Track 10 Mediation, Negotiation, and More A1: Breaking the Rules: The Truth About Consequences The presenters will provide examples of mediators choosing (or being driven to) break commonly understood rules of good mediation practice and examine the consequences of these actions. Marjorie Aaron University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, OH Dwight Golann Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA A8: Divine Intervention: Dealing with Emotion, Principle and Other Challenges of Religious Institution Litigation This session explores how to successfully address strongly-held principles and high emotions in the particular context of disputes involving faith-based organizations, with lessons for other situations in which emotion and deeply held principles are at the fore. Heather H. Anderson Goodwin Proctor, Washington, DC Terrence Carroll Judicial Dispute Resolution LLC, Seattle, WA Mark Chopko Stradley Ronon Stephens & Young, Washington, DC Eileen Concannon Riddell Williams, P.S., Seattle, WA Teresa Wakeen Wakeen & Associates, Baltimore, MD A9: The Legal and Commercial Effects of Tribal Sovereign Immunity on Dispute Resolution Dynamics This session will review the legal ramifications of arbitration agreements and the steps tribes are taking to become more responsive to marketplace realities, while still protecting their sovereign immunity. Walter E."Gene" Barton Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, WA Gabe Galanda Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, Seattle, WA Ron Whitener Native American Law Center, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA B10: Breaking Impasses: Tips, Tricks, Traps and Tools Learn tips to dispense "reality therapy," dance with the devil" and reach closure in the face of inappropriate behavior. Explore the psychology of decision-making, and learn practical tools to chart a path toward resolution. These insights work in public and private, two party and multi-party cases. Sam Imperati Institute for Conflict Management, Inc, Portland, OR C1: Justice and Dispute Resolution This interactive session will explore various dimensions of the design of dispute resolution systems and processes in both national and international contexts with a focus on how a particular approach impacts justice delivery. Eric Galton Lakeside Mediation Center, Austin, TX Tajae Gaynor Westchester Mediation Center, Yonkers, NY Lela P. Love Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY Jean Sternlight UNLV Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV Stephen J. Ware University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS C8: Efficient Emotion: The Latest Science and Skills on Lie Detection and Emotional Skills This session will introduce scientifically tested methods to identify emotions across cultures, to study nonverbal communications and verbal patterns themselves, and to identify emotional "hot spots" that get in the way of negotiation, problem-solving, and settlement. Clark Freshman Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA Chris Knowlton Hastings College of Law Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, San Francisco, CA D8: Multiple Minds and Mindsets in Mediation In this session, the presenters will discuss the ways in which psychology, intuition, faith and heuristics can facilitate or impede a mediator in the quest to get the parties the best available deal. Richard Birke Willamette Center for Dispute Resolution, Salem, OR Donald R. Philbin, Jr. Donald R. Philbin, Jr., P.C., San Antonio, TX D9: Negotiating By Numbers This session outlines a way to deal with the recurring problems of position-based bargaining that characterize the negotiation and mediation of insured claims. J. Anderson Little Mediation, Inc., Chapel Hill, N D10: Creativity in Mediation: Theater Tools for Mediators and Mediation Trainers This skills-building session will explore recent research into the connection of theater, law and mediation, and will interactively explore the use of theater tools in mediation training and practice, including improvisational theatre, image and form theatre, playback theatre, sociodrama and psychodrama. Carrie Gallant Gallant Solutions Inc., Vancouver, BC Canada Sharon Sutherland University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, Vancouver, BC Canada E3: The Irresolvable Case Can be Resolved! Faculty from the plaintiff, defense and mediator perspectives will use scenarios taken from actual cases to describe financial and non monetary options that can be included in your toolbox to resolve the irresolvable case. Len Blonder EPS Settlements, Los Angeles, CA Deborah Chang Cabaniss Smith Toole & Wiggins, PL, Maitland, FL Brian Panish Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP, Los Angeles, CA Teresa Wakeen Wakeen & Associates, Baltimore, MD G1: The Science of Settlement The presenters will introduce several ideas from the scientific literature on human judgment and decision-making. The session will flesh out the practical application of those ideas in negotiation and mediation. Barry Goldman Barry Goldman Arbitration and Mediation, Bloomfield Hills, MI Zena Zumeta Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Ann Arbor, MI H2: Mediation and Settlement of Multi-Party Disputes: Understanding the Dynamics In this skills-building session, presenters will assist experienced mediators in mastering the more demanding inter-party dynamics and issues presented in a multi-party conflict. Carolyn Cairns PENDING, PENDING, PENDING James A. Smith, Jr. Smith & Hennessey PLLC, Seattle, WA Christopher J. Soelling Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA H5: Situation Assessment: A Framework for Any Dispute Resolution Approach? In this skills-building session, a non-lawyer and a practicing attorney will articulate broader applications for situation assessment. Participants, working across dispute resolution disciplines and subject matter areas, will examine cases and discuss the relevance in a variety of contexts. Jeffrey P. Bean The Bean Law Firm PLLC, Seattle, WA Martha Bean Collaborative Focus, Seattle, WA I4: How Do We Mediate Thee? Let Us Count the Ways This interactive skills-building session will feature a DVD of eight mediators, each mediating the same case. The presenters will highlight the different mediation approaches used and will provide opportunities for discussion and role plays. Ramona Buck Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, Annapolis, MD Cheryl Jamison Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, Annapolis, MD Jonathan Rosenthal District Court of Maryland, Annapolis, MD