ACR-GNY promotes learning and dialogue within the ADR community. The Family and Community Practice Group has been meeting since 2021 and typically meets from 6:00pm to 7:15pm on Zoom. Our Practice Groups are confidential spaces where mediators can come together to look back at past mediations and give each other honest feedback.
Most mediators work in "silos," making it difficult to find spaces to talk to others in their field about the challenges and successes they encounter in their mediation sessions. This small group is designed to provide mediators an opportunity to "Monday night quarterback" their recent mediation decisions and strategies, as well as an opportunity to solicit feedback and advice regarding active mediations.
Family and Community Mediation Practice Group
Title: Tips, Tricks and Tough Times: A small circle to share family and community mediation stories
Our guest facilitator will be Maurice Q. Robison, Esq., PHR
Maurice Q. Robinson is an active alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professional who currently hold adjunct professorships at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s Kukin Program in Alternative Dispute Resolution, as well as for Seton Hall School of Law’s Conflict Management Program. Awarded a New Jersey Legislative Proclamation for Pro Bono and Skills Based/Service Oriented Legal Pedagogy, Mr. Robinson’s courses include Negotiation Theory and Practice, Family Law and Mediation, as well as a client-driven practicum in the SDNY Federal Court. He has coached successful ADR competition teams on the national and international circuit.
Mr. Robinson is also the EEO Officer | Executive Agency Counsel for the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Department of Equal Opportunity. Prior to his position at NYCHA, he served the NY community as a Senior Administrative Law Hearing Officer, Queens County Mediation Manager, and Housing Court Program Supervising Pro Bono Attorney. Mr. Robinson serves as an approved mediator for the New York Peace Institute, Manhattan Civil Court, Housing Court and Small Claims Court. Mr. Robinson has also participated in arbitrations and mediations with EEOC, FINRA, and other private organizations.
The Society for Human Resource Management | Human Resource Certification Institute (SHRM | HRCI) recognizes Mr. Robinson as a Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR).
Mr. Robinson received his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, with specializations in Mediation, Litigation, and Intellectual Property & Communications Law. He completed the NY State Community Mediator Program, Safe Horizon Mediator Training and Apprenticeship, and received a certificate from the Kukin Program in ADR.
Mr. Robinson is regularly invited to speak on Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution and ADR as a mechanism for Civil Gideon.
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 6:00pm-7:15pm
Cost: $10.00
Location: Online (via Zoom)
Pre-registration is required.
This event is exclusively for ACR-GNY members and will be capped at 25 participants.
Contact Susan Salazar with questions: susan.salazar@acrgny.org
