Thursday, February 25
8:00am PST | 11:00am 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.
Our special guests will be:
Lorraine Brennan, International Arbitration and Mediation of Complex Commercial Cases
Dr. Jack R. Goetz, Esq., President MC3
Jason Harper, Vice President, MC3
Mediation as a Profession
With the advent of COVID, more and more disputes are being resolved through mediation. However, as mediations become more prevalent, the practice of mediation is still listed as a field in the United States instead of a profession. We are going to talk about the efforts that are taking place to “professionalize the field” and put mediation in its rightful place as a legitimate, recognized method of dispute resolution.
Lorraine Brennan is an experienced dispute resolution professional with law firm (partner and associate) level complex commercial dispute resolution experience and international and domestic arbitration expertise and mediation and other ADR expertise. Institutional experience (ICC Court of Arbitration (9 years); International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (3 years) and JAMS International/JAMS.
One of 8 members appointed by US State Department to the NAFTA 2022 Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes. Experienced Professor (Georgetown Law School (International Commercial Arbitration); Cornell Law School (International Business Transactions) and Shantou Law School, Guangdong, China (International Business Transactions).
Jason Harper is a professional, MC3 certified mediator that specializes in education and employment/workplace mediation. He is currently the Vice President of MC3. Prior to that, he was the President of SCMA, one of the largest associations of mediators in the United States.
Jack Goetz is a lecturer in law at USC Gould School of Law, teaching Mediation Theory and Practice. As a neutral, Dr. Goetz serves the public privately as well as serving on various public panels, including serving as an arbitrator and mediator and vice chair for the LACBA’s Attorney-Client Mediation and Arbitration Services, an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA), and a mediator for the Ventura County Superior Court. He additionally served as a temporary judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court from 2012-2017. Dr. Goetz served four years as a member of the Board of Directors for the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) and was the SCMA president in 2018. The Los Angeles Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program honored him as the 2011 “Outstanding Volunteer” for his service. He also served as a member of the California State Bar Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution from 2014-2017. Dr. Goetz advocates for elevating the mediation field by integrating qualifications resembling other professions as well as strengthening public protection in mediation. He currently serves as president of MC3, a non-profit organization designed to promote greater education and training for mediators through certification and the social justice associated with greater widespread public access to qualified mediators.
Mr. Harper has requested that you consider donating to his preferred food bank,
The Long Beach Rescue Mission. More information can be found at: http://www.lbrm.org
Ms. Brennan hopes that you’ll consider her preferred charity, Donors Choose at: https://www.donorschoose.org
If you don’t have a favorite charity please consider using the links below to find a food bank near you:
· In the USA: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-how-to-help/#meals-and-food-support
· In Europe: https://www.eurofoodbank.org/
· In Africa: https://foodforallafrica.com/
· In Australia: https://www.foodbank.org.au/?state=au
· In Canada: https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/