Roadmap to Resolution - How to Make the Most of Mediation

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) (PST)

Description

The Santa Clara County Bar Association’s ADR and Labor and Employment Sections invite you to join them for an evening discussing ways to make your mediations more successful.  Subjects include:

  • How to Get to Mediation
  • How to choose the best Mediator for your case
  • How to best prepare your client for mediation
  • How to draft a brief that gets results
  • How to use your Mediator (before and during the mediation)
  • The Mediator’s perspective

Each of these topics will be presented against the backdrop of various employment matters including Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, and PAGA.

Presenters:

The Hon. Socrates P. Manoukian, Santa Clara County Superior Court

William Bassett, Bassett Law Firm

Lori Costanzo, Costanzo Law Firm

Adriana Moore, Moore Law Firm

Milan Neda, Berliner Cohen


Moderator:

Jil Dalesandro, Law and Mediation Offices of Jil Dalesandro


MCLE:

1.00 Hours Recognition & Elimination of Bias Credit

0.50 Hours Prevention & Detection Competence Credit

0.50 Hours Civility in the Legal Profession Credit 

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Stephanie Carman
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) (PST)
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