NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

From Jan. 4 to Feb. 11, 2021, NJICLE in cooperation with the Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court and the NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section will present Webcast-Civil Mediation Training Course on the following dates and times:

5-Day (40 Hour) Civil Mediation Training Course
Mon., Jan 4, 2021 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan 11, 2021 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan 25, 2021 - 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mon., Feb 1, 2021- 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mon., Feb 11, 2021 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The NJ Supreme Court mandates that certain complex cases be sent to mediation, using court approved mediators. The program includes ALL New Jersey counties. Pursuant to Court Rule 1:40-12, those individuals who have been trained in basic mediation skills and who meet other requirements will be placed on a court-approved list and selected to mediate these cases. After the first two free hours on each case, court-approved mediators will be able to set market-rate fees for their services.

FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
Robert E. Margulies, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Executive Director, Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court
Boskey Award, Practitioner of the Year 2003
Member, Supreme Court CDR Committee & Mediator Facilitation Committee Member,
Supreme Court Arbitration Advisory Committee
Schumann Hanlon Margulies LLC, Jersey City

Speakers:
Hon. William A. Dreier (Ret.)
Co-author: Guidebook to Chancery Practice in New Jersey (NJICLE)
Former Chair, NJICLE Board of Trustees
Former Presiding Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
1993 Clapp Laureate Member, Executive Committee, Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, PA,
Somerville & New York City
Bonnie Blume Goldsamt, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Boskey Award, Practitioner of the Year 2004
Law Offices of Bonnie Blume Goldsamt, Hackensack & Verona
Laura A. Kaster, Esq.
President, Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court
Fellow College of Commercial Arbitrators, CEDR Accredited & IMI
Certified Mediator
Past Chair NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Boskey Award Practitioner of 2014
Laura A. Kaster LLC, Princeton
Richard Steen, Esq.
Former President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Mediator Standards and Standing Committee on CDR
Richard H. Steen, LLC, Princeton

What is required to become a court-approved mediator?
Eligibility for inclusion on the court’s civil mediator roster is determined by a subcommittee of the Supreme Court Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution. Pursuant to Court Rule 1:40-12, all applicants must be mentored by an experienced court roster mediator (who has been approved to serve as a mentor) for at least five hours in at least two Superior Court cases. Educational and experiential requirements are also necessary, as well as completion of an application form.

What do I have to do to meet the training requirements?
In just full 5 days with NJICLE at the New Jersey Law Center, you can complete the basic training requirement. A distinguished panel of professionals highly experienced in mediation skills will lead you through a series of lectures, demonstrations, exercises, and role playing. You’ll gain the knowledge you need to effectively manage conflict, enhance your communication and negotiation skills, and learn strategies for dealing with the problems you are likely to encounter during the mediation process. The course includes personal professional feedback.

Approved mediators are also required to attend four hours of continuing mediation-related training annually, commencing the year following your initial training.

This seminar also satisfies the U.S. Bankruptcy Court basic bankruptcy mediation training requirements in D.N.J. LBR 9019-1(c). Mediation: Mediator Qualifications and Compensation which requires that prospective mediators satisfy a mediation training course.

How do I register?
If you are planning to attend, please register as soon as possible. Registration is limited. You can register by phone, or web.

The tuition for Section and NJSBA members is $1300. The general tuition is $1495.

Click here to register for Webcast- Civil Mediation Training Course.

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

All the best,
Barb

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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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