Thursday, March 31st
8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST
Offered by Will Work For Food and moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com)
This worldwide conversation will be like nothing else. Join in! Share, learn, have fun.
Please consider donating to Mr. Roberts’ preferred food bank, The Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Our special guest this week, Mr. Ken Roberts, Partner at Venable LLP, will present:
Two Big Mistakes Attorneys Make in Mediating Complex Cases
This presentation will focus on two big mistakes attorneys make in mediating complex cases:
1) why evaluative mediation is an effective ADR tool
2) why selecting the mediator is the #1 mistake parties make in mediation.
Ken Roberts, chair of Venable’s Construction Law Group, concentrates his practice on construction law, project controls, and procurement contracts. Ken is consulted on a daily basis by procurement and risk management departments concerning every aspect of planned or ongoing construction projects. He engages in a range of services, including preparation and negotiation of contracts, project controls monitoring and advice during ongoing projects, negotiation of change orders and contract additions, alternate dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration, dispute review boards, and, when necessary, litigation.