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Registration Information

Check all that apply:

Thursday, October 12, NAA Session (Only Pick 1)

NAA Sessions are Each Limited to 50 Registrants

G Arbitration Advocacy: (Friday Symposium Included). . . . . . . $ 374.00

G Federal Sector: Arbitration (Friday Symposium Included). . . $ 374.00

G New Arbitrator Training (Friday Symposium Included) . . . . . $ 374.00

Friday, October 13, 2023 (Symposium Only)

G 42nd FMCS Arbitration Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 249.00

G CLE CREDITS (Attorneys only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.00

Please Select From These States: G NJ G NY G PA

Tuition waivers for CLEs are available for attorneys with limited financial means.

TOTAL REMITTANCE. . . . . . . $____________________

L Registration and Payments via Internet ONLY

at: https://www.njlera.org/fmcs

Registration / payments will not be accepted after

September 25, 2023 or at the door.

Hotel Information

Hotel accommodations at the Hard Rock Hotel are available for

Wednesday and Thursday night at the reduced rate of $89.00

plus taxes and fees per room for single or double occupancy.

Hotel reservations must be made by 11:59 pm EDT, Friday,

September 29, 2023, to receive the reduced rate.

Individuals are responsible for booking their own hotel

reservations directly with the Hard Rock Hotel at

https://book.passkey.com/go/GFED23Z or 1-609-449-6860. You

must identify yourself as an attendee with the Federal Mediation

& Conciliation Service to receive the Symposium rate.

Reservations that are cancelled less than 72 hours prior to

check-in or a ?no show” will result in first night’s room and tax

charges to be forfeited. Any reservations made after the

contracted cut-off date, 11:59 pm EDT, Friday, September 29,

2023, are on a space availability basis at the current rack rate.

Hotel reservations and check-in require a valid credit card & ID.

FMCS, LERA, and the NAA are NOT responsible for room charges,

changes or cancellation fees.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

National Academy of Arbitrators Presents:

ARBITRATION ADVOCACY:

Case Presentation Guidelines and Mock Arbitration

8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 am Introductions & Interactive Exercises

9:30 am Break

9:45 am Overview of Key Case Presentation Concepts

11:15 am Preparation for Mock Arbitration

12:00 pm Lunch (Provided - this will be a working lunch)

1:00 pm Mock Arbitration Performed by Participants

(NAA Arbitrators will act as the arbitrators)

3:30 pm Ask the Arbitrator Panel

4:30 pm Adjourn



FEDERAL SECTOR: 

Arbitration - Law and Practice

8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am Introductions [Faculty Panel]: Basics of the Federal

Sector

9:30 am Break

9:45 am Arbitration: Law and Practice - Contract Interpretation

10:30 am Arbitration: Law and Practice - Discipline, Adverse 

Actions, and Removals

11:35 pm Break

11:45 pm Presenting Your Case - Evidentiary Issues

12:15 pm Lunch

1:15 pm Tackling Federal Sector Issues & Disputes

2:45 pm Break

2:55 pm Federal Sector Remedy Issues

4:00 pm Introduction to Code of Professional Responsibility for

Arbitrators of Labor-Management Disputes

4:30 pm W rap up & Adjourn



Training For New Arbitrators

11:45am Registration

12:00pm Lunch & Introductions

12:30pm Managing the Arbitration Process

1:15pm Conundrums of Labor Arbitration - Code of Professional

Responsibility

2:00pm Break

2:15pm Conundrums of Labor Arbitration - Code of Professional

[continued]

3:00pm The Business of Arbitration

3:30pm Ask the Arbitrators (with the advocates)

4:30pm Adjourn

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8:00 am REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:45 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Kathy Hall, Field Operations Manager, FMCS Region 2,

Philadelphia PA

Peter Donatello, Field Operations Manager, FMCS

Region 1, Woodbridge NJ

Barbara Lichtman, Commissioner, FMCS Region 2,

Philadelphia PA

9:00 am KEYNOTE: FMCS VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Presenter: Javier Ramirez, Deputy Director of Field Operations,

FMCS, Washington DC

9:30 am HOW THE ARBITRATORS RULE - PANEL 1

Moderator: Barbara Lichtman, Commissioner, FMCS Region 2,

Philadelphia PA

Panelists: Dean L Burrell, Esq, Morristown NJ

Michael R Ricci, Guilford CT

Haydeé Rosario, Esq, NAA, Bronx NY

Mary Ellen Shea, NAA, Amherst MA

10:30 am CANNABIS: WHATS NEW?

Moderator: Ezio Borchini, Esq, NAA, Bethesda MD

Panelists: Jessica Caggiano, Esq, Willig, Williams & Davidson,

Philadelphia PA

Arthur R Thibault Jr, Esq, Apruzzese, McDermott,

Mastro & Murphy, Liberty Corner NJ

11:30 am FMCS OFFICE OF ARBITRATION

Presenter: Arthur Pearlstein, Esq, Director, FMCS Office of

Arbitration, FMCS, Washington DC

12:00 am LUNCH

1:15 pm HOW THE ARBITRATORS RULE - PANEL 2

Moderator: Barbara Lichtman, Commissioner, FMCS Region 2,

Philadelphia PA

Panelists: Robert H Barron, Esq, NAA, Wynnewood PA

Lisa Charles, NAA, Princeton NJ

Gary L Eder, Milton DE

Jane Minnich Desimone, Esq, NAA, Pittsburgh PA

2:15 pm ETHICS IN ARBITRATION

Presenter: Robert Douglas, Esq, NAA, Woodmere NY

3:15 pm CLOSING REMARKS

3:30 pm ADJOURNMENT
Thursday, October 12, 2023

National Academy of Arbitrators Presents:

ARBITRATION ADVOCACY:

Case Presentation Guidelines and Mock Arbitration

This program is designed to raise advocates knowledge about

critical elements in arbitration issues. The interactive sessions are

designed to hone advocates skills in spotting issues and

determining the most optimal ways to establish their case.



FEDERAL SECTOR: Arbitration - Law and Practice

This track is intended primarily for Federal Sector management and

union representatives who will receive the following take-aways:

T Update and overview of current law impacting federal sector

arbitration: including the Douglas Factors, Contract Issues and

the Back Pay Act.

T Best practices in case preparation and presentation.

T Arbitrator and advocate ethics under the Code of Professional

Responsibility.

T Presenting case theory with evidence and witnesses.



Training For New Arbitrators

An interactive 1⁄2 day session only for Arbitrators to learn how to

manage a hearing, about issues that arise in arbitrations, Code of

Professional Conduct, and how to build an arbitration practice.



The National Academy of Arbitrators programs are each limited to

the first 50 registrants and an additional $125.00. There will not be

a waiting list.

No refunds after September 25, 2023. Substitutions are allowed.



National Academy of Arbitrators Presenters:

Keith D Greenberg Michele Miller-Kotula Richard Adelman

Ralph Colflesh Ezio Borchini Haydeé Rosario

Deborah Gaines Douglas J Bantle

Friday, October 13, 2023

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Our Symposium provides an excellent opportunity for all members

of the labor-management community and practicing arbitrators to

review developments in labor and employment arbitration.

Presentations and training are conducted by distinguished

arbitrators, advocates, and attorneys.

The FMCS Arbitration Symposium costs $249.00 per person, and

includes a Continental breakfast, luncheon, and one coffee break.

Registration and payments will only be accepted on-line, and, will

not be accepted after Monday, September 25, 2023 or at the

door. No refunds after Monday, September 25, 2023.

Substitutions are allowed.

For an additional fee of $25.00, CLE credits are offered to attorneys

for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. One hour of Ethics

is included only on Friday’s 42

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program. Applicant is required to sign-in and sign-out on the CLE

attendance sheets on the day of the Symposium.

Pre-Symposium Reception

All attendees are invited to a reception on

Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 6:00 pm -

7:15 pm. 

For more information contact:

FMCS Commissioner Barbara Lichtman at 215-717-7500

or email blichtman@fmcs.gov

77 Registration information is included on the reverse side LL

FMCS is an independent federal government agency. Opinions or points of

view expressed during sessions at the 42nd FMCS Arbitration Symposium

do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the FMCSor the

federal government. Any products or services outside of FMCS, discussed

during sessions at the 42nd FMCS Arbitration Symposium are presented for

informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or

endorsement by the FMCS or the federal government.

Friday, October 13, 2023

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 FMCS ARBITRATION

SYMPOSIUM

at the

Hard Rock Hotel

1000 Boardwalk

Atlantic City NJ 08401-7415

Thursday, October 12, 2023

The National Academy of Arbitrators 

Presents:

ARBITRATION ADVOCACY:

Case Presentation Guidelines and Mock Arbitration



FEDERAL SECTOR:

Arbitration - Law and Practice



TRAINING FOR NEW ARBITRATORS



Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Co-Sponsors: 

Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA)

Philadelphia and New Jersey Chapters

&

National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA)

District of Columbia Upstate New York Region

Mid-Atlantic New York Western Pennsylvania