams Jr., Chancellor, Chancery Court, Ninth Judicial District of Tennessee
William O. King, Certified Mediator, Moore and Van Allen, PLLC

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Ethics and Change in Collaborative Law

Professor Christopher M. Fairman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM

Victim-Offender Mediation

Professor Jon Powell, Director, Juvenile Justice Mediation Program, Campbell University School of Law
Linda White, Victim Testimonial
Jennifer L. Kerrigan, Student Comment Author

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Break (move to Small Group Session A)

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Small Group Session A1: Institutional Fact-Finding: Value and Benefits

Debi Miller-Moore, Vice President of e-Commerce Services, American Arbitration Association

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Small Group Session A2: Who's Afraid of the CSIG? Uses in ADR Agreements in NC

Alicia Jurney Whitlock, Associate, Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Saintsing & Myers, LLP

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Small Group Session A3: Process of Mediation from A to Z

Frank C. Laney, Circuit Mediator, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Break (move to Small Group Session B)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM

Small Group Session B1: The North Carolina Family Law Arbitration Act

Lynn P. Burleson, Certified Specialist in Family Law, Tharrington Smith, LLP

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Small Group Session B2: Clause Drafting in ADR Agreements

Richard T. Boyette, Partner/Certified Mediator, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog, LLP

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Small Group Session B3: ADR for the Labor and Employment Attorney

The Honorable Frank W. Bullock Jr., United States District Judge (Ret.); Dispute Resolution Team Leader, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM

Closing Remarks

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM