Advanced Family Law Mediation Workshop
Date: Apr 17, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $177.00
Non-Member Price: $209.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Family
Earn up to 4.5 credits, including 1.0 in Ethics and 1.0 in Diversity! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
- Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook
Presenters
- Alexandra Coglianese, Esq.
- Bremer Buckner, Hackensack
- Candice L. Drisgula, Esq.
- Drisgula Divorce & Family Law, Wayne
- Shireen B. Meistrich, LCSW
- Collaborative Divorce Coach, Fair Lawn
- Michael A. Saponara, CPA/ABV, MA, JD
- STOUT, Edison
Family mediation has helped many couples reach a settlement without litigating, sparing them the cost of a trial and giving them a say in how their lives are structured post-divorce. High-conflict cases can be challenging to settle, much less mediate. Is mediation possible with volatile or difficult personalities? The answer is yes, but only with skilled mediators at the helm, trained to handle difficult people.
In this year’s advanced matrimonial mediation program, you will gain an understanding of high-conflict people and difficult behaviors, learn to identify the challenges in mediating their cases and explore strategies to help high-conflict parties and attorneys reach settlement. The program will include one hour on diversity, equity and inclusion as well as a review of case management issues.
Program Agenda:
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9:00 | Introduction
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9:02 | Introduction of Speakers – Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
- 9:05 | Ethics – Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.; Alexandra Coglianese, Esq.; Candice L. Drisgula, Esq.
- Definitions:
- Mediation communication
- Mediation party
- Nonparty participant
- Person
- Proceeding - Privelege / Cofidentiality
- Waiver / Preclusion of Privilege
- Exceptions to Privilege
- Prohibited Mediator Reports
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Disclosure
- Participation in Mediation
- Definitions:
- 9:55 | Using Financial and Mental Health Experts in Mediation:
- Intro / Context – Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
- Financial – Michael A. Saponara, CPA/ABV, MA, JD
- Mental Health – Shireen B. Meistrich, LCSW
- 11:30 | Break
- 11:40 | Cultural Competency in Mediation – Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
- Introduction of Topic of Diversity
- Review of Definition / Guidelines
- Accountant’s Perspective - Michael A. Saponara, CPA/ABV, MA, JD
- Mental Health Perspective - Shireen B. Meistrich, LCSW
- Parent Coordinator Perspective - Alexandra Coglianese, Esq.; Candice L. Drisgula, Esq.
- Mediator’s Perspective - Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.; Alexandra Coglianese, Esq.; Candice L. Drisgula, Esq.
- Issues in “Real Time”
- Sensitivity – in Family Law – specifically
- Holiday Schedule
- Cultural Concerns
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12:30 | Pet Peeves – Do’s and Don’ts
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1:00 | Program ends
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