2026 Maryland Mediators Convention

2026 Maryland Mediators Convention

The Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office of the Maryland Judiciary is excited to invite you to the 2026 Maryland Mediators Convention!

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9:15am EDT

Welcome and Plenary Main Dining RoomHon. Matthew J. Fader • Lou Gieszl • Cynthia Jurrius

10:45am EDT

Let's Be Safe Out There Room 4Stephen Kotev • Lewis Dabney Online ADR - Accessible for All Main Dining RoomNick White • Gary C. Norman, Esq., L.L.M.

12:15pm EDT

Catered Lunch Main Dining Room

1:25pm EDT

My Kung Fu is Better than Your Kung Fu and Other Myths in the ADR Community Room DBarry Evans • Jay Knight Transform Your Intake Conversations Room 3Dawn Bedlivy When Access is Denied: Equipping the Public, including Mediators, to Resolve Disability Access Denial Disputes Main Dining RoomDebra A. Vey Voda-Hamilton, Esq. • Gary C. Norman, Esq., L.L.M.

3:00pm EDT

Afternoon Refreshments Foyer

3:15pm EDT

Collaboration Hygiene: How Mediators Seek Support, Process Emotions, and Build Community Room 3Tracee Ford • Erica Lesko • Paul Bridgeford El

4:45pm EDT

Certificates & Evaluations Foyer

5:00pm EDT

ADR Section Post-Convention Reception The Lodge