Speaking Engagements

The topic for discussion that evening will be ?Mediation: A Mediator?s Perspective?. This is an excellent opportunity to meet one of NAM?s key mediators in Western, New York. Mr. Daumen is the former Principal Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank A. Sedita, Jr., Supreme Court of the State of New York, 8th District. Claims perso...

Hon. Elizabeth Bonina was rated as one of the top ten mediators in New York State by the New York Law Journal, and is Co-chair of the Brooklyn Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Attorneys attending the CLE program will be provided with an introduction to using Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR")...

NAM panel member, Honorable John DiBlasi, a Retired Justice of the New York State Supreme Court and rated in the New York Law Journal as the Top Mediator in New York State, will be on the panel at a CLE class hosted by the Westchester Bar Association. The program is entitled "Making The Most Of Mediation: Panel Perspectives F...

The topic for discussion that evening will be "Resolving Claims Through Mediation & Arbitration". This is an excellent opportunity to meet one of NAM's key panel members in Western, New York. Claims personnel can learn firsthand about the benefits of arbitration and mediation as a way to resolve claims and close cases, as ...

Law Schools from across the country will be participating in regionals for this event that are scheduled in late February or early March. The winners of the regional competitions are invited to compete at the National Finals in conjunction with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution's Spring Meeting. -R...

The seminar will be held at the Good Samaritan Hospital Auditorium, Suffern, New York with the course beginning at 6:00 p.m. and running until 9:00 p.m. Registration is at 5:30 p.m. and a light dinner will be served. Participants will earn 3 CLE credits, comprising of 2.5 for professional practice and 0.5 for ethics. ...

The Land Use Law Center at Pace University School of Law, announced its nomination of NAM panelist Hon. John P. DiBlasi to serve on the 2009 Mayor's Re-development Roundtable. The committee lead by the Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) will meet on April 20, May 4, May 18, and June 1 to discuss cutting-edge ideas related to...

Roy Israel, the President and CEO of NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), and Hon. Harry Seidell, a former Justice of the Supreme Court (Suffolk), recognized as experts in the area of arbitration, will be sharing their knowledge and experiences about the arbitration process at a seminar series hosted by the Suffolk Count...

In the case of Buckeye Checking, Inc. v. Cardegna et.al, respondents John Cardegna and Donna Reuter entered into various deferred-payment transactions with petitioner Buckeye Check Cashing, in which they received cash in exchange for a personal check in the amount of the cash plus a finance charge. For each separate transacti...

The New York State Appellate Division has rejected an appeal and directed the state to implement a funding plan that would provide New York City public schools with a least $5.65 billion in additional annual operating funds to be phased in over a four year period. State Supreme Court Justice Leland DeGrasse ordered the sta...