Dispute Resolution Section Upstate Spring Meeting 2024
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Dispute Resolution Section
Upstate Spring Meeting 2024
Thursday, May 16, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 17, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The New York State Bar Association, 1 Elk Street, Albany, New York, 12207
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.
4.5 CLE Credits
3.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.5 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
Thursday, May 16, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Section Leadership Welcomes Attendees
Jeff Anderson, Chair
Managing Partner
Anderson, Moschetti and Taffany, PLLC
Albany, NY
Jill Pilgrim, Chair-Elect
Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration,
Law & Mediation LLC
New York, NY
5:00 p.m.
New York State Bar Association President Richard C. Lewis
5:30 p.m.
Keynote Address by NYS Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson
6:00 p.m.
Additional Remarks
NYS OCA Division of Alternative Dispute Resolution Director
Lisa Courtney
NYS OCA Regional ADR Coordinator (3rd, 4th, 9th, and 10th Judicial District)
Joel Kullas
Friday, May 17, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Registration
Continental Breakfast
Welcoming and Administrative Remarks
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
Youth Sports After the Nassar Gymnastics Scandal: The Critical Role of Dispute Resolution
This panel will address how the rules intended to protect athletes from predators are being weaponized against parents, grandparents, peer youth athletes, and others. This panel will discuss how dispute resolution mechanisms at the grassroots, high school, college, Olympic and professional levels of sport can help balance the scales and remedy the unintended consequences of the Larry Nassar scandal.
Moderator: Jill Pilgrim, Esq., Managing Attorney, Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC; NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section Chair-Elect
Panel:
Jenna Karadbil, Esq., CIPP/US, Law Office of Jenna F Karadbil, P.C., Former Gymnast, Gymnastics Judge
Renee L. James, Esq., Counsel, Hancock Estabrook, LLP
Carla Varriale-Barker, Esq., Shareholder, Segal McCambridge, chair of the firm’s Sports, Recreation & Entertainment practice group
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch in the Great Hall
Keynote Address by former NYSBA President, Claire Gutekunst
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Why is he saying that? Why is she doing that? Why are they so upset? Raising the Bar of Cultural Awareness in Mediation
Cultural awareness can help the neutral decipher and defuse fraught situations. Understanding and working with cultural differences can profoundly impact the environment and the pace of a mediation. In this session we will explore how to recognize cultural factors that may affect the parties and the mediator. We will also cover how mediators may choose to respond to cultural differences in ways that help the parties work together.
Moderator: Jennifer Lupo, Esq., Lupo Law, Arbitration and Mediation PLLC, New York, NY
Panel:
William Crosby, Esq., Vice-Chair of the Section; Interpublic Group, New York, NY
Felicia Farber, Esq., Farber Resolutions LLC, Wayne, NJ
N Damali Peterman, Esq., BreakthroughADR, New York, NY
Nydia Shahjahan, Esq., Nydia Shahjahan, Esq., P.C., New York, NY
1.5 Credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Coffee and Refreshments Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
For Better or Worse: The Marriage of Technology and Dispute Resolution: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are and What Lies Ahead
Before the Pandemic, the vast majority of disputes were resolved face to face, with the exception of limited “online” video conferencing, and the use of algorithmic software for simple, relatively low dollar consumer disputes. The Pandemic forced a paradigm shift to video conferencing; and in 2023, yet a second paradigm shift has begun with the introduction of Generative AI and tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Co-Pilot, and other machine learning, into dispute resolution practice. A panel comprised of new and seasoned practitioners, and technical experts, will discuss whether a tectonic shift in dispute resolution practice has begun, and if so, what lies ahead. The panel will also address the level of success in present forms of dispute resolution, and participant satisfaction in the process.
Moderator: Jeffrey Kyle Anderson, Esq., Managing Partner, Anderson, Moschetti & Taffany, PLLC., Latham NY; Chair-Dispute Resolution Section
Panel:
Susan Guthrie, Guthrie Consulting and Media, Chicago, IL
Colin Rule, ODR.com, San Jose, CA
Victoria M. Craft, Esq., Lippes Mathias, LLP, Albany NY
Deborah Reperowitz, Esq., Stradley Ronon, New York NY
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Jill Pilgrim
Jeff Anderson
Suggested hotels within walking distance:
Renaissance Albany by Marriott
Things to do in Albany:
https://www.albany.org/things-to-do/
Trip advisor link to restaurants in Albany by rating:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g29786-Albany_New_York.html
Suggested restaurants:
Wellington’s
677 Prime—Steakhouse
https://www.677prime.com/?y_source=1_nju3mda4ntetodywlwxvy2f0aw9ulndlynnpdgu=
Druthers on Broadway.
https://www.druthersbrewing.com/locations/albany/
Cafe Capriccio
Hattie's
https://hattiesrestaurants.com
If you are having any trouble registering, please contact our Member Resource Center Team at 800-582-2452.
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- May 16, 2024
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- Albany
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- New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
Dispute Resolution Section
Upstate Spring Meeting 2024
Thursday, May 16, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday, May 17, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The New York State Bar Association, 1 Elk Street, Albany, New York, 12207
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.
4.5 CLE Credits
3.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.5 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
Thursday, May 16, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Section Leadership Welcomes Attendees
Jeff Anderson, Chair
Managing Partner
Anderson, Moschetti and Taffany, PLLC
Albany, NY
Jill Pilgrim, Chair-Elect
Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration,
Law & Mediation LLC
New York, NY
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Keynote Address by NYS Chief Justice Rowan D. Wilson
Friday, May 17, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Registration
Continental Breakfast
Welcoming and Administrative Remarks
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
The Bully in the Locker room & Unconventional Approaches to Dispute Resolution in Sports; The Unintended Consequences of the Larry Nasar Scandal
This panel will address how the rules intended to protect athletes from predators are being weaponized against parents, grandparents, peer youth athletes, and others. This panel will discuss how dispute resolution mechanisms at the grassroots, high school, college, Olympic and professional levels of sport can help balance the scales and remedy the unintended consequences of the Larry Nassar scandal.
Moderator: Jill Pilgrim, Esq., Managing Attorney, Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC; NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section Chair-Elect
Panel:
Jenna Karadbil, Esq., CIPP/US, Law Office of Jenna F Karadbil, P.C., Former Gymnast, Gymnastics Judge
Renee L. James, Esq., Counsel, Hancock Estabrook, LLP
Carla Varriale-Barker, Esq., Shareholder, Segal McCambridge, chair of the firm’s Sports, Recreation & Entertainment practice group
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch in the Great Hall
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
How Does Technology Impact the Dispute Resolution Process, Outcome, and Participant Satisfaction?
This panel will explore how technological advances have and continue to impact the dispute resolution process. The discussion will feature both new and seasoned participants, who will provide perspectives about the use of technology in dispute resolution. The discussion will address how traditional dispute resolution practices are evolving due to technological advancements, including those in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and generative AI. The panel will also discuss whether and how these changes are impacting rates of success and participant satisfaction.
Moderator: Jeffrey Kyle Anderson, Esq., Managing Partner, Anderson, Moschetti & Taffany, PLLC., Latham NY; Chair-Dispute Resolution Section
Panel:
Victoria M. Craft, Esq., Lippes Mathias, LLP, Albany NY
Deborah Reperowitz, Esq., Stradley Ronon, New York NY
Elizabeth Shampnoi, Esq., Shampnoi Dispute Resolution & Management Services, Inc., New York NY
Rachel Thorn, Esq., Cooley LLP, New York NY
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Coffee and Refreshments Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Why is he saying that? Why is she doing that? Why are they so upset? Raising the Bar of Cultural Awareness in Mediation
Cultural awareness can help the neutral decipher and defuse fraught situations. Understanding and working with cultural differences can profoundly impact the environment and the pace of a mediation. In this session we will explore how to recognize cultural factors that may affect the parties and the mediator. We will also cover how mediators may choose to respond to cultural differences in ways that help the parties work together.
1.5 Credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Jill Pilgrim
Jeff Anderson
- Hybrid
- DRSSP24
- Dispute Resolution Section
- Continuing Legal Education Committee