CLEonline.com is pleased to present a practical online CLE seminar for attorneys who assist clients in negotiating settlements of disputed matters. The purpose of this seminar is to provide a practical discussion of negotiation strategies and advocacy techniques, including approaches which can be used as part of the mediation process. This seminar is entitled:

Effective Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy

** (available at any time of the day or night and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **

This seminar also features an audio presentation by the instructor/moderator for this seminar, Michael Curry, in which he discusses the issues outlined below. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar. The audio presentation lasts for approximately 2 hours.

Subjects to be available for discussion during this seminar include:

• PREPARING FOR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
  • Personal Credibility
  • Client Control
  • Fact Investigation/Legal Research
  • Case Evaluation
  • Establishing a Settlement Range
  
  
  
• NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES
  • Opening Offers
  • Concession Patterns
  • End Game
  
  
  
• MEDIATION
  • Assisted Negotiation
  • Is Mediation Really Necessary?
  • Why Mediation Works
  • The Mediation Process
  
  
  
• MEDIATING FAMILY LAW CASES
  • Alleviating the Emotional Distress of Family Cases
  • Effective use of Limited Funds
  • Choosing a Mediator
  • Preparation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Abuse Cases
  • Relevant Statutes
  
  
  

The instructor/moderator for this special CLEonline.com seminar will be:

Mr. Michael Curry of Austin. Mr. Curry holds a J.D., with honors, from the University of Texas Law School (1977). He was a Briefing Attorney for Texas Supreme Court (1977-78), an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law (1985-98) and President of the Central Texas Chapter of the Association of Attorney-Mediators (1997). Mr. Curry has been a full-time mediator since 1994 and has conducted over 1,000 mediations. He is a Fellow at the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution and a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

The seminar registration fee for this CLE Online seminar is only $50.

This seminar is accredited for 2.0 hours of participatory CLE credit by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)