If you are around, and need an hour of CLE, or even if you don't, John Degroote, Chris Nolland and I are going to speak at the Belo at noon on April 14, 2015 in front of the Dallas Business Litigation Section on the kind of things that can make your mediation go terribly wrong. It should be fun and hopefully informative. I have cut and pasted the announcement below. Hope to see you there. John
DBA Business Litigation Section Annoucement:

Please join the Business Litigation Section at noon at the Belo on Tuesday, April 14 for a special CLE.

There have been many CLE’s discussing how lawyers can be better advocates at mediation. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. This CLE will provide guidance and instruction on how counsel can Foul Up a Mediation Beyond All Recognition. Learn how to earn the disdain of your colleagues, opposing counsel and maybe even your client! Keep intact your track record of rarely achieving a settlement (much less an optimal one) at mediation.

We will have a fun (and somewhat irreverent) interactive presentation by Dallas Business Mediators Christopher Nolland, John Shipp, and John DeGroote, who will provide important insights and strategies counsel can bring to bear in connection with the mediation of complex cases to achieve the least beneficial result for the client — including both sins of commission and omission — in:

HOW TO SCREW UP A MEDIATION

With Christopher Nolland, John Shipp, and John DeGroote