Recent and Upcoming Speaking, Teaching, Publishing, and Interviews

Speaking

Participant, “ADR in Hard Times: Can Alternative Dispute Resolution Maintain Access to Justice When Resources Are Limited?”, Eighth John A. Speziale ADR Symposium, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT, October 19, 2012

Moderator, panel discussion “Recap and Reflection: The ACR Annual Conference”, teleconference presented by Elder Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution, October 10, 2012

Talk to graduating seniors on managing conflict in work and life, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, April 18, 2012

Facilitated ethics class discussion on fairness, family, and money at assisted living facility, Stamford, CT, March 29, 2012

Interview on “Healthy Living with Dr. Cathy Lamortra”, Branford, CT cable access, November 1, 2011, part one of discussion of mediation and part two of discussion of mediation

“Confronting Conflict” panel presentation, Xcel, Inc., Hartford, CT, September 20, 2011

Private group, Connecticut, “Using conflict management techniques to better serve clients”, April 11, 2011

The Hearth at Gardenside, Branford, CT, “Holidays and Tough Conversations,” November 18, 2010

The Hearth at Tuxis Pond, Madison, CT, “Holidays and Tough Conversations,” November 9, 2010

New Haven County Bar Association Trusts, Estates, and Probate Committee, New Haven, CT, Mediation in Estate Planning and Settlement, October 12, 2010

Woodbridge Rotary Club, Woodbridge, CT, Tips to Manage Conflict, March 5, 2010

QWIN, Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce, North Haven, CT, “Conflict Resolution”, with a focus on tips for parents and guardians of young girls, February 9, 2010

Apple Rehab Guilford, CT  (formerly Fowler Nursing Center), Elder Mediation, January 27, 2010

Teaching

“Dealing with Difficult Clients”, Continuing Education (CEU) Lecture to professional association, Shelton, CT, November 4, 2012

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, Adjunct Professor in Legal Studies Program, teaching course in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including mediation and arbitration, January-May, 2011 (the course is required of all Legal Studies program students choosing a Dispute Resolution concentration)

 

Publishing (including quotations,blogs, etc.)

My article, “A conference in three acts” published in the newsletter of The New England Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution (NE-ACR), January 2012.

My Elder Mediation letter to the editor of the Hartford Courant published on August 25, 2011

My February 12, 2011  post’s headline, “State of Connecticut Estate Planning”, “grabbed” by Forbes.com contributor Hani Sanji for his “Estate of Confusion” blog.

My tip, “Talk, Talk, and Talk Some More” chosen for collected tips in “81 Tips to Fix a Bad, Falling Apart Business Partnership”, in The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur blog, March 18, 2010

My tip “Conflict Over Conflict chosen for collected tips in  “26 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Fail”, in The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur blog,  January 14, 2010

Interviews

“Mediation, Arbitration, Negotiation in Sports”, Monday Night Sports Talk, Charter Community Access TV, TV 14, March 14, 2011

“Boomers Face Challenges Relating to Other Generations”, Dr. Jan Yager, ConsumerAffairs.com, (see summary in “Rule #4), May 9, 2010