One (1.0) hours of CE credit is available to attendees for most AMA meetings.
In-person AMA meetings usually begin with 30 minutes of networking followed by a one-hour presentation.
Online and in-person meetings are free of charge to members, and $15 to non-members. Attendees wishing to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) are asked to pay a small additional fee for each event where it is offered.
Events Prior to 2015
Here are some of the diverse topics presented by many outstanding practitioners in the conflict resolution field.
Stacie McGee, Ethics in FilmMark Sims, Stories and Examples in Family Law Mediation
Ted Daniels, Diane Harvey and Karen Smithson, Panelists - Getting Started in Mediation
David Huang, Walter Krudop and John Morgan, Panelists - Mediation and Workplace Safety Precaution
Walter Wright , Ethics in Caucus
David Huang, Difficult Mediations
Luemara Wagner, Multicultural Issues in Mediation
Karl Spock, ADR Legislative Update 2013
Kevin Leahy, This is Your Brain on Ethics, www.knowledgeadvocate.com
Mary Thompson, www.corderthompson.com - The Role of Apology in Mediation
Julia Benkoski - Mediating Estate-Probate Disputes...Or Are We Herding Cats? - www.jgblegal.com
Jan Berger - Ethical Dilemnas
Better Business Bureau - Alternative Dispute Resolution program
Kathy Lenox - Putting the 'Me' in Mediation: Finding your Niche
Larry Schooler - How Mediators Prepare for Mediation
Walt Krudop - Interactive Ethics
Karl Slaikeu, PhD - www.karlslaikeu.com - Conflict Resolution Experiences in Afghanistan
Mary Thompson, www.corderthompson.com - Facilitation
Mary Steinhardt, PhD, UT professor and Faculty Ombuds presented on Ombudsmen. For more information on Mary Steinhardt visit: http://www.utexas.edu/education/resilience/about.html
Susan Schultz - ADR legislation update
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Kate Stewart, PhD presented Goals and Stories: A New Model for Mediators
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Rick Bradstreet, PhD, presented on The Drama Triangle. Phone: 512-338-9907, E-Mail: rbradstreet@sbcglobal.net
Real Estate/Foreclosure Mediation by Jeff Jury. Jeff is a DRC mediator and has served as DRC Board President. He is an Austin lawyer with a large mediation practice and a noted author and speaker in the field. Jeff Jury - Web site: www.bajb.com/jj.jsp – Arbitration
Walter Wright, Unauthorized Practice of Law/Insurance
Suzanne Schwartz, Challenging Attorney Behavior in Mediation
Angela Jamison, DRC mediator, and Bruce Kravitz, Community Education Director of the AGE program (Austin Groups for the Elderly) presented on Elder Mediation. Click here to view presentation.
Charlie Cannon, Web site: www.mediate.com/ccannon/ - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and the ESGR Ombudsman Program
Claude Ducloux - Tips and Tricks for Mediators
Katie Bond - Adult Victim-Offender Mediations
Mike Schless, Jan Berger, Walt Krudop - Ethics discussion panel
David Garza - Transformative Mediation
Susan Schultz - ADR legislation update