The Art of Purposeful Mediation - June CLE

Program Book

With the increasing expense and delay involved in the American adversarial litigation system, aggravated by the recent pandemic environment, the legal profession is learning to appreciate mediation as a valuable alternative form of dispute resolution.

Abraham Lincoln was prophetic when he stated, "Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser---in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.”

This seminar will inform the audience of the elements of mediation and the application of principles of mediation to be purposefully applied in obtaining what’s truly best for all parties, a resolution that will provide conciliation, reconciliation, and peacemaking.

About the Instructor:

John J. Lag, J.D. is an attorney, arbitrator, mediator, and Board member of the INADR. With a legal career spanning five decades, he has invaluable knowledge and experience in the field of dispute resolution. In addition to practicing law, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law School and has lectured at Law Schools and Universities in the United States and internationally.

Professor Lag has developed The Art of Purposeful Mediation over the course of a legal career spanning five decades which has provided him with invaluable knowledge and experience in the field of dispute resolution. In addition to practicing law and involvement in extensive trial experience, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law School where he designed and taught the L.L.M. course, Negotiation Theory and Practice. He has lectured extensively in Law Schools and Universities in the United States and internationally. He is also a Director of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution, the oldest mediation educational organization of its kind, promoting peacemaking and education, worldwide. He is also a proud member of the Justinian Society of Lawyers since 1978.

Free to JSOL members
$50 for Non-Members*

*Renew or join the Justinian Society of Lawyers.