Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (6/5/25)

This is a hybrid program with a webcast and in-person option at The Chicago Bar Association (321 S. Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60604). Please indicate if you will attend in-person when registering where indicated. 

Topic: Guided Meditation

Description: The program will discuss:
• How do we ensure that the parties are at the mediation with reasonable expectations and appropriate settlement authority?
• How can we create a mediation process for the particular dispute that allows the parties and the mediator (and insurance companies) to engage in critical risk analysis before and at the mediation?

Speaker: Clifford Shapiro, Principle, Shapiro Dispute Resolution LLC

Speaker Biography: Mr. Shapiro is the principal of Shapiro Dispute Resolution LLC.  He is a Chicago-based national arbitrator and mediator who has more than 37 years of experience resolving construction disputes and insurance claims, including 23 years as the leader of construction law practice groups at nationally prominent law firms.

(IL MCLE credit for live meeting only. No MCLE credit for on demand webcast.)

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.