21.7 MO MCLE hours, including 1.2 hour of Ethics
Limited Enrollment

Registration is at 8:30, and instruction begins at 9:00 and adjourns at 4:30 each day (3:30 on Friday).
There will be a 15 minute break during the morning and the afternoon and an hour lunch break (included in the tuition).

Program Topics

Overview of alternative methods of resolving disputes 
Stages and tasks in mediation
Communication and active listening skills
Negotiation, Adjudication and the settlement mix
Conflict Theory
Court Rules
Ethical standards and issues
The mediator’s role 
Legal issues in mediation
Confidentiality
Evaluative/Directive mediation
Uniform Mediation Act
Caucus
Breaking Deadlock

MU Faculty

Paul Ladehoff is the Training Program Coordinator for the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution.  Paul joined the Center in 2004 after serving six years as Associate Director of The Mediation Center and Executive Director for the Central Mediation Center in Nebraska.  He is a 1994 graduate of the University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law and has litigated environmental cases for the United States Department of Justice.  His experience as a trainer includes Basic Mediation Training, Restorative Justice, Peer Mediation, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Problem Solving, Ethics, and Power Disparities.  Paul is also the Director of the Campus Mediation Service at the University of Missouri.

James Levin joined the Law School in 1995 as the Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution after serving six years as the Executive Director of the Dispute Resolution Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. After receiving his J.D. in 1986 from Northeastern University, he clerked for the Hon. Robert G. Renner, U.S. District Court, Minnesota and worked in a private law practice. Professor Levin is an experienced practitioner and trainer in dispute resolution and was a founding member of the National Association for Community Mediation. He served on its board of directors and on the board of the National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution and teaches in the Law School’s Mediation Clinic.

General Information:

MCLE: 21.7 Missouri Continuing Legal Education hours, including 20.5 hours of general civil mediation training and 1.2 hour of Ethics. This 3-day general civil mediation training meets and exceeds regulatory requirements for training as a mediator within the State of Missouri and complies with guidelines for inclusion on the civil mediator lists maintained by The Missouri Bar, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. CLE hours for other jurisdictions are available upon request.

Parking: A three day parking pass will be provided.

If something comes up and you can’t attend, you must call our office at least 24 hours prior to the training to receive a refund, less a processing fee. You may send another person to take your place at the seminar. There will be no refunds for "no shows."

If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us at (573) 882-7251 at least one week prior to the program.

Registration:                               $750.00
Non-Profit/Government Rate:     $700.00

Tuition includes instruction, materials, parking, lunches and break time refreshments.

Online Registration Form  You may also print and fax the registration form to (573) 882-3343.

Questions?  Please call Carol DeHoyos at (573) 884-2276.