ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST: Psychological Dimensions of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation

ACR-GNY & CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College presenta

Psychological Dimensions of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation

In this presentation, David Hoffman will present a wide range of impasse-breaking techniques with a psychological perspective on why those techniques work, drawing on his recently published book “The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation.” Among the psychological perspectives, David will particularly focus on the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. (IFS is not about families – it’s about our internal operating systems and the ‘family-like’ relationships our sub-personalities have with each other.) There will be time for Q&A and discussion.

David A. Hoffman, Esq.

David A. Hoffman is the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches three courses: Mediation; Diversity and Dispute Resolution; and Legal Profession: Collaborative Law. David is also an attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC, where he handles cases involving family, business, employment, and other disputes. Prior to founding Boston Law Collaborative in 2003, David was a litigation partner at the Boston firm Hill & Barlow, where he practiced for 17 years. He is past-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and has published four books (including “Bringing Peace into the Room,” with co-editor Daniel Bowling). David is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. David lives in a cohousing community in Acton, Massachusetts with his wife, Leslie Warner. They have five adult children, an adolescent cat, and a rescued golden retriever.

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