NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

On Thursday, Dec. 8, NJICLE will present Webcast- Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Family mediation has helped many couples come to a settlement without litigating, sparing them the cost of a trial and giving them a say in how their lives are structured post-divorce. High conflict cases can be challenging to settle, much less mediate. Is mediation possible with volatile or difficult personalities? The answer is yes, but only with skilled mediators at the helm, trained to handle difficult people.

In this year’s advanced matrimonial mediation program, you will gain an understanding of high conflict people and difficult behaviors, be able to identify the challenges in mediating their cases and explore strategies to help high conflict parties and attorneys get to yes and reach settlement. The program will include one hour on ethics, as well as a review of case management issues.

FACULTY
Moderators/Speakers:
Amy Zylman Shimalla, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney
Accredited Divorce and Family Mediator and Arbitrator
Recipient, Professor James B Boskey ADR Practitioner of the Year Award
Lawrence Law, Watchung
Amy Wechsler, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney
Accredited Divorce and Family Mediator, Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator
Lawrence Law, Watchung

Speakers:
Hon. Daniel D’Alessandro, JSC, (Ret.)
Of Counsel, Weiner Law Group, LLC, Jersey City
Vincent DeLuca, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney
Villani & DeLuca, PC, Point Pleasant Beach
Mark Singer, EdD
West Essex Psychology Center, Livingston
David Gomberg, PhD
David Gomberg & Associates, Maplewood

Our distinguished panel will use a combination of lecture/presentations, panel discussions and role play to explore:
• Understanding personality disorders and the high conflict person
• Determining whether and how difficult people can effectively use the mediation process
• Creating a structure that provides for adequate preparation and establishes an emotionally safe environment for the mediation
• Helping parties identify shared goals
• Guiding parties to areas of agreement at the outset of the mediation process and maintaining momentum
• Helping parties focus on the future and resolution without getting bogged down in the past and blame
• Handling difficult people (outbursts, confusion, defensiveness, bullying)
• Overcoming impasses

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit including 1.2 ethics/professionalism credits.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.5 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.2 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 2.5 substantive and 1.0 ethics credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 3.5 professional practice and 1.0 ethics credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $160. The general tuition is $200.

Click here to register for Webcast- Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Workshop.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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