Description:  This seminar will deal with the psychology of uncovering cognitive bias – conscious and unconscious, explicit and implicit – and dealing with it in a real-time interactive stop-action mock mediation.   The heuristic bias issues will be presented through lecture and live action demonstration, emphasizing how to recognize cognitive bias in ADR providers, clients, and participants, and in neutralizing its effect.   Issues: Elder bias and abuse, religious bias, gender bias, and cultural bias in a scenario involving ADR in a suit between neighbors of differing religions, genders, cultures, generations, mindsets, and expectations - each with difficult lawyers.   PRICING: [INCLUDES Dinner] In-Person SCCBA Member: $89 SCCBA New Admittee: (Under 5 years in practice) $79 Non-Member Event Attendee: $129 Honorary: $30   Attend Online SCCBA Member: $95 Non-Member Event Attendee: $135

SPEAKERS: Hon.  Jacobs-May (RET) ADR Neutral, JAMS    Jil Dalesandro Law & Mediation Offices of Jil Dalesandro   Members of the Santa Clara County Bar Association’s ADR Section

REGISTRATION: 5:00PM
PROGRAM: 5:30PM - 7:30PM

MCLE CREDIT: 2.0
  .5 General Substantive Law Credits

1.5 Elimination of Bias Credits

Parking is available just across the street from the SCCBA at the 3rd Street Parking Garage located between E. Santa Clara Street and St. John Street (SCCBA does not validate). 

Cancellations and refunds will be accepted only 48 hours prior to the event.  

PLEASE NOTE: Registration fees must be paid prior to the program, or at the program check in. SCCBA will no longer invoice attendees for payment subsequent to the program. Cash, Credit Card, and Check accepted.

*All seminar materials will be distributed to pre-registrants via email. We will not provide hard copies. If you would like a hard copy of the materials we will provide upon request for a fee of $25.00.  

*State Bar of California Approved MCLE: The Santa Clara County Bar Association is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.   This program is approved for California MCLE credit.