From The Minds of Mediators:
How to Prepare For and Mediate an Employment Law Case
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Description:
An experienced panel of employment law mediators guides practitioners through best practices for employment law mediations, from mediation preparation issues: mediator selection issues, drafting effective mediation statements and preparing clients and attorneys for mediation; and then through issues arising at the mediation itself: avoiding impasse, mediator’s proposals, inability to pay issues, Rule 68 vs.
Cheeks, and more.
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CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Skills
New Jersey: 2.1 General
California: 2.0 Skills
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Program Fee:
$199 for Members | $299 for Nonmembers
In-House Counsel: Free for Members | $149 for Nonmembers
Small Law Firm: $119 for Members
This program is free to Members who are Law Students, Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in 2024-2026), In-House Counsel, Judges, or Attorneys in Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors.
*For New York Newly Admitted Attorneys: Skills credits completed after December 31, 2025, must be completed in the traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive videoconference. City Bar Webinar programs are not considered a fully interactive videoconference. Please see the CLE Format Requirements for Newly Admitted Attorneys for additional information.
For New York Attorneys: This program is a non-transitional course.
Program Co-Instructors:
Tracey B. Frisch, Division Vice President, Mediation, American Arbitration Association, Executive Director, AAA ICDR Foundation
Darren P.B. Rumack, Rumack Dispute Resolution/The Klein and Cardali Law Group PLLC
Danielle B. Shalov, Chief of Alternative Dispute Resolution at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Holly H. Weiss, HWH Mediation LLC
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment Law, Regina E. Faul, Chair
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Susan E. Salazar, Chair
Information about our Financial Aid Policy and Application can be found here.