Contact Margaret Huff Mediation to schedule training seminars or speaking engagements. Marnie Huff is also an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University.
Future dates to be announced:
July 2010
Moderator, "Truth, Lies and Permitted Puffing: The Psychology and Ethics of Negotiating Deals," Nashville Bar Association program sponsored by NBA Bankruptcy Committee and co-sponsored by NBA ADR and Federal Courts Committees (July 20, 2010)
September 2010
Presenter, "The Costs of Workplace Conflict," Nashville Bar Association program sponsored by NBA Attorney Health & Wellness Committee (September 17, 2010)
November 2010
Discussion Facilitator on Breaking Impasse, ABA Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Nov. 12, 2010)
Past Presentations
Panelist, "Analyze This! And Do It Ethically," American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference, San Francisco. The Task Force on Improving Mediation Quality reports that parties and their attorneys believe analytical assistance from the mediator (e.g. evaluative or directive techniques) is one of four essentials to high quality mediation. This presentation will address whether mediators can provide such assistance while remaining true to the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators. The panel will discuss: 1) how applicable law and ethical guidelines affect various kinds of analytical assistance mediators might provide; 2) research on “prospect theory” which may suggest that mediators could inadvertently promote unfair settlements; 3) the duty to refrain from giving legal advice; and 4) the importance of the convening stage in mediation, to plan appropriate techniques for a particular case. (April 2010)
Panelist on Arbitration Fairness Act bills, currently pending in Congress, Tennessee Bar Association annual ADR continuing legal education program, Nashville TN (March 2010)
Moderator at "Debatable Dilemmas: Real World Mediation Ethics for Litigators and Mediators," a legal education program at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Orlando FL. This program will address challenging mediation ethics issues such as conflicts of interest, competence, settlement authority, insurance coverage, mediator’s opinions on case value, settlement confidentiality clauses, and more. (February 2010)
"Negotiation: Get Paid What You Know You're Worth," presentation to business owners at Nashville Business Incubation Center (February 2010)
“Ethics 20/20 Issues & ADR: A Report on the ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission,” presentation at TAPM Civil Mediator Peer Group meeting on issues confronting American Bar Association Ethics 20/20 Commission as it begins its 3 year review of the ABA Model Rules of Conduct and the U.S. system of lawyer regulation in the context of advances in technology and global practice; discussion will include international arbitration and ethics issues for attorney mediators in an era of personal computing, e-mail, “smart-phone” technology, enhanced personal digital assistants, and the internet (February 2010)
"The Hidden Cost of Conflict at Work," presentation at University of Phoenix, Franklin TN campus (February 2010)
Panelist on Arbitration Fairness Act at "Tennessee ADR 2010," a Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators lunch and learn program, Nashville TN (January 2010)
"Remarks on the Arbitration Fairness Act," presentation to masters degree students
at Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management (January 2010)
"Negotiation Skills: Get Paid What You Know You're Worth," presentation to members of TN Chapter of American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (September 2009)
"Mediation in the Non-Profit World," presentation to masters degree students
at Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management (August 2009)
"Negotiation: Tips for Attorneys" and "Choosing a Qualified Mediator in Tennessee," short presentations at meeting of Lawyers' Association for Women Solo/Small Firm Networking Group (August 2009)
"Mediation Advocacy at the Appellate Level: A New Opportunity for Risk-Benefit Analysis," short presentation at Nashville Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee meeting (August 2009)
Workplace conflict management seminar presented by Marnie Huff: "The Manager-as-Mediator Seminar: Helping Good Employees Do Good Work Together" (June 2009)
"Problem-Solving Negotiation," a half day workshop presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Management in Nashville TN, designed by Marnie Huff for Executive Directors of nonprofit organizations (April 2009)
Panelist on mediation of criminal cases, panel presentation to Tennessee Judges receiving mediation training, Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management (April 2008)
"Mediation and Meeting Facilitation Skills for Non-Profits," presentation to masters degree class at Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management (January 2008)
Panelist on attorney health and wellness, Memphis Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (December 2007)
Middle Tennessee State University Sociology Class on Dispute Resolution: presentation on mediation, design mock mediation, and coach students in mock mediation exercise (May and October 2006; May and October 2007); presentation on negotiation skills and coach students in mock mediation exercise (May 2008)
Habitat for Humanity New Homeowners Class, presentation on Resolving and Avoiding Conflicts with Neighbors; design interactive presentation and coach participants in conflict resolution skills (September and December 2006; June and September 2007; January and June 2008)
In honor of International Conflict Resolution Day, Marnie Huff presented speakers to the Nashville Women's Breakfast Club during October 2007. See ACR web site for more on International Conflict Resolution Day.
"Suicide Prevention At Work In Tennessee: The Nashville Bar Association Task Force On Attorney Health And Wellness," presentation by Margaret M. Huff, Chair of NBA Task Force on Attorney Health and Wellness, at program hosted by Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, in connection with a site visit to Tennessee by representatives of the Centers for Disease Control (September 2007)
Moderator and program producer of “Ethics in Advertising: Advertising, Blogs, Websites and ‘Super’ Claims - Implications for Interstate Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation Practices,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Continuing Legal Education program, San Francisco, CA ( August 2007)
“Mediation as a Healing Profession at the ‘Tipping Point’ in Tennessee,” presentation at Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management to inaugural masters degree class (January 2007) and second masters degree class (August 2007)
Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management, observe, evaluate and coach students on mediation skills in mock mediation exercises (May 2007, May 2008, July 2009, March 2010)
Panelist on appellate mediation and mediation ethics, Nashville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education “Mediation Essentials: Practical, Ethical and Mechanical” (March 2007)
Tennessee Supreme Court ADR Commission's Fourth Annual Advanced Mediation Techniques Workshop, panelist on mediation practice (October 2006)
Go to ADR Articles for articles on alternative dispute resolution.
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Margaret Huff Mediation
PHONE: 615.812.5557
Huff Speaking Schedule
Workplace conflict management seminars presented by Ms. Huff: 1) "The Self-as-Mediator Seminar: Getting Others To Work With You, Not Against You," and 2) "The Manager-as-Mediator Seminar: Helping Good Employees Do Good Work Together." Ms. Huff is qualified as a Certified Trainer of Managing Workplace Conflict and as a Subject Matter Expert by the Mediation Training Institute International. For information on the seminars, customized in-house training, or public workplace conflict management seminars, contact Margaret Huff Mediation.
