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Event Information:

  • Thu
    22
    May
    2025

    3-day Commercial Mediation training, Spring 2025

    8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Fordham University School of Law; 150 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023

     

    We completed our Part 146-approved, 3-day Commercial Mediation training.  It was a delight and an honor to spend time with all our training participants and guests who brought unique insights and experience, generating stimulating dialogue and lively and entertaining exercises and role-plays.

    Thank you to our Hosts:
    For starters, we must thank our hosts at Fordham University School of Law for their extraordinary hospitality. We give special thanks to my co- trainer Paul Radvany and his assistant Brennan Hawsey for their support with the training and the facilities; to Shanelle Holley from Office of Public Programs & CLE; @Philip Kim, Joshua Hornung, and Ray Nunez, from the tech team; to Willie Walker and the Aramark Services caterers; and to all the others at Fordham Law School for making us feel at home and generously providing all the support of this training.

    Thank you to the New York State Bar Association:
    We would like to thank the NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section, our Chair Jill Pilgrim, not to mention Chair-Elect William Crosby (who joined us for these three days), and all those on NYSBA's staff, starting with Mercedes Peno, Continuing Legal Education Program Manager; Pat Stockli, Director, CLE, Law Practice Management, & Sections and Meeting Services; Kathy Suchocki, Associate Executive Director of NYSBA, and the entire NYSBA team. The NYSBA staff worked tirelessly behind the scenes.

    Thank you to Our Facilitators:
    Every year we hear from program participants that role plays and facilitators' feedback during panel discussion were perhaps their favorite part of this experience, and this year is no exception. We cannot sufficiently thank our highly experienced mediators who shared their time and insight with us for each of our three major role plays: John Libby, Alan Sacks, Richard Janvey, Pamela Esterman, Genesis Fisher, Esq., Chris Fladgate, Felicia Farber, Glen Parker, Evan Spelfogel, Nancy Kramer

    Thank you to the New York State Unified Court System, et al.:
    We would like to thank Hon. Fidel E. Gomez, Judge for Commercial Division, Bronx County, for joining us in person to deliver our program's informative and encouraging kick-off remarks. We also are grateful to Albert M. Levi, ADR Coordinator of the Civil Division in Bronx County, for his comprehensive description of ADR activities in the Bronx Supreme court.

    Special Thanks:
    Special thanks must go to Ia Kurkhuli of Simeon H. Baum, Esq. Resolve Mediation Services, Inc. Mediation Services, Inc., who worked even overnight and on weekends to make this happen.