Agenda & Speakers

I: Trends in Mediation & Arbitration for 2021
Moderator: Dean Burrell | Burrell Dispute Resolution
Panelists:

• Joyce Gates Mitchell | Mitchell & Associates, PC

• Roger Maldonado | Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

• Margarita Echevarria | M. Echevarria, ADR LLC

II: Diversifying Neutral Selection – A 360-Degree Stakeholder Conversation
Moderator: Hon. Ariel E. Belen (Ret.) | JAMS
Panelists:

• Mike Daly | IAT Insurance Group

• Phillip Cha | Cha Mediation Services

• Homer C. La Rue | Howard University School of Law (invited)

III: The Role Diverse Bar Associations Play in Increasing DEI in ADR
Moderator: Chris M. Kwok | JAMS
Panelists:

• Sidney Kanazawa | President-Elect, NAPABA

• CK Hoffler | President, NBA

• Elia Diaz-Yaeger | President, HNBA