Speaking – Mediation in Arizona

Alona would be happy to speak at events or to large groups of people.  For certain events, Alona will waive speaking fees.  Some of the talks Alona has given over the years include:

June 13, 2007  Mediation & Family Law (CLE for Community Legal Services).

March 21, 2006 A Peaceful and Profitable Workplace:  Using Effective Conflict Resolution to Limit Lawsuits and Employee Turnover (The Valley of the Sun Human Resource Association)

2003-2005 Co-presented Mediation & Conflict Resolution 40 hour Training approximately six times (Merge Consultants)

May 19, 2005, Employee Relations Strategies:  Managing Workplace Conflict to Avoid Grievances and Increase Productivity (Council on Education in Management)

May 19, 2005, Leadership and Ethics:  Becoming An Effective Leader While Holding Fast To Your Ethical Standards (Council on Education in Management)

February 2, 2005, Implementing Performance Evaluations That Are A Win-Win For Employers And Employees (Public Sector Employment Law Update 2005)

September 6, 2003, Breaking Impasse (Arizona Dispute Resolution Association Seminar)

Spring/Summer 2003, Advanced Mediation Training (Seminars for Prescott and Sierra Vista Court mediators)

May 13, 2003, Exploring The True Value Of Mediation For Civil Cases And Pre-Litigation Conflict (DeFusco & Udelman Continuing Legal Education)

April 15, 2003, Mock Mediation:  A Case Of Harassment (Arizona Affirmative Action Association 28th Annual Conference:  A Title VII approach to defending your assets & good name)

November 13, 2003, Writing Effective Mediation Agreements (Arizona Dispute Resolution Association Seminar)

December 20, 2002, Understanding Conflict  (The Mediation Agency)

July 17, 2002  Settlement Of Equitable Distribution Issues Through Negotiation And Mediation (National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education)

Alona has also written articles, including:  From Litigation to Mediation . . . A Lawyer’s Perspective, The Caucus, August 2005.

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