Seminars

Ongoing Seminars

AAAA Online ADR Seminar
6 Hours CLE Video Replay

Watch Until December 31st, 2025

COST: Members $175 | Non-Members $225 | Students $0

Agenda:

Session 1: Three Doesn’t Have to Be a Crowd: Techniques in Multi-Party Mediations
Charles McDaniel, BAY Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC
Mark Brownlee, Brownlee ADR
Ana Sambold, Sambold Law & ADR Services
Moderator: Joel Greer, Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C.

Session 2: Leveraging AI in ADR: Practical Tools & Strategies for Today’s Practitioner
Susan Guthrie, The Practice Accelerator

Session 3: Breaking Barriers: Inclusivity in Mediation & Arbitration
Tracey B. Frisch, AAA
John Allen, University of Iowa College of Law, Professor Emeritus
Alison Werner Smith, Hayek, Moreland & Smith, LLP
Moderator: Denise Hill, Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C.

Session 4: Bring in the Closer: Techniques for Finalizing the Deal
Amy Van Horne, Kutak Rock LLP
Jeff Boehlert, Boehlert ADR
Paul Thune, Thune Law Firm PLC
Moderator: Joseph Moreland, Hayek Moreland & Smith, LLP

Session 5: Not What We Bargained For: Deception’s Unintended Consequences (1 ETHICS)
Craig Nierman, Nierman ADR

Session 6: No Bad Vacations: Writing Awards That Don’t Go South
Hon. Anuradha Vaitheswaran, Vaitheswaran ADR
Hon. Michael Streit, Sullivan & Ward P.C.
Moderator: Katherine Gloede, AAA

Fall 2025 40-Hour CLE Mediation Masterclass

Jumpstart your practice as Mediator. Become a better advocate in mediation. Build stronger communities as a peacemaker.

LIVE Online September 30 – December 2, 2025

Tuesdays 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Central US & Canada

40-hours CLE 2 Ethics 1 Wellness 1 Diversity pending individual state approval

COST: $1375

Elevate your mediation practice with insights from the American Academy of ADR Attorneys and Dick Calkins of the Calkins Academy of Dispute Resolution. Collaborating with six leading experts in Mediation and Mediator Advocacy, this masterclass empowers you to swiftly establish your mediation practice and enhance your skills in ADR advocacy. Become a catalyst for peace and contribute positively to your community as a skilled peacemaker.

Upon completion of this course, participants may conduct pro bono mediations through the Iowa Civil Rights Commission or the Conflict Resolution Center of Saint Louis to build their mediation resume.

CURRICULUM

Mediator training
Attorney advocacy in mediation
Psychology of conflict
Marketing your mediation practice
Peacemaker techniques
Conference & family mediation
Caucus mediation
Conciliation
AI, ODR and cybersecurity

BONUSES:

1. One year membership in the American Academy of ADR Attorneys ($250 value) (attorneys only)

2. Admission to AAAA All-day Annual CLE Seminar ($225 value)

3. Mediation Consult Call With Dick Calkins ($200 value)

4. AAAA Mediation Marketing Consult Call ($75 value)

5. COURSE MATERIALS ($220 value)

Students will be mailed a copy of the following textbooks by Richard M. Calkins (electronic copies if outside the U.S.):

Lane & Calkins – Mediation Practice Guide, 5th Edition, ISBA 2022 ($120 value)

Advanced Settlement Techniques, ISBA 2023 ($50 value)

Practical Psychology of Mediation, ISBA 2022 ($50 value)

Upon completion of this course, participants may conduct pro bono mediations through the Iowa Civil Rights Commission or the Conflict Resolution Center of Saint Louis to build their mediation resume.

CURRICULUM