Speaking Engagements

NAM is pleased to announce that Hon. John P. DiBlasi has been invited by the Westchester County Bar Association to present a CLE seminar entitled ?Best Practices in Mediation and Arbitration From a Neutral?. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Pace University School of Law in White Plains, New York. In ...

NAM is pleased to announce that Richard Byrne, Esq. has been invited by Hoey King Epstein Prezioso & Marquez, house counsel for Chubb Insurance Co., to present a CLE on the subject of Risk Transfer. Mr. Byrne will be speaking about the following topics: the goal of risk transfer; the nature and examples of ?situational? cover...

NAM is pleased to announce that Hon. John DiBlasi and Richard Byrne, Esq. will be presenting a CLE Seminar on the use of Mediation as a tool to resolving complex e-discovery disputes. This CLE program will offer an in-depth panel discussion on the use of mediation for Legal Hold and Preservation Notices, disputes involving...

NAM neutral, Susan Hernandez, Esq., has been invited to participate in a CLE seminar entitled ?10 Things Every Solo and Small Firm Practitioner Should Know About.? The two-part CLE program is being presented by the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York?s Solo and Small Law Firm Practitioners Committee on October 22 and Oct...

Robert Adams, Esq. has been invited to present a CLE seminar at DANY?s Past Presidents? Dinner of 2014 on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Mr. Adams will be speaking on the topic ?Mediation: The Process-How to Achieve A Positive Result For Your Client.? Attendees will get the benefit of hearing firsthand from one of the top med...

Hon. John DiBlasi has been invited to participate in the New York City Bar?s International Arbitration Institute on October 10, 2014 at the NYC Bar Association located at 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY. Hon. DiBlasi will join lawyers and arbitrators from all over the world addressing current issues and developments in the ...

Hon. Elizabeth Bonina, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, was the featured speaker at the first of a 3-part CLE series held on September 11th at the Queens County Bar Association. Hon. Elizabeth Bonina presented on the topic of "The Basics of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Arbitrati...

Hon. John P. DiBlasi Hon. John DiBlasi conducted a live webcast CLE for Lawline on September 2nd, 2014 entitled ?Dealing with a Difficult Client During the Mediation Process?. This informative CLE program addressed topics such as the effect that difficult clients can have on the mediation process, various techniques to deal w...

On July 22, 2014, Hon. John DiBlasi conducted a live webcast CLE for Lawline entitled ?Maximizing Your Potential for Success at Mediation?. The CLE program addressed topics such as preparing for mediation, understanding how to make the best of the joint mediation, communicating and preparing a settlement agreement and continu...

Hon. Odwak and Ms. Silvey will be providing their insight into the advantages of the alternative dispute resolution experience. They will discuss when and what to arbitrate, when and what to mediate, how the process works and what the parties can expect. They will also discuss various specialized options, such as judge days a...