Establishing and building a successful ADR practice

on Tuesday 29th April 2008

Presented by a panel of three experienced mediators including
mediator and lawyer, Michael Tiernan, and Di McDonald, Managing Director of ResolutionsRTK.

Everything you wanted to know about getting started in mediation: business development, de-briefing/mentoring and other practicalities.

About the presenters

Di McDonald is Managing Director of ResolutionsRTK and an experienced corporate speaker, trainer and mediator.  She sits on several boards in the health and consultancy fields, and  has a background and formal qualifications in behavioural science, education, counselling, management and mediation.  She also has a Masters of Management (Organisational Systems) and is currently undertaking a Doctorate focusing on Conflict Management.

Di has been a pioneer in workplace mediation actively working in the field since the late 80s. Her first experience of mediation was as a participant. She was so impressed with the ability of mediation to “transform” one's approach to conflict that she trained as a mediator.

Michael Tiernan is a solicitor of 24 years experience who until recently was a partner at Maurice Blackburn Cashman where he worked for over 17 years. Michael is a mediator accredited by LEADR and The law Institute of Victoria.

He has been appointed to the Alternative Dispute Panel of The Office of The Small Business Commissioner. He is authorised to undertake mediations in the Supreme and County Courts and VCAT and has been included in the Magistrates Court Pilot Program. Both the Victorian WorkCover Authority and the Transport Accident Commission have approved him to mediate in their matters.

Through Tiernan Consulting, Michael offers various mediation services including:

• Court mediations for personal injuries matters
• Workplace mediations
• Business dispute mediations
• Commercial lease mediations.

Tuesday 29 April 08

Time
5.30 pm Drinks
6.00pm Commencement
7.30pm Close

Venue
Grevillia Jacaranda Room
2nd floor
St Michael’s
120 Collins Street
Melbourne

(Walk beside the church to the back of the building)

Cost
$15 LEADR members
$20 non-members

RSVP to Sally Wiencke by phone 0412 839164 or email sallywiencke@impaq.com.au