WCI 2025 and More

The Workers’ Compensation Institute is coming up in August. It is unfathomably close already. There will be an OJCC meet the Judges and Mediators on Sunday, August 17, 2025, from 5:00 to 6:00 in Anaheim, Atlanta, and Boston rooms in the Hall of Cities at the Marriott. The Statewide Nominating Commission is meeting Monday, August 18, 2025, in Grand Ballrooms 10, 11, and 12.

OJCC Speakers include (only events open to the public are listed):

Sunday, August 17, 2025, Grand Ballroom 8B – Professional                         Mediation Institute

09:00 Sagely Advice for Mediators, Attorneys, and Adjusters
                 Hon. Erik Grindal
                 Hon. Thomas Hedler
                 Hon Ralph Humphries
                 Hon. Neal Pitts

        10:00 Mistakes and Pitfalls
                 Michael Imber

        11:10 Writing Workshop
                 Kate Marshman

        12:30 Mock Mediation

                 Adam Ross
                 Kate Marshman

1:30 Overt and Covert Bias                
                 Oneill Martinez

3:20 Mediations with Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence
                 Kate Marshman
                 Oneill Martinez

Sunday, August 17, 2025, Anaheim, Atlanta, and Boston rooms –
             OJCC Meet and Greet
             Come as you are!

Monday, August 18, 2025, Grand Ballroom 8B – Professional Mediation Institute
        9:00 Optimize Mediation Outcomes
                Adam Ross

Monday, August 18, 2025, Grand Ballroom 10, Statewide Judicial Nominating Commission Meeting - 1:00.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

2:10 Avoiding Potholes and Detours on Settlement and Fees

                  Hon. Thomas Hedler
                  Hon. Neal Pitts

                                    

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