Is Arbitration Getting a Bad Name?

Event Description

Deadline to Register: December 10, 2017

Please note that the Section Business Meeting starts at 12 noon and the CLE is at 12:15 pm.

Lunch is brown bag. Refreshments will be provided, however.

Arbitration, itself, is rarely in the news, or a matter of public controversy. Lately, that’s changed. There’s been a proliferation of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements (PDAAs) in financial and consumer agreements, terms of service which can’t be negotiated. Then, there’s been the Franken Bill, the CFPB’s Arbitration Rule, and the now-successful effort to set that Rule aside.

This CLE will address PDAAs from several perspectives: their history, the issues they present, their use in the financial industry, the consumer aspect, the views of in-house counsel, and the public policy/political considerations.

For the ADR Section, this is an unusually hot topic—don’t miss it!

Presentation Panel:

Wendell Bell, Arbitrator | Mediator | Advocate
Allen Blair, Senior Fellow; Distinguished Professor of Law | Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Robert Lawson, President and Chief Financial Officer | Barrington Capital Management; FINRA and NFA Arbitrator
Liz Kramer, Partner | Stinson Leonard Street

CLE Credits:

1.0 Standard CLE credit applied for | Event code: 250517

ADR Rule 114 credit applied for

Cost:

ADR Section Member:  Free
MSBA Member Not a member of the ADR Section:  $10.00
Non-MSBA Member:  $15.00
Law Student: Free
New Admittee (Attorney Admitted to the MN Bar after January 1, 2017):  Free

Remote Participation:  

Remote participation is available.  Please indicate that you will attend remotely when registering.  Instructions will be sent via e-mail a day prior on Monday, December 11.

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Questions? Contact Geen Mui | 612-278-6346

The MSBA is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify Geen Mui via phone or email: gmui@mnbar.org.  Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations. Thank you.

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DATE
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
TIME

12:00 PM to 1:15 PM

VENUE
Minnesota State Bar Association
600 Nicollet Mall #380
Minneapolis, MN 55402