Events
October
- October 16, 2009
Michael Zeytoonian to Participate in Multiple Events During International Academy of Collaborative Professionals 10th Anniversary Forum, October 22-25, 2009The Zeytoonian Center for Dispute Resolution, LLC is pleased to announce that Michael Zeytoonian, founder and director of the Center, will participate in multiple events during the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals’ (IACP) 10th Anniversary Networking and Educational Forum, to be held October 22-25 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The Forum is the most comprehensive conference in the field of Collaborative Law.
On Friday, October 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Zeytoonian will participate in a Civil Pre-Forum Institute, “Civil Collaborative Practice—Driving Toward the Tipping Point”. The Institute will look at what is driving the use of Collaborative Practice in civil cases, the keys to its success, the opportunities for broader use and the challenges that are being overcome by civil Collaborative Practitioners.
The session will open with a presentation by Kathy Bryan, Executive Director of the International Institute for Conflict Resolution and Prevention in New York. She will be joined in a panel discussion by Michael Zeytoonian, as well as Dallas, Texas-based Collaborative consultant, coach and mental health professional Vicki James. Patricia Mallon, Past President of the Association of Collaborative Professionals of Ireland will moderate the panel. The Institute’s afternoon session will offer intensive, interactive training, working to resolve a hypothetical case using the Collaborative Process.
On Saturday, October 24, from 9:00 a. m. to 10:30 a. m., Zeytoonian will co-present a Forum Workshop with lawyer and mediator R. Paul Faxon, Of Counsel to the Archstone Law Group in Waltham Mass., and The New Law Center, LLC in Cambridge, Mass., and economist Fred Baird, a Principal at Wellesley, Mass.-based Aurora Financial Advisors and an affiliated Expert/Consultant with the Zeytoonian Center.
The workshop, “Two Rivers Converge in Collaborative Practice,” is designed for civil Collaborative Practitioners. Using interactive exercises, it will examine how, in Collaborative Practice, the skill sets of the litigator, the transactional attorney and the independent neutral expert are transformed in a way that best serves the Collaborative process.
From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, Zeytoonian will facilitate a Civil Roundtable with Chelmsford, Mass.-based mediator and collaborative family lawyer Lynda Robbins. The Roundtable will combine reports and updates on the “state of the movement,” and will feature a special presentation by Kathy Bryan, Executive Director of the International Institute of Conflict Prevention and Resolution.
For more information about the IACP’s 10th Anniversary Networking and Educational Forum or to register, please visit www.collaborativepractice.com.
September
- September 25, 2009
Zeytoonian Center for Dispute Resolution Founder Michael Zeytoonian presented
“Starting a Collaborative Practice” at Civil Collaborative Law SymposiumMichael Zeytoonian, founder and director of the Zeytoonian Center for Dispute Resolution, LLC, shared the experience he has gained in handling collaborative business cases and establishing his collaborative practice as a featured speaker at the First Annual Civil Collaborative Law Symposium on Friday, September 25 at the Belo Mansion in Dallas, Texas. The Symposium was sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association Collaborative Law Section and the Global Collaborative Law Council.
Michael participated in a round table to discuss “Collaborative Growth on the East Coast, West Coast, and Texas” with Kevin Fuller, JD, Dallas, Texas; Kathy Clark, PhD, JD,MAM, San Francisco, California; and moderator Larry Maxwell, JD, Dallas, Texas.
Michael also presented a workshop on “Starting a Collaborative Practice,” where he discussed topics including developing a business plan, finances, staffing, philosophical considerations, marketing and branding, and fee arrangements. The session included several interactive exercises and opportunities for questions and answers.
July
- July 16, 2009
Dr. David Hall Appointed President of University of the Virgin Islands
The Zeytoonian Center for Dispute Resolution and the Boston Theological Institute recently held a reception in honor of Dr. David Hall, to celebrate Dr. Hall’s recent appointment as the new President of the University of the Virgin Islands. Prof. Hall, a member of the Zeytoonian Center team of experts in the areas of ethics and diversity, had a distinguished career at Northeastern University School of Law, where he has served as former Dean of the Law School, Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs and law professor.
From left, Marilyn Braithwaite-Hall; Dr. David Hall; Zeytoonian Center Director Michael Zeytoonian; Dr. Rodney L. Peterson, Executive Director, Boston Theological Institute; and Thomas W. Porter, Jr., Director of the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at Boston University School of Theology. The reception was held at the Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Centre.
June
- June 25, 2009
Attorneys Zeytoonian and Faxon Discuss Benefits of Collaborative Law for Small Businesses and Non-Profits at SCORE Boston Meeting
Presentation by Michael Zeytoonian and R. Paul Faxon
April
- Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education
Worcester, Massachusetts
Utilizing Collaborative Law in Non-Profit Organization Civil Disputes
Presentation by Michael Zeytoonian
March
- Northeastern University School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts
The ADR Spectrum and the Emerging Use of Collaborative Law in Civil Disputes
Lecture by Michael Zeytoonian.
January
- Collaborative Divorce Holland
Woudschoten/Zeist, The Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training
Three-day training by Cathy Heenan and Rita Pollak.
2008
November
- MetroWest Bar Association
Framingham, Massachusetts
Collaborative Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Presentation by Michael Zeytoonian.
October
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Moving Through Impasse
Pre-forum Institute, by Rita Pollak and Cathy Heenan
Civil Collaborative Law Roundtable
Michael Zeytoonian and Lynda Robbins, Co-Chairs
Civil Collaborative Law
Pre-Forum Institute Panel Presentation by Douglas Reynolds
Restorative Justice and Collaborative Law, First Cousins in Dispute Resolution
Workshop presentation by Michael Hagelberg & Douglas Reynolds
Getting Past "Stuck"
Workshop presentation by Daniel Finn & Cathy Heenan.
June
- Maryland Bar Association, June, 2008 Annual Meeting
Ocean City, Maryland
Collaborative Law in Business Disputes
Workshop by Michael Zeytoonian and R. Paul Faxon.
