Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conference

I am a board member for the Texas Association of Mediators (TAM) and its conference is right around the corner. Starting on February 25, 2011, TAM will hold its annual conference at the Crown Plaza Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information about the conference, please click here.

The conference keynote speakers are top-notch. They are:

• Erica Ariel Fox, a lecturer at Harvard Law School, the Founder of the Global Negotiation Insight Institute, and a Partner of Mobius Executive Leadership;
• Lee Jay Berman, one of the country's top mediators, founder of the American Institute of Mediation and formerly Director of Pepperdine Law School's 'Mediating the Litigated Case'; and
• Richard Barnes, President of C. Richard Barnes and Associates, LLC and former director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

I'm looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio in February!

I'm back

It has been a year since I've posted. As many of you know, I made a run for judge of a civil district court here in Dallas County, and unfortunately lost in the general election by roughly 2,800 votes of 407,000 cast. I did not feel that it was proper for me to continue blogging during the election year, so I ceased that activity.

I'm ready to start back up.

A lot has been happening in the world of mediation and conflict resolution, and even though I have not blogged about it, I have kept up. I am anxious to share news and updates with you and I hope you will continue to enjoy the posts.