Thursday, July 14th
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.
Ms. Mayer and Mr. Garza invite you to support Houston Food Bank & San Antonio Food Bank.
Our Special guests this week, Sylvia Mayer and Aric Garza, will discuss:
Do Mediators Sell Settlement in Mediation?
Interactive discussion about whether mediators utilize sales techniques in mediations to guide parties
to resolution.
Aric J. Garza is a highly effective and sought after litigation attorney who has established himself as one of the premier lawyers in South Central Texas. He has a diverse practice in the areas of commercial/consumer litigation, real estate and probate/estates. He is also a recognized arbitration and mediator.
Aric has extensive litigation experience, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in multi-party litigation matters for over 20 years. He has represented businesses, governmental entities and individuals in such cases as consumer law claims involving colleges and universities, nonprofit corporation claims against multinational banks, individual claims against major franchises, breach of contract claims involving large and mid-sized companies, property claims against governmental entities, and cases involving class action claims in bankruptcy adversarial litigation.
As an arbitrator, Aric has been appointed to over 100 cases since 2014, including employment claims, business to business cases and consumer claims totaling over $15 million in dispute. As a mediator, Aric has successfully resolved numerous commercial disputes, consumer disputes and real estate matters.
Sylvia Mayer is an arbitrator, mediator, and attorney with nearly 30 years of legal experience in courts nationwide. As a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and a TMCA Credentialed Advanced Mediator, Sylvia Mayer serves on several arbitration and mediation rosters for civil, commercial, consumer, employment and healthcare disputes. As an experienced neutral, Sylvia Mayer has served as arbitrator and mediator for disputes involving a wide variety of issues spanning a breadth of industries, including accounting, banking, bankruptcy, business, commercial, employment, energy, finances, financial markets, healthcare, insurance, oil and gas, personal injury, professional liability, securities, sureties, and telecommunications. Prior to launching her solo law and ADR practice in 2014, she was a partner with Weil, Gotshal & Manges working on commercial bankruptcy and litigation matters and providing corporate governance and financial advisory services. With nearly 30 years of legal experience, Sylvia Mayer offers experience, creativity, tenacity and sincerity to help parties solve problems.