May 2007 - Michelle Joy Wecksler and Raytheon M. Rawls lead a Mediation Training workshop at the Fanning Institute in Athens, GA.

 

January 2007 - Michelle Joy Wecksler joins Raytheon M. Rawls provide Conflict Management training to the University of Missouri - Leadership Development Program.

 

January 2007 - Michelle Joy Wecksler delivers Mediation Training in Athens, GA.

 

November 2006 - Michelle Joy Wecksler and ADRGI  provide Dispute Resolution workshop to Colorado Adult Protective Services.

 

June 2006 - Michelle Joy Wecksler and Raytheon M. Rawls speak at the Georgia Municipal Association Annual Conference.

Michelle Joy Wecksler and Raytheon M. Rawls conducted a workshop entitled "Conflict Resolution" at the Annual Georgia Municipal Association Conference in Savannah, Georgia on June 24, 2006.

 

June 2006 - Michelle Joy Wecksler joins the Fanning Institute to provide mediation training to the Georgia State Merit System.

 

May 2006 - Michelle Joy Wecksler joins Raytheon M. Rawls of the Fannining Institute of the University of Georgia to provide conflict resolution training to the University of Missouri Leadership Development Program.

 

January 2006 - Michelle Joy Wecksler joins Centre Consulting to provide interest-based negotiation training as part of a $24 million contract with the United States Air Force.

 

February 15, 2005 - Michelle Joy Wecksler to speak at the Utah Bar Association Annual Convention Michelle Joy Wecksler and Steve Gordon will conduct a workshop entitled "The Mind and the Moves of the Mediator" at the Annual Utah Bar Association Convention  in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 13-16, 2005.  For more information regarding the conference and the workshop go to www.utahbar.org..

 

January 3, 2005 - Michelle Joy Wecksler to speak at the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference "The Golden State of ADR" Michelle Joy Wecksler and Raytheon M. Rawls will conduct a workshop entitled "The Psychological Dynamics of Negotiation in Mediation" at the Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference in Los Angeles, CA, April 14-16, 2005.  For more information regarding the conference and the workshop go to www.abanet.org/dispute.

 

March 18, 2004 - Michelle Joy Wecksler speaks at the Fourth Annual ACR International Conference, "Valuing Peace in the 21st Century:  Expanding the Art and Practice of Conflict Resolution."

Michelle Joy Wecksler and Raytheon M. Rawls conducted a workshop entitled "Across the Great Divide:  Creating Empathy in Mediation" at the Fourth Annual ACR International Conference in Sacramento, CA, September 29 - October 2, 2004.  For more information regarding the conference and the 3-hour workshop go to www.acresolution.org.

March 9, 2004 - FMCS Access to Neutrals Initiative Put on Temporary Hold

January 29, 2004 - Michelle Joy Wecksler named to Board of Advisors of Benjamin Franklin Legal Foundation, Inc.

Michelle Joy Wecksler has been named to the Board of Advisors of  the Benjamin Franklin Legal Foundation, Inc.  The Foundation is a revolutionary non-profit public interest law firm organized as a 501(c)(3) public charity.  The Foundation's attorneys, professionals and staff use all of the resources of the latest technology and professional and business organizational techniques pursuing its nationwide objectives:

	representing individuals and businesses who cannot otherwise afford such representation, and who are threatened or injured by arbitrary abuse of position or power;
	advising, counseling, educating, consulting and assisting public interest and private lawyers, individuals, institutions, businesses and governments in providing assistance to those seeking the American dream of "liberty and justice for all",
	helping those involved in institutional and legal disputes of public interest resolve them efficiently and fairly.

To learn more about the Benjamin Franklin Legal Foundation, Inc. go to www.benlegal.com.

 

December 14, 2003 - U.S. Suits Multiply, but Fewer Ever Get to Trial, Study Says

A new survey shows that in 1962, 11.5 percent of all civil cases in federal court went to trial. By last year, that number had dropped to 1.8 percent. And even though there are five times as many lawsuits today, the raw number of civil trials has dropped, too. They peaked in 1985 at 12,529. Last year, 4,569 civil cases were tried in federal court.  On third of all federal civil trials are employment discrimination or other civil rights cases.  Some believe that fewer cases are going to trial due to the increased use of alternative dispute resolution processes.  To find out more, click the link below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/national/14TRIA.html?ex=1071982800&en=fb44e85acfb5d764&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

The Time is Ripe for Employment Dispute Resolution Programs - November 2003