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Getting Past Doh! - Negotiation Lessons from Homer Simpson

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Thursday, September 12th

8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST

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Our special guest this week, C. Scott Maravilla, Administrative Law Judge, will Present on:

Getting Past Doh!

Negotiation Lessons from Homer Simpson

This program will mainly focus on the episode "Last Exit to Springfield" where Homer is elected leader of the Union and successfully negotiates a new collective bargaining agreement with Mr. Burns. Using clips from the episode, I will track the various situations with real life negotiating strategies, and comment on the consistent miscommunications.

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Our presenter:

Judge C. Scott Maravilla

C. Scott Maravilla is an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of Financial Institution Adju-dication (OFIA). Prior to joining OFIA, from 2008-2023, he was an Administrative Judge with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hearing matters involving government contracts and aviation enforcement. He was elected a member of the American Law Institute in 2010. Judge Maravilla has taught at American University Washington College of Law and the National Judi-cial College.

Judge Maravilla received his law degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center in May, 2000. During the spring semester of his second year in law school, he held a full-time clerkship in The White House, Office of Counsel to the President. He also holds a Master of Arts degree from King’s College, The University of London, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin.

Judge Maravilla began his career as a judicial clerk to Judge Roger B. Andewelt at the United States Court of Federal Claims from 2000-2001, where he assisted with the adjudication of claims against the United States Government. From 2001-2003, he was an Associate with a large Wall Street law firm in New York. While in private practice, Judge Maravilla was very active with the firm’s pro bono practice. He helped establish the firm’s 9/11 Pro Bono group, which included apprising the firm of all tax legislation enacted at both the federal and state level with regard to the victims of 9/11 and represented the family of a firefighter. Judge Maravilla also clerked for Justice Dale Wainwright of the Texas Supreme Court from 2003-2004. From 2005-2008, he was an attorney with the Office of the Chief Counsel at the FAA.

Judge Maravilla is a prolific legal scholar and commentator. His work has appeared in, among others, Baltimore University Law Review, The Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Law, and Florida Journal of International Law. He is the co-author/editor of the book Litigating Small Business Size Appeals and Protests.

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