Hellenic Bar Association and JAMS team up for mediation seminar March 4

The Hellenic Bar Association and JAMS are co-sponsoring a CLE program, "Strategic Advocacy in Mediation: Insights from the Mediator's Chair," on Wednesday, March 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Hinshaw & Culbertson, 151 N. Franklin.

Speakers will include Judge Thomas V. Lyons II, the Presiding Judge of the Law Division; Judge Frank J. Andreou, of the Jury Trial Section of the Law Division; and retired Judges Anna H. Demacopoulos (representing JAMS) and Christopher E. Lawler (representing ADR). Andreou will double as moderator of the event.

Admission is free for students, HBA members, and judges; the cost for non-HBA members is $25. Topics will include:

• How to Prepare for your Mediation Session;
• How Timing Affects Mediation;
• Making and Breaking Impasse; and
• Resolving Your Case Through Mediation.

Registration -- even for those who can be admitted free -- is required. All registrations, including ticket purchases, can be made through this Eventbrite link. Further details are on the program flyer, reproduced above (click to enlarge).