From The Minds of Mediators:
How to Prepare For and Mediate an Employment Law Case
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Description:
An experienced panel of employment law mediators will guide practitioners through best practices for employment law mediations, from 1) mediation preparation: mediator selection issues, drafting effective mediation statements and preparing clients and attorneys for mediation; and then through 2) 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 MCLE
California: 2.0 Skills
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General MCLE
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 2023-2025), In-House Counsel, Judges, or Attorneys in Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors.
For New York Attorneys: Effective through December 31, 2025 newly admitted attorneys (those admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) may earn skills credits in a traditional live classroom setting or through individual participation (self-study) or group participation, utilizing the following live, nontraditional formats where questions are allowed during the program (web conference, teleconference, video conference). After December 31, 2025, newly admitted attorneys must complete skills CLE credits in either the traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive video conference group participation only (where participants are physically together in a group setting).
For New York Attorneys: This program is a transitional/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
Rebecca Price, Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Holly H. Weiss, HWH Mediation LLC
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Susan E. Salazar, Chair
Labor & Employment Law, Regina E. Faul, Chair
Information about our Financial Aid Policy and Application can be found here.