Dispute Resolution
SECTION UPDATE
Dispute Resolution
By John Allgood Ford & Harrison LLP jallgood @ fordharrison . com
May 4 , 2016 Breakfast Meeting
The Dispute Resolution Section of the Atlanta Bar concluded the 2015-2016 program series with its breakfast meeting on May 4 , 2016 . Hunter Hughes of Hunter ADR presented a talk on “ How our Subconscious Bias Impacts Negotiations and the Mediation Process . The presentation included among other topics a discussion of the short cuts that are part of the decision process by the brain and which often do not reflect objective standards or adequate research by the decision maker . These instinctive behaviors or heuristics , play a part in most decision making including case evaluations . Hughes pointed out the problems for negotiators and mediators who fail to account for this impact on negotiation decision making and further offered preparation steps that can be taken to avoid results based on the application of heuristic thinking .
The Henning Award
The Dispute Resolution Section also recognized and presented awards to recent Georgia Law School graduates who have excelled in Dispute Resolution courses at Georgia Law Schools . The Henning Award which includes a certificate of recognition and a check for $ 500.00 given to honor Ed Henning as a pioneer lawyer who promoted alternative dispute resolution processes , were given to winning law students from Emory , Georgia State University , Mercer University and the University of Georgia . In addition , each year the Dispute Resolution Section provides a book award to graduating law students who have achieved the highest grade in the Alternative Dispute Resolution ( ADR ) courses offered at Georgia Law Schools . The Henning Award students recognized at the breakfast were Katherine Grace Williams from Georgia State University , Natasha Cooper from Emory University and Taylor Drew Murray from the University of Georgia . Catherine Roberts Hawley of Emory received the Book Award . Wesley B . Beamon at Mercer University received the Henning Award .
For the coming year , Halsey Knapp will serve as the Chair for the Section , Greg Presmanes will be the Vice Chair and Eileen Thomas will be Secretary / Treasurer . Members at Large for the coming year are Terrence Croft , Erika Birg , Kenney Menendez , Frank Lightmas , Greg Crochet , Hugh Bell , Joan Grafstein , Dan Gulden , Taylor Daly and Ruth Isaac .
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26 May 2016