CLE Program

Presented by the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada Location: Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA Begin the conference with Plenary Speaker, Hon. Ming Chin (Ret.) of the California Supreme Court. Make sure to see Judge Austin's Program "Voir Dire: Learn How to Pick 'Em" at 2:00 p.m. Participatory credit is taken at its word in this interactive program. Using audience volunteers and a fact pattern, the panelists will perform a mock voir dire, demonstrating plaintiff’s and defense perspectives, presided over by retired Judge Steve Austin. Following the mock voir dire, the speakers will dissect where...

Through examination of real life examples of challenging personalities and situations, two experienced mediators will discuss and offer suggestions on how to breach an impasse in settlement negotiations. This program will include focus on laying pre-mediation groundwork to establish credibility and using emotional intelligence to leverage this credibility and relationships to reach a successful resolution. Our speakers will also discuss how to identify and act on that “switch point” to flip from combatant to problem solver.