Is arbitration, the hiring of a “private judge” to resolve a dispute, a viable alternative to litigation? This seminar will examine the advantages of arbitration, the statutes and rules governing arbitration, and issues arising before, during, and after the arbitration hearing.
DVD Supplemental Information
Title: Arbitrate or Litigate? (ADR)
Instructor: Allan H. Goodman, J.D.
Presenters: Allan H. Goodman, J.D. and
William D. Brown, Ph.D.
Description:
Is arbitration, the hiring of a “private judge” to resolve a dispute, a viable alternative to litigation? This seminar will examine the advantages of arbitration, the statutes and rules governing arbitration, and issues arising before, during, and after the arbitration hearing.
Credit Hours: 1 CLE Hour General
*Note - DVD's are not preapproved for CLE. Written materials are provided as a url link on the cover of the DVD. TRT, Inc. does provide documentation following the written materials, for you to submit to your state bar for approval.
Dissemination: DVD
Seminar Content:
.5 hr. The Decision to Use Arbitration
I. Factors Favoring Arbitration
II. Drafting the Arbitration Clause
III. Using Independent or Partial Arbitrators
IV. The Effect on Parties Who have Not Agreed to Arbitrate
V. Challenging the Qualification or Bias of Arbitrators
VI. What Governs Arbitration? – Statutes, Rules, and Arbitrator Guidelines
.5 hr. Conducting The Arbitration Hearing
VII. Pre-hearing Procedures and Issues
VIII. Pre-Hearing Discovery
IX. Deciding to Have an Official Transcript
X May an Arbitrator Help Settle the Case?
XI. The Arbitrator’s Award
XII. Vacating or Modifying the Arbitrator’s Award
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1.0 hr = Total CLE Credit
Presenter:
Allan H. Goodman
book@solomonpublications.com
Education
J.D. - University of Toledo College of Law (1974)
Graduate Fellowship, Georgetown University School of Languages and Linguistics (Summer 1972)
B.S.F.S. - Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (1972)
Bar Membership
Virginia State Bar: Member since 1975 (Judicial Member since 1993)
District of Columbia Bar: Member since 1976 (Judicial Member since 1993)
Maryland Bar: Member since 1990
Admission to Practice
U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Federal and State Courts in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland
Positions
Judge, - United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals – January 2007 to present
Judge - United States General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, 1993-2006
Owner and Publisher - Solomon Publications, Rockville, 1994 - present
http://www.solomonpublications.com/
Private Arbitrator and Mediator, 1985 - present
Private Practice of law 1975 - 1993
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor (Construction Contract Law) Georgetown University Law Center 1987-2001
Lecturer in Law (Government Contract Law) University of Richmond, 1980-1985
Adjunct Professor (Government Contract Law) University of Virginia, Northern Virginia Extension 1981-1984
Publishing/Writing/Lecturing
Presenter, TRT Inc. since 2003.
Basic Skills for the New Mediator, Solomon Publications (1994)
Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator, Solomon Publications (1993)
Contributing Author, Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Practical Guide for Resolving Government Contract Controversies (American Bar Association, 1999)
Contributing Author, Federal Administrative Dispute Resolution Deskbook for Practitioners (American Bar Association, 2000)
Frequent Lecturer on Alternative Dispute Resolution for various Bar Associations
See "Alternative Dispute Resolution at the General Services Board of Contract Appeals"
a website containing Judge Goodman's articles describing his ADR experience as a Judge
American Arbitration Association - National Training Faculty for Construction Arbitrators (1996-1997)
Associate Editor, Law Review, University of Toledo College of Law (1973-74)
Affiliations
Board of Contract Appeals Judges Association
American Arbitration Association - Commercial Arbitration Panel (1980-1999)
DC Bar Attorney Client Arbitration Board (1989-1992)
DC Superior Court Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Panel (1990-1992)
Presenter:
William D. Brown, Ph.D.
wdb@trtcle.com
Education
Ph.D. - Florida State University
M.Th. - Texas Christian University
B.D. - Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University
B.A. - Lynchburg College
Positions
Chairman and presenter, TRT, Inc. (1990 - present)
President, The Ethics Institute (1992 - present)
Private Practice (Clinical Psychology) (1970 - present)
Academic Appointments
Chair, Dept. of Family Psychology and Community Development, University of
Maryland
Department Head, Dept. of Child Development & Family Relations, and
Associate Professor, Human Factors Research Laboratory, Colorado State University
Professor of Family Life, Stephens College
Psychology Instructor, United States Armed Forces Institute
Publishing/Writing
Brown, William D. Board of Directors – Corporate Governance Lapdog or
Watchdog?, Leesburg, VA: Wycliff Publishers, 2007
__________________ The Ethics of Legal Ethics (Vol. 1), Washington: The Wayne
Smith Company, 1995
__________________ The Right Thing: ethics inaction/ethics in action,
Washington: The Wayne Smith Company, 1991
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