Articles
How To Make Remote Mediation Work For Your Cases
Published by SFTLA The Trial Lawyer, Summer – 2020
Alert for Attorneys Who Represent Clients in Mediation
Published by Alameda County Bar Association, February – 2019
New Attorney Duties When Going To Mediation
Published by Bar Association of San Francisco, Bulletin Ethics Corner, February – 2019
Your own mediation-confidentiality agreement
Published by CAALA Advocate Volume 45, Number 8 – August 2017
Questions Every Litigator Should Ask About Mediation Confidentiality
Published by American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
Woman Advocate Committee Vol. 21, No. 4 – Summer 2016
Effective E-Signatures: Tips on Navigating the UETA
Published by Daily Journal Corp. California Lawyer – December 2015
Shhhh! The Big Risk Associated With Mediation Confidentiality That Nobody Talks About
Published by Mediate.com – September 2014
Independent Counsel (Walk-In or Reservations Required?)
Published by CLM Litigation Management – Winter 2014
Presentations
Dean School of Claims Mediation
CLM Claims College
Baltimore, MD – September, 2019
Mapping Toward a Mediation Practice
Bar Association of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA – July 2019
Mediation and Negotiation Ethics
Judicate West Sponsored for Law Firms and Organizations
Various Locations, CA – May 2019
Lifting the Veil – The Future of Confidentiality in Mediation and Settlement
CLM Annual Conference
Orlando, FL – March 2019
Coverage Nightmares
American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar
Tucson, AZ – March 2019
No More Failed Mediations
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies – Claims Conference
Phoenix, AZ – February 2019
When Bias Manifests In Mediation
Alameda County Bar Association
Oakland, CA – January 2019
Women In The Courtroom
Daily Journal Corporation – Women Leadership In Law
San Francisco, CA – November 2018
Making the Most of Mediation – 90+percent of ALL Cases Settle!
CLM Construction Conference
Chicago, IL – September 2018
Dean School of Claims Mediation
CLM Claims College
Baltimore, MD – September 2018
Mediation and Negotiation Ethics
Judicate West Sponsored for Law Firms and Organizations
Various Locations, CA – June & August 2018
Mediator Risk Management – Malpractice Insurance
The Mediation Society
San Francisco, CA – July 2018
Claims Managers Speak – Moderator
West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar
Anaheim, CA – May 2018
Mediation
Stanford Law School
Palo Alto, CA – April 2018
Mediation and Negotiation Ethics
Judicate West Sponsored for Law Firms and Organizations
Various Locations, CA – March & April 2018
Mediator Risk Management – Paperwork
The Mediation Society
San Francisco, CA – February & April 2018
Mediation – Does Gender Matter?
Alameda County Bar Association
Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Oakland, CA – March 2018
Does Sophie Have a Choice? Ethics and Consequences when Right to Independent Counsel is Triggered
CLM Annual Conference
Houston, TX – March 2018
What Did 2017 Teach Us?
American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar
Tucson, AZ – March 2018
Mediation and Negotiation Ethics
Judicate West Sponsored for Law Firms and Organizations
Various Locations, CA – February 2018
Cannabis Insurance Symposium – Chair
California Cannabis Industry Association, Insurance Committee
Sacramento, CA – February 2018
Contrasting Mediation Perspectives: Claims Executives and Mediators
DRI Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium
New York, NY – December 2017
Mediation and Negotiation Ethics
Judicate West Sponsored for Law Firms and Organizations
Various Locations, CA – September 2017
Dean School of Claims Mediation
CLM Claims College
Baltimore, MD – September 2017 and ongoing
Faculty in Alternative Dispute Resolution School of Construction
CLM Claims College
Baltimore, MD – September 2017
Mediator Training
Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Civil Division, ADR Program
Baltimore, MD – September 2017
Claims Managers Speak – Moderator
West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar
Anaheim, CA – May 2017
Special Considerations for Special Education Mediation
Northern California Attorneys & Advocates (NCAA)
San Francisco, CA – April 2017
Mock Mediation – Explosive Coverage Arguments Meet Bad Facts
CLM Annual Conference
Nashville, TN – March 2017
Deciding Whether to Jump into the Ring of Fire or Just Walk Away
CLM Annual Conference
Nashville, TN – March 2017
Mediator Training
Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Civil Division, ADR Program
Baltimore, MD – March 2017
Mediation and Negotiation Ethics
Judicate West Sponsored for Law Firms and Organizations
Various Locations, CA – January 2017
Are Ethical Negotiations an Oxymoron?
Bar Association of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA – December 2016
Are Settlement Discussions Soundproof? The Confidentiality And Admissibility Of Settlement Negotiations And Offers In Extra-contractual Disputes
CLM New York Conference
New York, NY – December 2016
Dean School of Claims Mediation
CLM Claims College
Baltimore, MD – September 2016
Faculty in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Executive Council Member School of Construction
CLM Claims College
Baltimore, MD – September 2016
Documenting the Deal
The Mediation Society
San Francisco, CA – August 2016
The Set Up: How a Jurisdiction’s Insurance Bad Faith Law Affects the Resolution of Construction Defect Claims
West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar
Anaheim, CA – May 2016
Problems & Solutions: Resolving Multi-Layered Complex Construction Defect Cases
West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar
Anaheim, CA – May 2016
Negotiation
Guest lecturer/mediator UC Hastings School of Law
San Francisco, CA – April 2016
How Confidential Are Mediation Communications? You Might Be Surprised (Pitfalls for the Unwary and Tips to Avoid Them)
American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar
Tucson, AZ – March 2016
Mediation Ethics – But that was just posturing in a negotiation!
Various attorney audiences
Various Locations, CA – January & April 2016
Ethics in Negotiations and Mediation
Bar Association of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA – December 2015
Mediation Ethics – But that was just posturing in a negotiation!
Various attorney audiences
Various Locations, CA – February 2015, May 2015, September 2015
Mediation Advocacy
Guest lecturer/mediator UC Davis School of Law
Davis, CA – November 2015
Dean, School of Claims Mediation
CLM Claims College
Philadelphia, PA – September 2015
Faculty in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Executive Council Member School of Construction
CLM Claims College
Philadelphia, PA – September 2015
Insurance In Mediation: How Mediators Can Keep Liability Company Priorities From Derailing Settlement
Orange County Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Newport Beach, CA – June 2015
Coverage Tail Wagging the CD Dog? Strategies for Handling Coverage Issues in Mediation
West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar
Anaheim, CA – May 2015
Mediation Advocacy
Guest lecturer/mediator UC Davis School of Law
Davis, CA – April 2015
How Mediators Can Keep Liability Insurance Company Priorities From Derailing Settlement
The Mediation Society
San Francisco, CA – March 2015
Streamlining Resolution of Complex Multi-Party Construction Cases
Second Annual Axis Construction Conference (Best Practices for Managing & Resolving Construction-Related Issues)
San Francisco, CA – October 2014
Mediation Ethics – But that was just posturing in a negotiation!
Various attorney audiences
Various Locations, CA – October 2014
Mediation – Issue Spotting for State Bar Prosecutors
California State Bar
San Francisco, CA – September 2014
Update on Mediation Confidentiality
Construction Defect Claims Managers Association (CDCMA) Meeting
San Diego CA – September 2014
Executive Council Member School of Construction
CLM Claims College
Philadelphia, PA – September 2014
Are Insurers Attending Mediation Naked?
Construction Defect Claims Managers Association (CDCMA) Meeting
El Segundo, CA – June 2014
Risk Management – Avoiding, Mitigating & Covering Construction Exposures
AXIS Consulting Construction Forum 2013
San Francisco, CA – October 2013
Evaluation and Assessment, Impact Reporting
CLM Litigation Management Institute
New York, NY – October 2013
Construction Defect Claims and Insurance Issues Facing the Northeast
West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar
Anaheim, CA – May 2013
Litigation Management: Remodeling the Complex Case Management Order for Improved Case Performance and Metrics
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Annual Conference 2013
San Antonio, TX – April 2013
Plan and Prepare, Part Two: Selecting the Outside Response Team
Hinshaw Culbertson Insurance Services Symposium
Chicago, IL – October 2011
Moderator on Re-Examining the Case Management Order (perspectives from past efforts and a new proposal)
Construction Defect Claims Managers Association (CDCMA)
San Diego, CA – March 2011
Is It Ok to Be Wrong? Can An Insurer Avoid An Extra-Contractual Liability If Its Position Is Fairly Debatable?
Hinshaw Culbertson Insurance Services Symposium
Chicago, IL – October 2010
What the Insurer Client Wants from Counsel
Harmonie Group
San Francisco, CA – September 2009
California & Other Jurisdictions Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations
Various dates and locations
Hundreds of other presentations including the following subjects:
- Indemnity, Risk Transfer, and Additional Insured
- First Party Property coverage under personal and commercial lines policies relating to water, flood, earth movement, time element (ALE and business interruption), arson, builders risk, and other form-specific topics
- First Party Medical under personal and commercial lines policies, including medical payments provisions in auto and liability policies and personal injury protection (PIP) provisions in auto policies
- Commercial General Liability coverage issues relating to duty to defend, property damage, occurrence, bodily injury, emotional distress, causation, and other form-specific topics
- Good faith claims handling for all property/casualty lines of business