Announcements & ADR News
BEST LAWYERS 2020 PHOENIX MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR
Sherman has been named Phoenix Mediator of the Year by Best Lawyers in America for the second time in the past four years. In addition to those two designations, he was selected Phoenix Arbitration Lawyer of the Year in both 2016 and 2018.
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CIVIL TRIAL MEDIATORS
Sherman has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Frequent Speaker on Arbitration and Mediation
June 28, 2018
“Mediation Dynamics: Managing the Often Different Expectations of the Parties, the Lawyers, and the Mediator”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Chandler, Arizona
June 15, 2017
“Preparing for and Participating in the Arbitration Preliminary Hearing”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Tucson, Arizona
November 8, 2016
“The Effectiveness of High Tech Presentations Through the Eyes of An Arbitrator”
State Bar of Arizona Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Phoenix, Arizona
October 6, 2016
“Preparation for Mediation”
American Bar Association Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute
Phoenix, Arizona
June 16, 2016
“The Opening Joint Session: A Mediator’s Best Tool Or Worst Nightmare?”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Phoenix, Arizona
October 15, 2015
“Mediation Ethical Dilemmas”
State Bar of Arizona Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Phoenix, Arizona
January 21, 2015
“Mediation Failure and Successes, War Stories and Teaching Points”
State Bar of Arizona Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Phoenix, Arizona
November 1, 2013
“Managing Conflict and Resolving Disputes: The Human Side”
Intel Corporation Mediation Training by Insight Mediation, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
April 24, 2013
“Managing a Successful Arbitration: The Preliminary Conference & Discovery”
College of Commercial Arbitrators and American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
February 23, 2012
“Facilitating Large Community Disputes“
Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution, State Bar of Arizona Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, and the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
Scottsdale, Arizona
February 16, 2012
“The Magic of Mediation: How to Manage Conflicts, Resolve Disputes and Avoid Litigation“
Rotary First Networking Breakfast, a program of the Phoenix Rotary 100
Phoenix, Arizona
November 3, 2011
“Maximizing The Joint Opening Session“
American Bar Association Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training
San Diego, California
March 11, 2011
“Essential Mediation Skills for the New Mediator“
American Arbitration Association
Scottsdale, Arizona
June 10, 2010
“Don’t Let Arbitration Lose Its Luster: How the Stakeholders Reduce Cost and Delay by Taking Control of the Process”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Glendale, Arizona
May 4, 2010
“How to Build Your ADR Practice – Tips from Successful Practitioners”
State Bar of Arizona Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Phoenix, Arizona
April 8, 2010
“Mediating the Non-Litigated Case: Commercial, Political and Executive Disputes”
American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California
January 22, 2010
“Mediating the Non-Litigated Case”
State Bar of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
June 26, 2009
“Facilitating Business Partner Break-Ups and Resolving Break-Up Disputes through ADR”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Phoenix, Arizona
July 18, 2008
“How to Solve a Business Dispute: Mediation and Arbitration Considerations”
State Bar of Arizona
San Diego, California
February 5, 2008
“Discovery in Arbitration: Let’s Talk About It”
State Bar of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
November 9, 2007
“Resolution of Neighborhood Disputes through a Participatory Democracy Process”
American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
October 24, 2007
“Managing Large Complex Commercial Mediations”
Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute of the Association for Conflict Resolution in collaboration with Harvard Law School and American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
October 12, 2007
“Negotiating in the Caucus Stage of Mediation”
American Bar Association Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training
San Antonio, Texas
October 11, 2007
“The Joint Opening Session in Mediation”
American Bar Association Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training
San Antonio, Texas
October 18, 2005
“Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics”
American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
June 16, 2005
“How to Avoid Litigation and Save Money through Arbitration and Mediation: Advantages of Private Arbitration Over Court Litigation”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Tucson, Arizona
April 27, 2005
“Private Arbitration vs. Court Litigation – an Arbitrator’s Insights”
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
Phoenix, Arizona
September 23, 2004
“Insights into Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation”
American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
September 23, 2004
“Insights into Alternative Dispute Resolution: Arbitration”
American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
February 20, 2003
“The Magic of Mediation: A Better Approach to Land Use Disputes”
CLE International Seventh Annual Land Use Law Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
2000
“Legal Challenges to the Use of ADR and the Contractual Response”
American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona
2000
“Mediating Business Disputes: Theory and Practice”
Arizona Dispute Resolution Association (predecessor of Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution)
Phoenix, Arizona
1993
“Arbitration after Broemmer”
State Bar of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
1987
“Feeling Good About Arbitration”
State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
Tucson, Arizona
1983
“How Arbitrators Decide Cases”
American Arbitration Association
Phoenix, Arizona