Apple Podcast | The Trial Brief: “Mediation In The Age Of Covid”
Speaking Engagements | Webinar Date: Date Recorded: July 1, 2020
Pre-recorded Apple Podcast: The Trial Brief: Mediation in the Age of Covid
Date Recorded: July 1, 2020
Join NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) neutral, Honorable Peter B. Skelos, J.S.C. (Ret.) in a pre-recorded Apple Podcast, as he addresses the changes and the challenges that Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has gone through in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Host David Oddo, Esq. and Judge Skelos discuss the success of Virtual ADR when arbitrating or mediating a case, how NAM has met the challenge head on, and how the forum should be considered by both counsel and the client alike. Both professionals have real-world experience with an alternative way to settle some cases during a pandemic.
Topics discussed include:
- The benefits of Virtual ADR
- Cybersecurity when video conferencing
- Importance of pre-mediation briefs
- When will the courts fully reopen
- The future of Virtual ADR
About NAM's Neutral:
Hon. Peter B. Skelos' (Ret.) career includes 11 years spent as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department. Judge Skelos' experience both on the bench and in private practice, gives him a broad range of knowledge in numerous areas of the law including construction litigation, professional liability and insurance coverage disputes. In 2022, for the seventh year in a row, Judge Skelos was voted a Top Ten Neutral in the New York Law Journal “Best Of” survey. He was also named a National Law Journal Alternative Dispute Resolution Champion, as part of a select group of only 46 nationwide. Judge Skelos is available to hear cases throughout the United States. He is also Of Counsel to Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP.
For any questions or comments, please contact Jacqueline I. Silvey, Esq. / NAM General Counsel, via email at jsilvey@namadr.com or at 646-737-1414 ext. 128.
Meet Hon. Peter B. Skelos, J.S.C. (Ret.)