Events in May 2021
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ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
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February 10, 2021 – February 10, 2022The ADRIC Under 40 Forum invites young ADR professionals and everyone new to the ADR profession to a "Happy Hour" Networking Event on February 10, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME. All ages are welcome.
- Have you come across tricky situations in your practice that you’d like to get others’ perspectives on navigating?
- Do you have a success story to share about breaking into the ADR field?
Join us for Happy Hour networking and consultation!
The Under 40 group comes together periodically to share our experiences as new practitioners and learn from each other as we walk our own paths in conflict management. All ages are welcome.
Bring your questions, your enthusiasm, and a beverage of your choice!
No charge! Advance registration required by February 8th. (The Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the event.)
REGISTER HERE (then scroll down to find this event in the list of Events)
Med-Arb Foundational WorkshopMed-Arb Foundational Workshop
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May 11, 2021 – May 13, 2021
Med-Arb Foundational WorkshopMed-Arb is becoming an increasingly popular way to resolve disputes. It can be designed to resolve disputes most typically encountered efficiently, effectively and fairly in everyday personal and commercial matters including disputes involving both lower and higher monetary amounts and disputes where relationships are of lesser or greater importance. It can be used in family disputes, commercial disputes, partnership disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, condominium disputes, and many others.
When designed and conducted appropriately, integrated med-arb can be highly client-centric, fair, effective, and satisfying. On the other hand, if it is inappropriately designed or conducted, it can lead to confusion, frustration, and litigation.
This med-arb workshop, delivered by Colm Brannigan and Richard Moore, both highly experienced dispute resolution professionals, is an intensive three-day practical immersion in the knowledge and competencies required to run a fair, effective and efficient med-arb process.
Participants will explore where med-arb fits in to the overall conflict management continuum, how it compares to other dispute resolution processes such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation, and when its use is appropriate.
Participants will be given a solid theoretical understanding of med-arb and the practical skills and tools to confidently conduct efficient, effective, and fair med-arb hearings.
Topics covered include: an overview of the med-arb process, the benefits, and challenges of the process, standards of conduct and ethical issues related to the process, the negotiation and drafting of the med-arb agreement, developing a reflective practice, transitioning from mediation to arbitration, how arbitrators make decisions, award writing, and practical professional considerations for the med-arbitrator.
The workshop will take place in a positive and supportive learning environment using interactive adult teaching methods. All participants will be given opportunities to practice as a med-arbitrator at various stages throughout the med-arb process. Teaching methodologies include short lectures, case studies, demonstrations, small group discussions, interactive exercises, and role plays followed by constructive feedback.
Whether this is your first foray into the world of Med-Arb or you are well versed in it, you will be able to enhance your practice by taking this unique program which will fulfill the education requirements for the new ADRIC C.Med-Arb designation.
Who should take this workshop? The workshop will be of interest to practitioners with a wide variety of subject matter expertise including mediators, lawyers, arbitrators, tribunal members and those supporting them, internal conflict management program participants, and anyone wanting to seriously enhance their conflict management and med-arb knowledge and skills.
Format: This course will be presented online, through Zoom.
Required equipment: The program will be presented through in modules. Attendees need a computer, tablet or phone, an internet connection (wired recommended), a microphone and video camera to be seen or to participate by audio or video.
Dates:
Module 1: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Noon to 6:00 pm ET
Module 2: Wednesday, May 12 , 2021 Noon to 6:00 pm ET
Module 3: Thursday, May 13, 2021 Noon to 5:00 pm ET
Registration Rates:
Members: $1200 Non-Members: $1350 applicable taxes extra
Limited space: REGISTER NOW!
Registration deadline: Thursday May 6 at 11:59 pm ET.
Waiting list: If registration is full and you would like to be considered for a spot if there is a cancellation, please copy and paste this line to admin@adric.ca
If there is a cancellation we will send a message to the first person on the waiting list; who will need to respond within 2 hours, in which case we will confirm. If we do not hear from that person, we will move on to offer it to the next on the waiting list.
Note: This course will be presented in English. We hope to be able to offer this training in French in 2021. Anyone experienced in Med-Arb and in Adult training and interested to be an instructor, please send a message to admin@adric.ca.
Instructors:
Colm Brannigan, FCIArb, C.Med, C.Arb, Brannigan ADR
Richard Moore, C.Arb, C.Med, MDR Associates
Module Outline
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Welcome/Opening Remarks
Med-Arb Models Single Neutral
Two Neutral
Single Neutral with Opt-out
Arbitration Phase What to expect out of program Five-Stage Integrated Med-Arb Process Decision Making Writing the Award
Introduction to Med-Arb Designing the Process The Med-Arb Agreement
Ethics Overview of Mediation Mediation Phase ADRIC Med-Arb Rules & ADRIC C.Med-Arb Designation Overview of Arbitration Transition Phase Advantages and Challenges of Med-Arb
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you must cancel, notice must be received in writing. All refund requests received up to one week prior to the date of the webinar will receive a refund less a 5% administrative fee. Notice must be received NO LATER THAN 11:59pm ET THREE DAYS PRIOR to the date of the webinar to receive a refund less a 25% administrative fee unless we are able to find a replacement for your spot, in which case you will receive a refund less 10% admin fee. No refunds available after that point.
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ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
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February 10, 2021 – February 10, 2022The ADRIC Under 40 Forum invites young ADR professionals and everyone new to the ADR profession to a "Happy Hour" Networking Event on February 10, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME. All ages are welcome.
- Have you come across tricky situations in your practice that you’d like to get others’ perspectives on navigating?
- Do you have a success story to share about breaking into the ADR field?
Join us for Happy Hour networking and consultation!
The Under 40 group comes together periodically to share our experiences as new practitioners and learn from each other as we walk our own paths in conflict management. All ages are welcome.
Bring your questions, your enthusiasm, and a beverage of your choice!
No charge! Advance registration required by February 8th. (The Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the event.)
REGISTER HERE (then scroll down to find this event in the list of Events)
Med-Arb Foundational WorkshopMed-Arb Foundational Workshop
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May 11, 2021 – May 13, 2021
Med-Arb Foundational WorkshopMed-Arb is becoming an increasingly popular way to resolve disputes. It can be designed to resolve disputes most typically encountered efficiently, effectively and fairly in everyday personal and commercial matters including disputes involving both lower and higher monetary amounts and disputes where relationships are of lesser or greater importance. It can be used in family disputes, commercial disputes, partnership disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, condominium disputes, and many others.
When designed and conducted appropriately, integrated med-arb can be highly client-centric, fair, effective, and satisfying. On the other hand, if it is inappropriately designed or conducted, it can lead to confusion, frustration, and litigation.
This med-arb workshop, delivered by Colm Brannigan and Richard Moore, both highly experienced dispute resolution professionals, is an intensive three-day practical immersion in the knowledge and competencies required to run a fair, effective and efficient med-arb process.
Participants will explore where med-arb fits in to the overall conflict management continuum, how it compares to other dispute resolution processes such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation, and when its use is appropriate.
Participants will be given a solid theoretical understanding of med-arb and the practical skills and tools to confidently conduct efficient, effective, and fair med-arb hearings.
Topics covered include: an overview of the med-arb process, the benefits, and challenges of the process, standards of conduct and ethical issues related to the process, the negotiation and drafting of the med-arb agreement, developing a reflective practice, transitioning from mediation to arbitration, how arbitrators make decisions, award writing, and practical professional considerations for the med-arbitrator.
The workshop will take place in a positive and supportive learning environment using interactive adult teaching methods. All participants will be given opportunities to practice as a med-arbitrator at various stages throughout the med-arb process. Teaching methodologies include short lectures, case studies, demonstrations, small group discussions, interactive exercises, and role plays followed by constructive feedback.
Whether this is your first foray into the world of Med-Arb or you are well versed in it, you will be able to enhance your practice by taking this unique program which will fulfill the education requirements for the new ADRIC C.Med-Arb designation.
Who should take this workshop? The workshop will be of interest to practitioners with a wide variety of subject matter expertise including mediators, lawyers, arbitrators, tribunal members and those supporting them, internal conflict management program participants, and anyone wanting to seriously enhance their conflict management and med-arb knowledge and skills.
Format: This course will be presented online, through Zoom.
Required equipment: The program will be presented through in modules. Attendees need a computer, tablet or phone, an internet connection (wired recommended), a microphone and video camera to be seen or to participate by audio or video.
Dates:
Module 1: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Noon to 6:00 pm ET
Module 2: Wednesday, May 12 , 2021 Noon to 6:00 pm ET
Module 3: Thursday, May 13, 2021 Noon to 5:00 pm ET
Registration Rates:
Members: $1200 Non-Members: $1350 applicable taxes extra
Limited space: REGISTER NOW!
Registration deadline: Thursday May 6 at 11:59 pm ET.
Waiting list: If registration is full and you would like to be considered for a spot if there is a cancellation, please copy and paste this line to admin@adric.ca
If there is a cancellation we will send a message to the first person on the waiting list; who will need to respond within 2 hours, in which case we will confirm. If we do not hear from that person, we will move on to offer it to the next on the waiting list.
Note: This course will be presented in English. We hope to be able to offer this training in French in 2021. Anyone experienced in Med-Arb and in Adult training and interested to be an instructor, please send a message to admin@adric.ca.
Instructors:
Colm Brannigan, FCIArb, C.Med, C.Arb, Brannigan ADRRichard Moore, C.Arb, C.Med, MDR AssociatesModule Outline
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Welcome/Opening Remarks
Med-Arb Models Single Neutral
Two Neutral
Single Neutral with Opt-out
Arbitration Phase What to expect out of program Five-Stage Integrated Med-Arb Process Decision Making Writing the Award
Introduction to Med-Arb Designing the Process The Med-Arb Agreement
Ethics Overview of Mediation Mediation Phase ADRIC Med-Arb Rules & ADRIC C.Med-Arb Designation Overview of Arbitration Transition Phase Advantages and Challenges of Med-Arb
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you must cancel, notice must be received in writing. All refund requests received up to one week prior to the date of the webinar will receive a refund less a 5% administrative fee. Notice must be received NO LATER THAN 11:59pm ET THREE DAYS PRIOR to the date of the webinar to receive a refund less a 25% administrative fee unless we are able to find a replacement for your spot, in which case you will receive a refund less 10% admin fee. No refunds available after that point.
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ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
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February 10, 2021 – February 10, 2022The ADRIC Under 40 Forum invites young ADR professionals and everyone new to the ADR profession to a "Happy Hour" Networking Event on February 10, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME. All ages are welcome.
- Have you come across tricky situations in your practice that you’d like to get others’ perspectives on navigating?
- Do you have a success story to share about breaking into the ADR field?
Join us for Happy Hour networking and consultation!
The Under 40 group comes together periodically to share our experiences as new practitioners and learn from each other as we walk our own paths in conflict management. All ages are welcome.
Bring your questions, your enthusiasm, and a beverage of your choice!
No charge! Advance registration required by February 8th. (The Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the event.)
REGISTER HERE (then scroll down to find this event in the list of Events)
Med-Arb Foundational WorkshopMed-Arb Foundational Workshop
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May 11, 2021 – May 13, 2021
Med-Arb Foundational WorkshopMed-Arb is becoming an increasingly popular way to resolve disputes. It can be designed to resolve disputes most typically encountered efficiently, effectively and fairly in everyday personal and commercial matters including disputes involving both lower and higher monetary amounts and disputes where relationships are of lesser or greater importance. It can be used in family disputes, commercial disputes, partnership disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, condominium disputes, and many others.
When designed and conducted appropriately, integrated med-arb can be highly client-centric, fair, effective, and satisfying. On the other hand, if it is inappropriately designed or conducted, it can lead to confusion, frustration, and litigation.
This med-arb workshop, delivered by Colm Brannigan and Richard Moore, both highly experienced dispute resolution professionals, is an intensive three-day practical immersion in the knowledge and competencies required to run a fair, effective and efficient med-arb process.
Participants will explore where med-arb fits in to the overall conflict management continuum, how it compares to other dispute resolution processes such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation, and when its use is appropriate.
Participants will be given a solid theoretical understanding of med-arb and the practical skills and tools to confidently conduct efficient, effective, and fair med-arb hearings.
Topics covered include: an overview of the med-arb process, the benefits, and challenges of the process, standards of conduct and ethical issues related to the process, the negotiation and drafting of the med-arb agreement, developing a reflective practice, transitioning from mediation to arbitration, how arbitrators make decisions, award writing, and practical professional considerations for the med-arbitrator.
The workshop will take place in a positive and supportive learning environment using interactive adult teaching methods. All participants will be given opportunities to practice as a med-arbitrator at various stages throughout the med-arb process. Teaching methodologies include short lectures, case studies, demonstrations, small group discussions, interactive exercises, and role plays followed by constructive feedback.
Whether this is your first foray into the world of Med-Arb or you are well versed in it, you will be able to enhance your practice by taking this unique program which will fulfill the education requirements for the new ADRIC C.Med-Arb designation.
Who should take this workshop? The workshop will be of interest to practitioners with a wide variety of subject matter expertise including mediators, lawyers, arbitrators, tribunal members and those supporting them, internal conflict management program participants, and anyone wanting to seriously enhance their conflict management and med-arb knowledge and skills.
Format: This course will be presented online, through Zoom.
Required equipment: The program will be presented through in modules. Attendees need a computer, tablet or phone, an internet connection (wired recommended), a microphone and video camera to be seen or to participate by audio or video.
Dates:
Module 1: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Noon to 6:00 pm ET
Module 2: Wednesday, May 12 , 2021 Noon to 6:00 pm ET
Module 3: Thursday, May 13, 2021 Noon to 5:00 pm ET
Registration Rates:
Members: $1200 Non-Members: $1350 applicable taxes extra
Limited space: REGISTER NOW!
Registration deadline: Thursday May 6 at 11:59 pm ET.
Waiting list: If registration is full and you would like to be considered for a spot if there is a cancellation, please copy and paste this line to admin@adric.ca
If there is a cancellation we will send a message to the first person on the waiting list; who will need to respond within 2 hours, in which case we will confirm. If we do not hear from that person, we will move on to offer it to the next on the waiting list.
Note: This course will be presented in English. We hope to be able to offer this training in French in 2021. Anyone experienced in Med-Arb and in Adult training and interested to be an instructor, please send a message to admin@adric.ca.
Instructors:
Colm Brannigan, FCIArb, C.Med, C.Arb, Brannigan ADRRichard Moore, C.Arb, C.Med, MDR AssociatesModule Outline
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Welcome/Opening Remarks
Med-Arb Models Single Neutral
Two Neutral
Single Neutral with Opt-out
Arbitration Phase What to expect out of program Five-Stage Integrated Med-Arb Process Decision Making Writing the Award
Introduction to Med-Arb Designing the Process The Med-Arb Agreement
Ethics Overview of Mediation Mediation Phase ADRIC Med-Arb Rules & ADRIC C.Med-Arb Designation Overview of Arbitration Transition Phase Advantages and Challenges of Med-Arb
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you must cancel, notice must be received in writing. All refund requests received up to one week prior to the date of the webinar will receive a refund less a 5% administrative fee. Notice must be received NO LATER THAN 11:59pm ET THREE DAYS PRIOR to the date of the webinar to receive a refund less a 25% administrative fee unless we are able to find a replacement for your spot, in which case you will receive a refund less 10% admin fee. No refunds available after that point.
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ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
ADRIC Under 40 "Happy Hour" Networking Event
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February 10, 2021 – February 10, 2022The ADRIC Under 40 Forum invites young ADR professionals and everyone new to the ADR profession to a "Happy Hour" Networking Event on February 10, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME. All ages are welcome.
- Have you come across tricky situations in your practice that you’d like to get others’ perspectives on navigating?
- Do you have a success story to share about breaking into the ADR field?
Join us for Happy Hour networking and consultation!
The Under 40 group comes together periodically to share our experiences as new practitioners and learn from each other as we walk our own paths in conflict management. All ages are welcome.
Bring your questions, your enthusiasm, and a beverage of your choice!
No charge! Advance registration required by February 8th. (The Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the event.)
REGISTER HERE (then scroll down to find this event in the list of Events)
ADRIC Presents: BILL EDDY - Working with High-Conflict Clients and Parties (3rd Session)ADRIC Presents: BILL EDDY - Working with High-Conflict Clients and Parties (3rd Session)
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May 26, 2021
Limited spaces available. Register now! Deadline to register: May 24th, 11:59pm ET
If you wish to register after May 24th, please email admin@adric.ca to inquire whether space is available
A one-day online workshop developed especially for ADRIC and presented by the renowned Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute.
High conflict disputes are present in every legal, workplace, and domestic setting. They often involve one or more individuals with high-conflict behaviour, characterized by:
- All-or-nothing thinking
- Unmanaged emotions
- Extreme behaviour
- Preoccupation with blaming others
- Prolonged, unresolved conflict
- Drawing in many other people
- Draining energy, time and resources
Dealing with high-conflict disputes requires more structure and more active involvement by the professional and simple skills for the parties to fully engage them.
Bill Eddy will provide a one-day training based on his method known as New Ways™ adapted to be useful to all Dispute Resolution professionals. He will train participants in new skills for parties to use during high-conflict sessions. These include some paradigm shifts from the ordinary and are not designed to replace what already works but rather to use when other methods like emotional exchanges and insight just don’t work. This involves teaching the clients/parties simple skills for asking more questions, setting agendas, agreeing jointly on each small step of the process, making proposals, asking questions about proposals and respectfully responding to proposals.
In this approach, storytelling about past behaviour is discouraged and the focus is kept on the future. However, throughout this process of focusing on the parties’ proposals, the practitioner calmly demonstrates empathy, respect and neutrality for both parties, despite angry outbursts, surprise events, tears and rigid positions. The intended result is that the parties have less need to defend themselves, they work harder at finding solutions, and they are more committed to their own decisions.
Who will benefit from this workshop?
Mediators, arbitrators, lawyers, parenting coordinators, conflict coaches, police, human resources professionals and anyone who manages disputes.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the conflict dynamics of five types of high-conflict personalities.
- Apply brain science to managing high-conflict clients with empathy, attention and respect.
- Reduce client resistance to positive problem-solving with a 2-step method.
- Teach clients to make reasonable proposals, ask questions and respond to proposals appropriately.
- Provide a structured mediation approach designed for high-conflict personalities.
- Educate high-conflict clients about choices and consequences for making decisions.
Professional Development Accreditation:
- ADRIC Continuing Education & Engagement (CEE) points: 12
- Law Society of British Columbia: 6 hours
- Law Society of New Brunswick: 6 hours
- Law Society of Ontario: 6 hours of Professionalism Content
- Law Society of Saskatchewan: 6 hours
This workshop will not be recorded.
Schedule
Morning: Managing High Conflict Personalities
11:00–12:30: Five common personality patterns of high conflict behaviour
Other mental health issues (depression, bipolar, substance abuse)
Right-brain and Left-brain conflict styles
Reducing client resistance to problem-solving
12:30-12:45: Break
12:45-1:45: Skills for Professionals: Connect, Structure, Educate
Connecting with Empathy, Attention and Respect (EAR)
Guiding the decision-making process
Educating parties about standards and reality
Dealing with resistance to resolving disputes
Skills for Clients:
Asking more Questions
Making Agendas
Making and Responding to Proposals Finalizing Agreements
1:45-2:15: Lunch
Afternoon: Structuring the Process to Avoid Impasse
2:15-3:45: Structuring a simple process to manage high-conflict clients
Step 1: Establishing the structure
Step 2: Guiding the parties to make their agenda
Step 3: Guiding the parties to make and respond to proposals
Step 4: Finalizing and revising their agreements
3:45-5:15: Role-play mediation in Zoom break-out rooms and debrief
5:15-5:30: Break
5:30-6:00: Pre-Mediation Coaching and Coaching for BIFF (Brief, Informative, Friendly and Firm) Responses
Presenter: William A. (“Bill”) Eddy, LCSW, JD
Bill Eddy is a lawyer, therapist and mediator, and the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute based in San Diego, California. Mr. Eddy provides training on the subject of high-conflict personalities to lawyers, mediators, judges, mental health professionals and others. He has presented in over 30 states, several provinces in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Greece, France, Israel, Austria and Sweden.
As a lawyer, he was a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS) for 15 years in California, where he represented clients in family court. Prior to that, he provided psychotherapy for 12 years to children, adults, couples and families in psychiatric hospitals and outpatient clinics as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Throughout these careers, he has provided mediation services and was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego for the past 15 years.
Mr. Eddy is the author of several books, including:
- High Conflict People in Legal Disputes
- SPLITTING: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- BIFF: Quick Responses to High Conflict People
- So, What’s Your Proposal?
He writes a popular blog for PsychologyToday.com, with over 3 million views.
He is the developer of the New Ways for Families® method for potentially high-conflict families, which is being implemented in several family court systems in the United States and Canada. He is also the developer of the New Ways for Mediation® method, which emphasizes more structure by the mediator and more negotiation skills for the parties – with less stress for all.
He taught Negotiation and Mediation at the University of San Diego School of Law for six years. He has served as a Special Master and as a Settlement Judge in the San Diego Family Court. He is on the part-time faculty at the Staus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law where he teaches in-person and online courses. He is a Visiting Lecturer at Monash University Law Chambers in Melbourne, Australia and a Conjoint Associate Professor at Newcastle Law School in Newcastle, Australia. He has presented at numerous judicial conferences and state bar conferences, and at international conferences for the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. He was a founding board member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators.
He obtained his law degree in 1992 from the University of San Diego, a Master of Social Work degree in 1981 from San Diego State University, and a Bachelors degree in Psychology in 1970 from Case Western Reserve University.
Rates:
ADRIC Members $299 · Non-Members $425 · Applicable taxes extra
Limited spaces available. Register now! Deadline to register: May 24th, 11:59pm ET
If you wish to register after May 24th, please email admin@adric.ca for assistance (if space available)
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you must cancel, notice must be received in writing. All refund requests received up to one week prior to the date of the webinar will receive a refund less a 5% administrative fee. Notice must be received NO LATER THAN 11:59pm ET THREE DAYS PRIOR to the date of the webinar to receive a refund less a 25% administrative fee unless we are able to find a replacement for your spot, in which case you will receive a refund less 10% admin fee. No refunds available after that point.
ADRIC Presents: BILL EDDY - Working with High-Conflict Clients and Parties (3rd Session)