This is an On Demand Video Replay of the "Advanced Civil Mediation" Seminar from April 2025. It is worth 6 hours CLE.

Elevate your mediation practice with insights from Indiana’s top mediators. This must-attend seminar is designed for mediators seeking more efficient, effective, and successful outcomes. Program Chair Mark Scott has curated a full-day event featuring expert-led discussions on the best mediation practices for 2025.

This seminar offers a unique opportunity to learn from seasoned professionals in an interactive format that fosters meaningful dialogue. Bring your questions and gain valuable strategies to refine your approach.

Earn all six required CME credits within your three-year reporting period. Hours will be submitted to the Indiana CLE Commission on your behalf

Chair: Mark A. Scott
Scott Law Office and Mediation Center

Panel:

Michael P. Bishop, Bishop Mediation & Arbitration
Kevin K. Fitzharris, Barrett McNagny
Wade D. Fulford, Lewis Wagner
Caroline A. Gilchrist, The Mediation Group
Michael B. Langford, The Mediation Group
Richard L. Norris Norris, Choplin & Schroeder
Daniel J. Palmer, Hunt Suedhoff Kearney
Peter D. Palmer, Pete Palmer Law
Tess A. White, White & Champagne

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions and Announcements
Mark Scott

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Are Joint Openings Worth the Risk?
Kevin Fitzharris, Caroline Gilchrist, Pete Palmer

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
To Zoom or Not to Zoom? Alternative Perspectives
Michael Bishop, Pete Palmer

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
When Something is Not Quite Right: Dealing with Impairment or Incompetence
Caroline Gilchrist, Richard Norris

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.
Tips for Starting and Growing Your Mediation Practice
Michael Langford, Tess White

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Retention, Scheduling and Employment Confirmation
Dan Palmer, Tess White

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mediating Full v. Part Time; Charging Hourly v. Flat Rate
Michael Bishop, Wade Fulford

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Mediation Law Update
Daniel Palmer, Mark Scott

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Getting to Yes: Overcoming Obstacles, Personalities and Misevaluations
Kevin Fitzharris, Michael Langford, Richard Norris

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Helpful Tech, Hardware and Software for Mediators
Wade Fulford, Mark Scott

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Neutrally Speaking: An Open Panel Discussion on Best Mediation Practices and Audience Q&A

Mark A. Scott, founder of Scott Law Office and Mediation Center in Kokomo, Indiana.  Admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education: Wabash College (A.B., cum laude, 1989); Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford, England (1988). Legal education: Indiana University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Barristers. Associate Justice, Moot Court Society. Lilly Scholar, United States Senate Youth Scholar, Jump Scholar. Recipient, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2004; American Jurisprudence Awards in Insurance Law and Administrative Law. Adjunct Instructor: Paralegal Studies, Indiana University at Kokomo, 1996. Author/Presenter: Qualified Offers of Settlement: A Two-Edged Sword, ITLA Seminar (April 1999); Benton v. City of Oakland and its Impact Upon Tort Claims Cases, ITLA Seminar (March 2000); Making the Dog Hunt: Holding Landlords Responsible for Injuries Cause by Their Tenants’ Dogs, ITLA Seminar (March 2001); The Right to Make Inquiries During Voir Dire Regarding Potential Jurors’ Relationships with the Defending Insurance Company, ITLA Seminar (March 2003), also published in Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 12, No. 15 (October 2001), and Verdict, Vol. 24, No. 1 (March 2002); Visibility Issues in Motor Vehicle Collision Cases, ITLA Seminar (August 2003); Apples and Oranges: The Inapplicability of the Wrongful Death Act to Death Claims Under the Medical Malpractice Act, Verdict, Vol. 25, No. 3 (September 2003); Time is on My Side: The Temporal Distinction in the Failure to Mitigate Damages Defense, ITLA Seminar (February 2004); Recent Developments in Tort Law, ICLEF Indiana Law Update Seminar (September 2004 – 2008); Tort Law Update, ITLA Seminar (November 2004– 2009); Defending Plaintiff’s Expert Against Challenges Under Indiana Evidence Rule 702, ICLEF Seminar (January 2005); Relationship of the Medical Malpractice Act and the Wrongful Death Act, ITLA Seminar (March 2005); The Top Five in 2005: Five Cases That Will Change Your Practice, ITLA Seminar (February 2006); Preliminary Procedural Considerations and Recent Case Law Developments in the Law of Medical Malpractice ICLEF Seminar (June 2006); The Inadmissibility of Collateral Source Write-Offs or Discounts, Verdict, Vol. 29, No. 1 (June 2007); Wrongful Death Law in Indiana, ICLEF Seminar (September 2010); Harm Without Recourse: An Analysis of Taele v. State Farm, ITLA Seminar (April 2011); The Best Case I Ever Lost, ITLA Seminar (January 2013); Applied Professionalism, ITLA Seminar (March 2013); Mediation and Settlement, ITLA Seminar (August 2015); Advanced Civil Mediation, ITLA Seminar (April 2017, April 2019); Maximizing Damages by Using Surgical Videos at Trial (ITLA Seminar, May 2019); Valuing & Proving Pain in Personal Injury Cases, ICLEF Seminar (October 2019). Member: Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2012 – 2013; Board of Directors, 2003 – ; Executive Committee, 2004 – 2014; Chair of Amicus Curiae Committee, 2005 – 2011); American Association for Justice; Howard County Bar Association (President, 1997). Reported Cases: Bagko Development Co. v. Damitz, 640 N.E.2d 67 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994); Green v. Estate of Green, 724 N.E.2d 260 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000); Reed Sign Service v. Reid, 755 N.E.2d 690 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001); Fulton County Comm'rs v. Miller, 788 N.E.2d 1284 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003); McCarty v. Sanders, 805 N.E.2d 894 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); amicus curiae in Chamberlain v. Walpole, 822 N.E.2d 959 (Ind. 2005); Kocher v. Getz, 824 N.E.2d 671 (Ind. 2005); Vasquez v. Phillips, 843 N.E.2d 61 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006); Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund v. Winkle, 863 N.E.2d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007); Butler v. Indiana Dept. of Insurance, 904 N.E.2d 198 (Ind. 2009); Stanley v. Walker, 906 N.E.2d 852, (Ind. 2009). 

Practice Areas: Automobile, Motorcycle and Truck Accidents; Wrongful Death; Traumatic Brain Injuries; Burns and Explosions; Construction and Workplace Injuries; Dog Bites; Defective Products; Premises Liability; Civil Mediation.

On Demand Video Replay

Credits will be submitted to the Indiana CLE Commission on your behalf on or after December 30th.

Due to attendees receiving instant access to seminar video and materials, refunds will not be given for On Demand Video Replays.