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Board of Directors, Cambridge Dispute Settlement Center
In June 2014, Conna Weiner was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Cambridge Dispute Settlement Center, a community mediation center in Cambridge, MA.
Massachusetts Fee Arbitration Board Appointment
In June 2014, Conna Weiner was named to the panel of the Massachusetts Fee Arbitration Board, a program of the Massachusetts Bar Association offering arbitration and mediation services to lawyers and their clients involved in fee disputes.
Accelerator Presentation on Resolving Life Sciences Collaboration Disputes
In May 2014, Conna Weiner, along with panelists from the life sciences business and legal worlds, presented to start-up company accelerator Tech Sand Box on how to manage and resolve disputes arising in the context of complex life sciences collaborations.
The 2014 American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting
Conna Weiner is attending the American Bar Association’s Section on Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting in Miami April 2-4, 2014 and will be working with the Women in Dispute Resolution Committee to move forward a number of initiatives, including a project to create a comprehensive list of panels and rosters for arbitrators and mediators.
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution
In March 2014, Conna Weiner participated in presenting a seminar with fellow speakers from the law firm of Burns & Levinson, JAMS, inside counsel and the Massachusetts judiciary to the New England Corporate Counsel Association about the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of alternative dispute resolution (primarily arbitration and mediation) and expedited proceedings in special courts such as the MA Superior Court Business Litigation Session.
The 2014 Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s Annual Meeting
In February 2014, Conna Weiner attended the Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s (CPR’s) Annual Meeting in Charleston, SC, where she participated in meetings of the Arbitration and Mediation Committees.
The 2014 Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Inside Counsel Seminar
In December 2013, Conna Weiner presented at a panel before the Massachusetts Bar Association annual inside counsel seminar about the use of alternative dispute resolution in connection with business disputes, discussing reforms in managing arbitrations highlighted in publications such as the 2010 Commercial College of Arbitrators Protocols for Expeditious, Cost-Effective Arbitration.
American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Panel of Arbitrators
In July of 2013, Conna Weiner was invited to join the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, and was officially appointed to the panel after completing the AAA’s training required of all newly named AAA panelists in September 2013.