Please check this page regularly for information on our upcoming events. And, use this chronology as a reminder of meetings attended when completing your CME renewal form.

Please note:  most of the luncheon meetings will take place at The Tower Club, One Financial Plaza (100 SE Third Avenue), 28th floor, (downtown) Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394; (954) 764-8550; fax (954) 764-7012; www.tower-florida.com

 

June 2008--

Luncheon Meeting: Tuesday June 10, 2008, 11:30AM-1:00PM, The Tower Club.  Final meeting of the year.  2008/2009 Board and Officer Installation.  Meet and greet Judge Victor Tobin.  Please RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954)764-8040, ext 202 or at www.asfma.org on or before June 6, 2008.

May 2008--

Luncheon Meeting: Tuesday 13, 2008, 11:30AM-1:00PM, The Tower Club.  Speaker Sharon Press. "Updates in ADR/Mediation in Florida" RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954)764-8040, ext 202, or email (www.asfma.org). Members $25, Non-Members $30 and Students $20.

 

 

 

December 18 2007 --

Please join us for a Holiday Networking Event "Net the Halls with Boughs of Holly" at the Jib Room from 5:30pm-7:30pm.  Happy hour drinks, appetizers, door prizes and unlimited networking!!  Please RSVP to Yvonne Haase at yvonne@creativeresolution.net or 305-608-6378

The Jib Room is located: 2104 East Oakland Park Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306

November 13, 2007--

Luncheon Meeting: Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, The Tower Club.  Topic: "Diversity".  Speaker: Maggie Lamorte, RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954) 764-8040, ext. 202, or email (www.asfma.org)

October 2007--

Luncheon Meeting: Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, The Tower Club.  Topic: "Domestic Violence: Leveling the Playing Field ".  Speaker: Lenore Walker, Ph.D, professor, Nova Southeastern University, Center for Psychological Studies.  RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954) 764-8040, ext. 202, or email (www.asfma.org)

Roundtable Discussion 5:30 PM, Hosted by Bruce Blitman. Date: Thursday, October 30, 2007. Topic: "Tell us something you don't know". Location: Bruce Blitman's Office, 9050 Pines Boulevard, Suite 450, Pembroke Pines, FL., 954-437-3446.  Email address: babmediate@aol.com.  For additional information please contact Ron at law1492@aol.com.

September 11, 2007--

Luncheon Meeting 11:30 AM-1:15 PM, The Tower Club
Topic - "Mediation in Small Claims and County Court". Speaker: Honorable Judge Jane D. Fishman, 17th Judicial Circuit. RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954) 764-8040, ext. 202, or email (www.asfma.org)

January 2008--

Evening Meeting:   January 9, 2008, 5:30PM-7:00PM, The Westin Hotel, 400 Corporate Drive, Ft. Lauderdale FL 33334.  Topic: "Face Saving in Peace Building - A Chinese Perspective."  Speaker Dean Honggang Yang, RSVP to Yvonne Haase 305-608-6378 or yvonne@creativeresolution.net). Please join us at 5:30pm for appetizers, cash bar and unlimited networking.  Dean Yang will begin at 6pm. Members $30, Non-Members $40, students $25.

February 2008--

Annual Seminar:  February 9, 2008, 8:30AM - 5:00PM, The Tower Club, 100 SE Third Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 

Please RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954) 764-8040, ext. 202, or email (asfma.org). Please RSVP on or before February 1, 2008. Members $110, Non-Members $125, students $90. "The Dispute Resolution Toolbox: Enhance your Skills in ADR" 8CMEs. Lunch provided.

0am-9:00am    Registration and continental breakfast

9:00am-9:50am    Topic: "What you should know about Immigration Law" - Speaker David Bernstein, Esq.

9:50am-10:40am    Topic: "Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention" - Speaker Erica Herman, Women in Distress

10:40am-10:50am    Break

10:50am-12:30pm    Topic "Skilled Dialogue: An Anchored Understanding of Diversity" - Speakers: Naomi Parker, Ph.D., Shahrukh Dhanji, Commissioner, Susan Webster, Psychologist, Cheryl Roberts, Writer/Editor, Don Williams, Ph.D., 

12:30pm-1:20pm    Lunch (provided)

1:00pm-1:20pm    Topic: "Utilizing Humor in Mediation" Speaker - David Kaufman

1:20pm-2:10pm    Topic:  "Identifying, Understanding and Mediating Those with Power and Control: A Domstic Violence Perspective." Speaker - Anne Rufiange, Governor's Task Force for Domestic Violence

2:10pm-3:00pm    Topic:  "An ADR Survival Kit: Ethical Issues for Online Dispute Resolution" Speaker - Albert Orosa, American Arbitration Association. 

3:00pm-3:10pm    Break

3:10pm-4:00pm    Topic:  "Alternative Lifestyle Mediations; Considering Cultural Differences" Speaker - Doug Greenbaum

4:00pm-4:50pm    Topic:    "Tax Implications in ADR" Speaker - Meah Tell

4:50-5:00pm    Closing 

March 2008-- Updates in Family Law

Luncheon Meeting: Tuesday March 11, 2008, 11:30AM-1:00PM, The Tower Club.  Speaker:  Barbara Beilly.  RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954)764-8040, ext 202, or email (www.asfma.org). Members $25, Non-Members $30 and Students $20.

May 2008--

Luncheon Meeting: Tuesday 13, 2008, 11:30AM-1:00PM, The Tower Club.  Speaker Sharon Press. "Updates in ADR/Mediation in Florida" RSVP to Jane Goldberg at (954)764-8040, ext 202, or email (www.asfma.org). Members $25, Non-Members $30 and Students $20.