Negotiation and Settlement

• “Negotiation Creativity: Different Results from a Different Approach,” Sam Houston State University Webinar (October 2020).
• “It’s a New World – Zoomediations Are Here to Stay!” Texas Mediator Credentialing Association Annual Symposium (October 2020) (Co-Panelist).
• “Zoom Mediation for Lawyers 101,” Dallas Bar Association (April 2020) (Co-Panelist).
• “Missed Opportunities and More: 3 Mediators’ Perspectives on Advocacy at Mediation,” Dallas Bar Association (March 2019) (Panelist).
• “The Mediator’s Proposal – An Advanced User’s Guide,” TexasBarCLE (January 2019) and ABA Committee on Women in Dispute Resolution (October 2018).
• “What I Wish My Mediators Knew,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Webinar (March 2017)(Moderator).
• “Mediation 4.0: Using Technology and Neuroscience to Improve Outcomes”, TexasBarCLE Webcast (April 2016) (Co-Presenter).
• “Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Successful Strategies for a Bankruptcy Mediation”, Dallas Bar Association ADR Section (January 2016) (Moderator).
• “Ethics in Negotiation: 3 Perspectives in 25 Minutes”, Dallas Bar Association Ethics Fest (May 2015).
• “How to Screw Up a Mediation”, Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation Section (April 2015)(Co-Presenter with Christopher Nolland and John Shipp).
• “Ethics in Negotiation: Perspectives from Every Seat at the Table”, Attorneys Serving the Community, Plano, Texas (March 2015)(Co-Presenter).
• Course Director, TexasBarCLE 13th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, Austin, Texas, 2015.
• “10 Ways to Make Arbitration Faster, Better and Cheaper”, TexasBarCLE 13th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, Austin, Texas (January 2015)(Co-Presenter).
• “Ideas, Approaches and Alternatives: Generating Creative Solutions to Complex Legal Problems”, The General Counsel Forum, San Antonio, Texas (November 2014).
• “Conflict Management: Working with People, Positions and Problems in the Modern World”, Junior League of Dallas (October 2014)
• “The Future of ADR in Texas”, Association of Attorney-Mediators North Texas CLE Meeting, Dallas, Texas (August 25, 2014)(Co-Presenter).
• “Pragmatic Uses for Decision Trees in Settlement Discussions”, TexasBarCLE’s 12th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, Dallas, Texas (January 2014).
• “Negotiation Ethics: From Oxymoron to Everyday Practice”, Mississippi Water Resources Association Annual Conference, Vicksburg, Mississippi (November 2013).
• “Settlement the Way Your Clients Want It”, Dallas Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, Horseshoe Bay, Texas (September 2013).
• “Negotiating Case Value: Decision Trees in Mediation”, State Bar of Texas Litigation and ADR Section, Dallas, Texas (June 2013).
• “Settle and Sue Again: Strategies and Snares”, National Legal Malpractice Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (April 2013).
• “Using Decision Trees to Value Complex Cases”, Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas (February 2013).
• “Negotiating Case Value: Decision Trees in Mediation”, Dallas Bar Association ADR Section, Dallas, Texas (October 2012).
• “What I Wish My Mediators Knew”, North Texas Chapter of the Association of Attorney-Mediators (July 2012).
• “Advanced Settlement Techniques: 10 Ways to Reduce Your Litigation Docket”, Chief Litigation Officer Summit, Hollywood, Florida (March 2011).
• “Negotiation: 9 Tips in 90 Minutes”, Space and Missile Systems Center PK Journeyman Training, Los Angeles Air Force Base (January 2011).
• “Litigation Settlement: 7 Ways to Get There Faster, Better and Cheaper”, Presented to various groups of in-house counsel around the country (2009-2010).
• “Exit Strategies and Settlement Approaches: Quick Resolutions for Difficult Cases”, American Conference Institute, New York, New York (February 2008) (Co-Presenter).
• “Mediation: Taking Your Game to the Next Level – An In-House Guide”, Association of Corporate Counsel, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, Dallas, Texas (February 2005) and Fort Worth, Texas (May 2005) (Co-Presenter).
• “Negotiation: Ten Things to Think About – A Non-Exhaustive List”, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Dallas, Texas (July 2004 and September 2005) (Co- Presenter).
• “Advanced Settlement Techniques & The Use of Mediation & Arbitration to Resolve Disputes”, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (October 2004) (Panelist). (presenting “Break that Impasse: Practical Suggestions to Eliminate Deadlock in Settlement Negotiations”, Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2004 Annual Meeting.)

Litigation Management

• “What Corporate Counsel Want You to Know About Handling Their Disputes“, Dallas Bar Association CLE Committee (November 2015) (Panelist).
• “Effective Litigation Management: The Role of the General Counsel”, guest lecture Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law’s “The Role of the General Counsel” course (Given Twice Annually).
• “Effective Litigation Management: Doing a Good Job at “Herding Cats” TexasBarCLE’s 11th Annual Advanced In-House Counsel Course (August 2012).
• “Lawyer-Leader: Your Role as General Counsel” The General Counsel Forum, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter, Dallas, Texas (September 2011) (Panelist).
• “Litigation Management Tools” DFW Texas General Counsel Roundtable Luncheon (August 2010) (Panelist).
• “Litigation Masters Series: Location, Location, Location: Arbitration vs. Litigation and Global Litigation Concerns” Association of Corporate Counsel Webcast (December 2009).
• “An Introduction to Corporate Litigation” Association of Corporate Counsel, New to In-house Institute & In-house Paralegal Program, Atlanta, Georgia (May 2009).
• “Reduce Your Legal Fees Now: Unconventional Dispute Resolution” Association of Corporate Counsel, Austin Chapter (April 2009) (Co-Presenter).
• “Crisis Management: Responding When Disaster Strikes” Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington (October 2008) (Panelist).
• “Reducing Litigation Risk in High-Stakes Disputes: Setting Them Up for Victory” Texas General Counsel Forum DFW Chapter (April 2008) (Panelist).
• “The Plaintiffs’ Docket” InsideCounsel SuperConference, Chicago, Illinois (May 2007)
• “Managing Outside Counsel: Using Legal Project Management to Increase Efficiency and Control Costs” GC South Roundtable, Atlanta, Georgia (April 2006).
• “A Policyholder’s Perspective on ‘Bet the Company’ Litigation”Canadian Defence Lawyers’ Association Second Annual Insurance Coverage Symposium, Toronto, Ontario (February 2006).
• “Taking a Proactive Approach to Catastrophic Litigation,” Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (October 2005) (Panelist).
• “The Role of In-House Counsel” Howard University Law School Speakers Program, Washington, D.C. (February 2004).

Other Topics

• “Ethical Considerations in Beginning an ADR Practice – Interactions with the Experts“, TexasBarCLE 14th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, Austin, Texas (January 2016) (Panelist).
• “Settlement Counsel: Why, How and When?” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Chicago, Illinois (October 2013) (Panelist).
• “Helping General Counsel Avoid Disasters when Negotiating Software Development & Implementation Projects” TexasBarCLE Webcast (September 2012) (Co-Presenter).
• “Auditors, Clients and Counsel: Roles and Responsibilities” ABA’s Third Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud, Arlington, Virginia (October 2008) (Panelist).
• “Avoiding Horizontal Stripes: Keeping Your Company’s Officers and Yourself Out of Jail” Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (October 2007).
• “Contract Boilerplate – Who Reads it Anyway?” Southern-California In-House Counsel Conference, Los Angeles, California (January 2007).
• “Corporate Roundtable: An Insider’s Perspective to E-Discovery” Mealey’s Corporate E-Discovery Conference (October 2006) (Panelist).
• “Patent Trolls” Measures and Countermeasures Association of Corporate Counsel Webcast (Septemeber 2006).
• “Corporate Investigations: Mitigating Risk and Negotiating Solutions” ABA’s First Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud, Washington, D.C. (September 2006) (Panelist).
• “New Issues in Insurance” InsideCounsel SuperConference, Chicago, Illinois (April 2006).
• “Seven Trouble Spots for Software Development Projects” Software Litigation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (September 2005).
• “SEC Investigations” Corporate Legal Times SuperConference, Chicago, Illinois (June 2005).
• “Hot Topics In: Intellectual Property” Association of Corporate Counsel, Corporate Counsel University, Dallas, Texas (October 2004).