Welcome to the ADR Seminar!
Alternative dispute resolution is designed as a substitute or complement to litigation which was traditionally the primary tool of the legal profession in resolving disputes. The first form of alternate dispute resolution is negotiation. In order to be a good negotiator, you need to understand your own personality, beliefs, emotional intelligence and negotiating style. Once you have examined yourself, a review of the best book on negotiating, "You Can Negotiate Anything" by Herb Cohen, may be helpful. When negotiating is not succeeding, alternative remedies may be sought. These include mediation, where the parties and their attorneys attempt to resolve the matter with a third-party mediator. There will be practice mediation sessions to enhance your skills. Another approach if mediation fails or is not appropriate is to have arbitration. An arbitration may be in conjunction with a court proceeding, such as a state court or federal court arbitration. There will be practices and breakout sessions for a variety of arbitrations. This class is designed to be practical. You will feel comfortable representing clients in Arbitrations, Court-Annexed Arbitrations and mediations! Attendance and participation is required in this cooperative learning mode. You will practice arbitrations, mediations and negotiation and hopefully your confidence and skills will be improved. There is no final exam in this course. Because preparation of the documents is crucial for effective class performance and effective learning, preparation will be 40% of your grade. 35% of your grade will be class attendance and participation. The final paper will be 25% of your grade. If you need to contact me, the best way is sending me an e-mail to RonCappEsq@aol.com. My office address is 1800 Chapel Avenue West, Suite 128, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 and my office phone number is (856) 665-2121. My office fax number is (856) 665-9005. Click here for the course syllabus and class assignment linksAll students are expected to write a paper of practical value to the legal profession in a format suitable for publication on a web site. If your paper is suitable, It may be published on this site. Click here for a Sample Paper
If you have any questions, feel free to email me Ronald J. Cappuccio, J.D., LL.M.(Tax)