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Wed04Nov2026Thu05Nov20268:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Virtual Participation
2-Day Advanced Commercial Mediation Training – Fall 2026
In Fall 2026, Simeon H. Baum through the New York State Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section will present a Two-Day Advanced Commercial Mediation training.
For over 25 years, Simeon H. Baum has delivered this training designed for mediators on New York State Court’s Commercial Division ADR panel. Training is approved under Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge. Together with our 3 Day Commercial Mediation Training or any basic training qualified under Part 146 - these programs provide the five (5) days of training required for service on the Commercial Division ADR roster.
This training – as in the past – has reserved complimentary spots for judicial and non-judicial Court staff.
This program will focus on identifying the barriers to settlement and the ways to overcome them. In addition to refining and deepening facilitative skills and orientation, the program will address ways of facilitating evaluative analyses or offering evaluative feedback to help the parties reach a resolution. This can include refining the handling of risk and transaction cost analysis, including the use of decision trees, as well as utilizing a variety of impasse breakers. The program will offer approaches to problems that arise when there are multiple parties or when one or more of the defendants has, or may have, insurance coverage with one or more insurance companies as well as ways to overcome impasse. Finally, the program will discuss the ethical issues that arise under various scenarios and how to deal with them.
2 DAY ADVANCED COMMERCIAL MEDIATION TRAINING
Program is approved under Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge, NYS Unified Court System
Topics & Skills:
Cultivating ideal Mediator orientation, attitude & awareness
Effective Preparation
Effective Communication
Deep Listening Skills
Effective Openings
Maximizing Opportunities in Joint Session
Wise Caucusing
Power Risk Analysis - art, timing & tact in engaging in evaluative processes
Impasse Breaking
Coming to Closure
Theoretical tools to Grasp the underlying Negotiation
Mediation EthicsPROGRAM DIRECTOR AND PRESENTER:
SIMEON H. BAUM, ESQ.:
Mr. Baum has practiced law in New York City for over 40 years as a commercial and general civil litigator, and has served as a neutral since the early 1990s. He is a principal of the firm of Simeon H. Baum, Esq., and President of Resolve Mediation Services, Inc. (www.mediators.com). He was the founding Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section, and has conducted over 2,000 mediations, including numerous commercial disputes. Mr. Baum has taught, lectured, and written extensively on ADR, including teaching "Fundamentals of ADR" at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Development, and negotiation, mediation, and processes of dispute resolution at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He was selected as "Lawyer of the Year" for ADR in New York by Best Lawyers for 2011, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2026.NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Advanced Commercial Mediation Training
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026; 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 5, 2026; 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Dispute Resolution Section Member Price: $690
Fordham Alumni Price: $790
NYSBA Member Price: $765
Non-NYSBA Member Price: $1,095
To Register: Go to www.nysba.org/drs