Programs and Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements and Training Programs as Faculty  

Annual Conference, Association for Conflict Resolution, Austin, Texas
“Developing the Next Generation of Arbitrators”
“The Future of Employment ADR”

Civil Discourse/Town Hall Conference, Biltmore Resort
“Workplace Conflict Resolution in Arizona”

Scheinman Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell University
“Mediation Training for Law Students”

National Bank of Arizona
“Effective Negotiations in Commercial Transactions”

Association of Labor Relations Agencies (ALRA)
Burlington, Vermont

Scheinman Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell University
“Building a Career as a Workplace Neutral”

Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell University
“Mediating in the Federal Sector”

May 19, 2008
State Bar of Arizona, Employment Law Section CLE
“Transformative Mediation in Employment Litigation”

State Bar of Arizona, ADR Section CLE
“Update of Arbitration Law in Arizona”

Arizona Town Hall, Prescott Casino Resort
“Educating the Next Generation of Teachers”

National Conference-Hospitality in Human Resources
Wynn Resort, Las Vegas
“ADR and Mediation in the Hotel and Resort Industry”

March 14, 2008
Phoenix Employment Relations Board (PERB)
Annual Training Update for Hearing Officers

March 8, 2008
Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution (AACR)
Phoenix Law School
“Conflict Resolution in Faith-Based Organizations”

January 20, 2007
Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell University
“Mediation Training for Law Students”

January 19, 2007
Phoenix Law School, ADR Student Club
“Evolving Practices in Labor and Employment Arbitration”

October 22, 2007
Annual Conference, Association for Conflict Resolution, Phoenix, Arizona
“Mediating Employment Litigation-The Advocate’s Perspective”

We have conducted many programs and speaking engagements, any of which can be delivered to your organization by contacting Richard Fincher.

• Beyond ADR; The Use of ADR in Special Education Disputes, Annual Conference of SELPAs of California, California Department of Education, Santa Anna, Calif.

• Lessons in Managing Workplace Conflict from American Corporations, Annual Conference of the Association of Conflict Resolution, Minneapolis, Minn.

• Interest Based Negotiations in Public Education, Arizona Industrial Relations Association, Phoenix, Arizona.

• Designing Effective Management Systems for the 21st Century, National Contract Management Association, Phoenix, Arizona.

• Advanced Issues in Employment Arbitration, Neutrals Retreat of the American Arbitration Association, Phoenix, Arizona.

• Emerging Systems for Managing Workplace Conflict Resolution, Phoenix, Arizona.

• Preventing Employment Litigation, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Phoenix, Arizona.

• The Uniform Mediation Act, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona

• Dispute Resolution in Community Colleges, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, Arizona

• Workplace Dispute Resolution, Arkansas Conflict Resolution Association Annual Conference (Little Rock, Arkansas)

• Employment Dispute Resolution, The Ombudsperson Association (TOA) Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona

• Advanced Concepts in Employment Settlement Agreements, State Bar of Arizona Employment Section, Phoenix, Arizona

• Workplace System Design, Institute for Transformative Mediation, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas