Litigate, Arbitrate or Mediate: Solving the Mystery – Manage Your Legal Risks & Expenses

TROY – When you are faced with a business dispute, what is the best way to resolve it and how much will it cost? Top legal professionals will provide practical insight into your choices including a benefit and risk analysis of litigation, arbitration and mediation on April 29 at Automation Alley.

The program starts with a ?live? mediation demonstration and follows with instructive commentary from a professional panel of some of our region?s best legal practitioners and judges.

Bring your questions and get the answers you need for your business to stay or get out of the courthouse successfully.

Agenda:

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.,

Registration and Networking

8:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m,.

Introductory Remarks:

Edward H. Pappas, Esq

8:10 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.,

Power Point Presentation:

An Overview of the ?Bon Voyage Emergency Room Construction Dispute?

8:20 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.,

Live Mediation Demonstration:

?Project Meltdown or Success: Getting the Problem Solved for your Business? presented by our Speaker/Panelists

9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.,

Demonstration De-Briefing by Panel with Q & A,

Tracy L. Allen, Moderator

9:20 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.,

Break

9:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.,

Individual Panelist Remarks

?Top 10 Considerations on whether to Litigate, Arbitrate or Mediate?

Edward H. Pappas, Esq.

?A Judicial Perspective on Your Dispute Resolution Choices?

The Honorable Cynthia D. Stephens

?Before the Legal Storm: Drafting the Right Dispute Clauses for Your Business?

Brian R. Balow, Esq.

?Maximizing Opportunities in Business Mediation?

Tracy L. Allen, Esq.

?Drive the Fear out of Your Business Disputes: A Practical Perspective?

Christopher J. Webb, Esq.

10:20 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.,

Panel Discussion with Q & A

Speakers/Panelists:

Edward H. Pappas, Esq.,

Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC,

President-Elect, State Bar of Michigan

Judge Cynthia D. Stephens,

Wayne County Circuit Court,

Chair, ADR Section of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

Brian R. Balow, Esq.,

Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC,

Board of Directors, Automation Alley

Tracy L. Allen, Esq.,

Partner, Bodman LLP,

Past President, International Academy of Mediators

Christopher J. Webb, Esq.,

Law & ADR Offices of C. J. Webb, PLC,

Chair, ADR Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association

Location:

Automation Alley Headquarters

2675 Bellingham,

Troy

Cost:

There is no cost to attend for Automation Alley members,

$50 for non-members

For more information, click on AutomationAlley.Com

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