Roadmap to Resolution - How to Make the Most of Mediation
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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