The Evolution of Mediation in Ukraine: Challenges, Progress, and Lessons Learned
8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern
Our special guests this week are Svitlana Sergeyeva and Luiza Romanadze will present on:
The Evolution of Mediation in Ukraine: Challenges, Progress, and Lessons Learned
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Our presenters:
Svitlana Sergeyeva, VP of the Ukrainian Academy of Mediation, Partner of the Sergeyevs' Law Office, IMI certified Mediator, attorney, trainer, PhD, Associate professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Head of Negotiation and Mediation Club at University of Southampton (UK).
President of Ukrainian Academy of Mediation, Team Leader of EU Project “CONSENT: Enhancement of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ukraine with the Focus on Mediation”.
Co-founder and Honorary member of the National Association of Mediators of Ukraine.
Co-author of bills on mediation, Mediator Code of Ethics, Basic Principles of Training in Basic Mediator Skills, Principles of Training in Family Mediator Skills. Member of parliamentary and governmental working groups on mediation and improving Ukraine’s procedural legislation.
Luiza Romanadze, President - Ukrainian Academy of Mediation, is a mediator, attorney, trainer, and scientist with more than 15 years dedicated to the field of mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
She is the President of the Ukrainian Academy of Mediation and the Team Leader of the EU Project “CONSENT: Enhancement of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ukraine with the Focus on Mediation”.
Additionally, Luiza is a Co-founder and Honorary member of the National Association of Mediators of Ukraine and serves on the Supervisory Board of the Association of Family Mediators of Ukraine. Her active participation extends to various committees and working groups, including those connected to government and parliamentary initiatives related to mediation and ADR.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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The Digital Evolution of Mediation, AI Integration and the Future
This session will first consider the evolution of mediation over 40 years from a fully "physical" event to a digital phenomenon. We will next consider how to best think about integrating AI into your mediation practice. With AI, there are previously unavailable opportunities for mediation participants to elevate their information base and understanding. To what extent should mediators work with participants to elevate their understanding of substantive issues and settlement possibilities with AI? Third, we will consider the future and how we can best expand and elevate mediation services moving forward
Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation
Thursday, January 15th
Our special guest this week, Woody Mosten, Mediator, will Present on:
Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation
Based on 2023 ABA book of the same title, this presentation will highlight innovative ways that consulting lawyers and mediators can be partners to help families in conflict.
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Our presenter:
Forrest (Woody) Mosten has spent his entire career as a tireless peacemaker working for increased legal access and dispute resolution for the underserved and diverse members of our society. Woody is a professional mediator helping families, businesses, and organizations resolve disputes. He has mediated conflict involving schools, community boards. churches and synagogues, and non-profit organizations. He is the co-founder of Mosten Mediation Training Academy for online Mediation Training.
Woody is the author of eight books. and numerous articles on mediation and other dispute resolution topics.
View his full and expansive resume.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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Handling emotionally complex and structurally challenging mediations in legal-malpractice cases
Thursday, January 22, 2026
8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern
Our special guest this week, Anne Thompson, Chief Claims Officer at Lawyers' Mutual
will present on:
Handling emotionally complex and structurally challenging mediations in legal-malpractice cases
These mediations aren’t like typical tort claims or commercial disputes. They involve layers of emotion, identity, ethics, and insurance dynamics that can make the process feel volatile, unpredictable, and deeply personal.
We’re going to explore why these cases are different, how the parties approach them, and what mediators can do to guide them toward productive resolution.
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Our presenter:
Anne L. Thompson is the Chief Claims Officer for Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company. Ms. Thompson leads the claims department overseeing litigation and pre-litigation strategy and legal analysis of duty, breach, causation and damages in defense of claims. She is also responsible for the evaluation of coverage concerns regarding policyholder tenders. She participates in mediation and settlement negotiations on behalf of policyholders. Ms. Thompson provides hotline assistance with ethical issues or concerns from policyholders.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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Litigation Funding and Mediation
Discussing how the rising use of litigation financing in commercial disputes is affecting mediation, settlement conferences, and alternative dispute resolution.
What's the Problem With Problem-Solving!?!
Thursday, February 26, 2026
8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern
Our special guest this week, Jacinta Gallant, Mediator, Lawyer, Educator, will present on:
What's the Problem With Problem-Solving!?!
Mediators and Lawyers are excellent problem-solvers. And that works well, because clients come to us for help solving a problem, right?! But have you ever met client resistance to your efforts to problem-solve? Have you puzzled over a client’s reaction when you're "just trying to help!"? In this webinar, we will learn to notice and work with resistance so that we can more productively engage in those difficult moments. And - bonus - your expertise with problem-solving will still be important, but it will know its place. (Problem-solving gets way too much attention in our line of work!)
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Our presenter:
Jacinta Gallant is a respected Canadian collaborative lawyer, mediator and educator. She is recognized internationally for her insightful and experiential approach to teaching and managing conflict, and has been welcomed as a trainer throughout the world. Jacinta’s innovative resources, Our Family in Two Homes, and Designing Our Future Together help clients prepare to engage deeply, and productively, with Family Lawyers, Mediators. Jacinta’s podcast, The Authentic Professional, focuses on how professionals can bring more of who they are to what they do, and her latest book, Going Steady, helps engage couples in conversations that sustain and nourish their relationship.
Jacinta’s ultimate goal is to help conflict professionals engage with clients in a more meaningful way, manage conflict more effectively, and get more enjoyment out of this important work.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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Dispute Resolution in cases Presenting Nuclear Verdict Risk
Thursday, March 26, 2026
8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern
Our special guests this week are Victor Vital, Global Chair of Haynes Boone’s Trials Practice Group, Mark Trachtenberg, Partner and Emily Buchanan, Partner will present on:
Dispute Resolution in cases Presenting Nuclear Verdict Risk
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Our presenters:
Victor Vital — the Global Chair of Haynes Boone’s Trials Practice Group and the Dallas Bar Association’s 2025 Trial Lawyer of the Year — is a nationally recognized trial lawyer trusted by general counsel, C-suite executives, and high-net-worth individuals to lead them in their most sensitive, challenging, and high-stakes disputes. Known for his cross-industry fluency, Victor brings strategic insight, courtroom command, and ability to connect with judges, juries, and arbitrators in matters spanning a wide range of sectors and matters. Victor was recently named the Dallas Bar Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year and is ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA (Litigation: Trial Lawyers, 2024-2025). His verdicts have been nationally recognized in the National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts and Courtroom View Network’s Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts.
Victor’s ability to rapidly master complex subject matter enables him to both shape compelling trial narratives and drive successful dispute resolution in a wide range of disputes such as business and commercial matters, intellectual property disputes, family and estate disputes, securities fraud, white collar criminal cases, and catastrophic injury and death cases.
Victor is a member of the highly selective, invitation-only American Law Institute (ALI), an honor reserved for the country’s most respected legal minds shaping and refining the future of American law. He is a frequent speaker, author, and educator on trial strategy and high-stakes litigation, and he continues to be a sought-after voice on major courtroom developments and matters.
With a reputation forged in courtrooms across the country and across industries, Victor is the advocate and adviser clients call when the stakes are high, the pressure is real, and the outcome matters.
Mark Trachtenberg represents major companies in high-stakes appeals, is proud to be recognized by his peers as a top lawyer in his field. He was named as a 2023 and 2025 Lawyer of the Year—Appellate Practice in Houston by The Best Lawyers in America directory. He was recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in Texas and as one of the top appellate lawyers in the state by Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters). And he is highly ranked in Chambers USA,
A highlight of Mark’s career has been his work on behalf of Texas public schools, an opportunity that arose from a law review article he authored on the history of Texas’s school finance litigation while at Yale Law School. Mark played a lead role in a lawsuit that resulted in an infusion of more than $2 billion for public schools in Texas. He later served as lead counsel at trial and on appeal for a coalition of 88 school districts in a second lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s school finance system.
Mark is a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and the American Law Institute. He recently served as the chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section and currently serves as President of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS) and Vice-President with the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. Mark is also dedicated to his community, previously serving as the chair of the Southwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League and on the Education Policy Committee of the United Way of Greater Houston.
Emily Buchanan is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Recovery Practice Groups in the Dallas office of Haynes Boone. Her practice focuses primarily on representing commercial policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Emily advises clients regarding insurance programs and risk management efforts, as well as representing insureds in disputed insurance claims through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. Her experience spans a wide range of business insurance, including various liability coverages, property and casualty coverage, and other specialized forms of coverage.
Emily routinely works as a volunteer attorney with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program taking on pro bono matters, including intake clinics and preparing wills for pro bono clients. When she is not advising clients, Emily also serves as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she teaches a course on insurance law. Prior to attending law school, Emily taught middle school social studies at a low socioeconomic school in Tyler, Texas.
Emily’s passion for helping others, coupled with a keen insight into complex insurance issues, allows her to provide clients with litigation strategies that maximize their insurance benefits in the most efficient way possible.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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Reflections From the Rink: A Hockey GC’s Views of Mediation
Thursday, December 11th
Our special guest this week, Katie Rodin, GC H & S Ventures, LLC will Present on:
Reflections from the Rink: A Hockey GC’s Views of Mediation
Katie Rodin is GC of the holding company which owns the Anaheim Ducks and the San Diego Gulls, among many other assets. She’s negotiated and settled countless disputes and lawsuits, with and without the aid of mediators. In this conversation, she’ll draw on her experience to help mediators understand what they can do to score a Hat Trick with a GC, and what they should avoid to stay out of the Penalty Box.
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Our presenter:
Katie Rodin serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer for H & S Ventures, LLC, a company that serves as a private family office and a management company. H & S Ventures oversees the NHL team Anaheim Ducks, AHL team San Diego Gulls, live entertainment venues, an emerging $5 billion 100-acre mixed-use real estate development, the largest portfolio of hockey and ice skating programs on the west coast through The Rinks Foundation and Irvine Ice Foundation as well as a number of other operating businesses. Katie leads the strategic operation and legal stewardship of the enterprise and is responsible for its legal, risk and safety affairs, including oversight of general counsels of three separate legal teams and all material litigation matters. Prior to joining the H & S Ventures enterprise 17 years ago, Katie worked in private practice and specialized in complex real estate litigation matters and financial and commercial transactions.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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The Stories We Carry: Uncovering Personal Narratives to Resolve Conflict Using the YPO Issue Clearing Model.
Thursday, December 4th
*** This presentation will not be recorded ***
Our special guest this week, Sharon Horowitz, PhD will Present on:
The Stories We Carry: Uncovering Personal Narratives to Resolve Conflict Using the YPO Issue Clearing Model
Conflicts are rarely just about facts. They’re fueled by the stories we carry in our minds. This session uses case material to show how lawyers can apply the simple YPO issue clearing model to surface these stories, resolve conflicts, repair breaches of trust, and strengthen relationships while helping people grow and move forward
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Our presenter:
Dr. Sharon Horowitz is an international business psychologist and founder of CenterNorth International, where she advises CEOs, investors, and senior executives on high-stakes decision making, leadership transitions, and organizational growth. Her global client list includes firms such as Morgan Stanley, UBS, JPMorgan India, Credit Suisse, and Bloomberg, as well as private equity portfolio companies and entrepreneurial ventures.
Sharon has served on the leadership faculty for Morgan Stanley’s Leadership University and co-founded the Visionary Voices Leadership Series at Porto Business School. She has been a guest lecturer at Oxford University, Columbia Business School, and the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, and previously led the Women and Power leadership series at the Harvard Club of New York City.
She is known for bringing psychological insight to complex business environments and helping senior leaders navigate risk, growth, and transformation with clarity and purpose.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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ABA Ethics Opinion 518: Dawn of a Golden Age for Mediation?
Thursday, November 20th
Our special guest this week, Prof Ellen Waldman Dispute Prevention Specialist for Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution and Jeff Kichaven will Present on:
ABA Ethics Opinion 518: Dawn of a Golden Age for Mediation?
ABA Ethics Opinion 518, issued October 15, sets forth ethical duties for lawyers as mediators. It bars misleading statements about the strength or weakness of a party’s case; prohibits false representations of a party’s top dollar or bottom line; and forbids statements that a proposed settlement is in a party’s best interest, among other things.
Wow, what just happened? Is the ABA cleaning up grossly unethical conduct in which some mediators engage? Or has the ABA just prohibited mediators from using some of their most effective tools for settlement? Or both?
In this program, Prof. Ellen Waldman, a leading expert on mediator ethics, and Jeff Kichaven will engage in dialogue about whether this is the dawn of a golden age for mediators and the lawyers and clients with whom we work, or cause for panic or worse.
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Our presenters:
Prof Waldman is the Dispute Prevention Specialist and previously Vice President of Advocacy and Educational Outreach at the Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Responsible for initiatives involving dispute prevention, diversity in the professional neutral field, mediation and education. Conflict resolution expert with both practical and academic experience. Decades in the classroom as full-time tenured law professor, founder and director of successful court-based mediation clinic. Administrative and thought leadership functions included mediation program director and bioethics consultant to major hospital ethics committees. Experienced trainer in dispute resolution and bioethics topics; Presented worldwide, authored over 100 articles, including first book-length treatment of mediation ethics.
Jeff Kichaven is an award-winning and Chambers ranked international mediator specializing in complex ‘tough to settle’ cases and a Moderator of Will Work For Food. He has served on numerous boards for bar associations and ADR organizations.
Jeff’s work has been recognized in Chambers USA’s national rankings of leading mediators, Who’s Who Legal’s Global Elite Thought Leaders in Mediation, and Best Lawyers, which named him “Lawyer of the Year” for Mediation in Los Angeles in 2015. He is a California Lawyer “Attorney of the Year” (ADR) and an eight-time honoree among California’s “Top Neutrals.”
A past leader in the American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, and Southern California Mediation Association, Jeff is also a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and a frequent teacher and trainer on mediation and mediation advocacy across the United States.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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Mediation of National Complex Insurance Coverage Cases
Will discuss the role, time and place of mediation in large-scale bet the company insurance coverage cases. From a policyholder vantage point.
What mediators should know from an in-house perspective
Our special guest this week, Brendan Kehoe, Associate General Counsel, Spotify, will Present on:
What mediators should know from an in-house perspective
During this conversation, I will discuss mediation from an in-house counsel perspective. The challenges and opportunities for in-house counsel may be quite different than outside counsel who are representing us. In-house counsel can be a tremendous resource for mediators to utilize to effectively bring a matter to a resolution. I will share some best practices that I have observed in my years handling litigation and mediation on behalf of the companies I've worked for as well as some areas for improvement.
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Our presenter:
Brendan has a broad set of experience across the media, entertainment, publishing, tech, and music industries, focusing on complex intellectual property, litigation, and regulatory matters. While with Kirkland & Ellis, Brendan helped the Associated Press resolve the Obama Hope Poster case on favorable terms and The Tetris Company obtain broad relief against an infringing knock-off video game. At Pearson Education, he helped resolve years-long litigation over the use of photos in textbooks, and at Bloomberg, he worked on cutting-edge news and data IP issues. At Spotify, Brendan heads up the US Litigation team and the global Copyright practice group. He loves playing tennis, going to concerts, and traveling with his family.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
Civility Matters: The Importance of Civil Communication in Law and in Life.
Our special guest this week, Jennifer Doan, National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, will Present on:
Civility Matters: The Importance of Civil Communication in Law and in Life.
An open discussion regarding what is the Rule of Law, what's happening in America today and what we as citizens can do while maintaining our civility and professionalism
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Our presenter:
Jennifer Haltom Doan is a founding partner of Haltom & Doan, a boutique trial and appellate firm based in Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas. With over thirty years of experience, she has represented Fortune 100 companies and individuals in high-stakes, complex litigation, including product liability, intellectual property, and bet-the-company cases. Double board-certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Ms. Doan has secured defense verdicts for clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Amazon, and Yahoo! She currently serves as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a frequent speaker nationwide on litigation and trial practice.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
Context is King in Business Disputes: A View From Inside the Boardroom with Mediator and Former Media CEO Michael Schwimmer
Thursday, October 23rd
Our special guest this week, Michael Schwimmer will Present on:
Context is King in Business Disputes: A View From Inside the Boardroom with Mediator and Former Media CEO Michael Schwimmer
For many lawyers and mediators, litigation is like a puzzle to be solved, and the big questions are “How” questions: How to win the lawsuit? How to facilitate a settlement? But before the “How” comes the “Why”: Why did the company breach the contract? Why did the company decide to sue? The answers to these fundamental business questions are what drive so much work for the legal community.
Now a mediator, with more than 25 years in executive leadership roles (including as CEO, President, Executive Vice President and others) in both large scale and start-up enterprises, Michael Schwimmer will share his experience and stories illustrating his views on how business executives think about legal disputes and their resolution. Commercial litigators and mediators will get helpful insight into how to serve their clients better by keeping in sharp focus their client’s motivations and the business environment in which the dispute is taking place.
Topics for the conversation will include:
- When does breaching the contract make sense?
- Fight or turn the other cheek?
- How does litigation affect company culture?
- How can litigation change the way potential partners see your company?
- Is the precedent of settlement a real obstacle?
- What should management expect from in-house counsel? Outside counsel?
- Why can mediation have a bad reputation with management?
- What can lawyers do to improve the reputation of mediation with business managers as a valuable tool?
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Our presenter:
Michael Schwimmer brings to his mediation practice the depth and breadth of experience that comes from a career spanning law, executive leadership and global business. With a steady hand and sense of humor, Michael tenaciously pursues resolution by working with parties and their counsel to create common ground for settlement.
After a decade of international law practice and corporate counsel roles, Michael spent more than 25 years leading media and entertainment organizations through growth, high-stakes negotiations and the legal disputes that happen along the way. As CEO, President, Executive Vice President and in other senior roles at media companies such as TelevisaUnivision, Sling TV, Fuse Media, and Dish Network, Michael oversaw and negotiated a wide range of business agreements representing billions of dollars, involving intellectual property, licensing and distribution, investment, joint ventures, partnerships, M&A, equity and debt capital raises, corporate governance, among many others.
Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, with deep experience in Latin America, Michael also offers a multicultural and international dimension to his mediation practice.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com), LatAM moderator, Michael Schwimmer (www.SchwimmerMediation.com and Program Coordinator, David Shraga (www.DavidShraga.com).
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Different Wiring, Shared Solutions: Why Understanding Neurodiversity Can Help You Resolve Conflict
Thursday, October 16th
Our special guest this week, Laura Anthony, Disability Attorney, Speaker and Mediator will Present on:
Different Wiring, Shared Solutions: Why Understanding Neurodiversity Can Help You Resolve Conflict
Imagine conflict resolution as tuning a radio: each of us broadcasts on different frequencies, and without the right adjustments, static fills the air. In “Different Wiring, Shared Solutions,” we’ll explore how embracing neurodiversity—those unique ways our brains process information—can transform the way you navigate disagreements. You’ll discover simple, step‑by‑step strategies.
We’ll unpack practical tools for spotting sensory triggers, decoding non‑literal language, and crafting inclusive dialogues that honor everyone’s perspective. By the end, you’ll leave equipped not only to resolve conflict more creatively, proof that different wiring doesn’t divide us; it powers our shared success.
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Our presenter:
Laura Anthony is a nationally recognized speaker, disability attorney and consultant with an extensive background in neurodiversity, inclusive leadership and dispute resolution. For over 25 years, Laura has led a neurodiverse team and helped business and organizational leaders understand the differences in how people think, process and communicate. As a certified mediator and investigator, Laura has also been at the forefront of neuroinclusive conflict resolution efforts, training professionals on how to implement practices that are effective, affirming and trauma-informed.
Beyond her professional experience, Laura brings a deep personal connection to her work. As the child of a parent who suffered a brain injury, Laura spent her life navigating the realities of neurodiversity and this, coupled with her studies of psychology and brain science, gave her a firsthand view of the strengths and struggles that can occur when people think and communicate in different ways. This understanding fueled her interest in breaking down stigmas, improving workplace inclusion and helping improve dispute resolution practices.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin (www.HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com, moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com) and Program Coordinator, David Shraga
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