Practical Tips

for Family and Divorce Mediators

Justine Borer, Esq., a lawyer and family and divorce mediator, is pleased to announce that a DVD version of her seminar, Practical Tips for Family and Divorce Mediators, is now available for purchase on Ms. Borer’s website, www.justineborer.com.

The DVD is available at the Seminars page of Ms. Borer’s website: www.justineborer.com/seminars

Mediators may purchase the DVD alone ($199), and may also purchase the DVD together with the seminar binder containing templates of essential mediation documents ($249).  The binder may be purchased alone ($149).

Here’s what past participants say about the seminar:

I enjoyed Justine's workshop tremendously. She covered areas cogently and clearly that are not usually covered in mediation workshop and are critical for a mediator to understand.

Justine's seminar provides what other mediation programs do not: a practical discussion of the nuts and bolts of mediation practice. It is well organized and thoughtful and provides an excellent complement to a traditional mediation training.

The seminar’s premise is simple: mediators must learn the business of running a mediation practice.

Many New York-area mediation trainings focus on the mediation process.  These trainings primarily address how to act during the mediation itself.  The goal: teaching the mediator how to interact most effectively with the mediation parties while mediating.

The goal of Practical Tips for Family and Divorce Mediators is distinct.  Ms. Borer focuses on all aspects of the mediation process except for the mediation itself. 

In Practical Tips for Family and Divorce Mediators, participants learn how to navigate the mediation business process, from handling the initial phone call from a party to notifying the parties that the Judgment of Divorce has been signed. 

Topics include:

ü  billing;

ü  how to explain the mediation process to parties at the consultation;

ü  the role of consulting and review attorneys (they aren't the same!);

ü  taking notes;

ü  websites;

ü  marketing;

ü  essential mediation documents

The seminar binder contains template documents essential to a family and divorce mediation practice, including:

ü  Mediation Agreement

ü  Confidentiality Agreement

ü  Statement of Client's Rights

ü  Retainer Agreement

ü  Statement of Net Work

ü  Intake Sheet

ü  Mediation: a 4-Step Process

Practical Tips for Family and Divorce Mediators is appropriate for mediators practicing throughout New York State.  Some background in mediation, including having conducted one or more mediations, is helpful but not required.

Ms. Borer is a graduate of Harvard College and UCLA School of Law and a native New Yorker.  She has undergone extensive mediation training and regularly mediates family and divorce cases in New York City.  

You can learn more about Ms. Borer from her website, www.justineborer.com