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CLE Program

Connecting with the Dispute Resolution Community

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Date:

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location:

Massachusetts Bar Association
Zoom Webinar

Program Code:

DRG25

Program Options:

Stream Live

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Law Student : $0.00
MBA Member : $0.00
Non-Member : $50.00

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Unconscious Bias: What Can We Do About It?

Unconscious bias is a concern for mediators and arbitrators because we have an ethical duty to be impartial.  David A. Hoffman, Founder, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School will facilitate a discussion of this topic, which he will introduce with a 10-15 minute presentation about what the fields of social and cognitive psychology have learned about where bias comes from, how it can be measured, and what we can do about it.

Being a practitioner in the field of dispute resolution (DR) can for many of us be a lonely profession. How often have you wanted to learn how your peers would have handled situations that have arisen during one of your mediations, conciliations, collaborative processes or arbitrations? Each of us has very differing styles. How can we improve our skills by learning from others?

Registration is required by noon on Thursday, June 5, in order to participate in this program. An email from MassBar Education will be sent before the program.

Faculty:

Brian R. Jerome, Esq., Program Co-chair
Massachusetts Dispute Resolution Services, Salem
Hon. Mark D Mason (Ret.), Program Co-chair
Mason Mediation LLC, Springfield
David A. Hoffman, Esq., Facilitator
Founder, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School

Sponsoring Sections:

Dispute Resolution Section

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