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- Posted June 02, 2026
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Mediation best practices explored
The Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association presented a program titled “Mediation Best Practices–a Forum for the E.D. Michigan’s Mediators, Trial Lawyers, and Judges” on Wednesday, May 20, at the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit. This seminar provided an opportunity for attorneys to network with the bench and help shape the evolving conversation on local and national ADR practices. Among those speaking at the program were (left to right) Michael Latiff of McDonald Hopkins LLC; Clarence L Pozza Jr. of JAMS Inc.; Patrick Hickey of Hickey, Hauck, Bishoff, Jeffers, & Seabolt PLLC; U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Leitman, Eastern District of Michigan; Jeffrey Kichaven of Kichaven Commercial Mediation; retired Judge Sean Cox of JAMS; Dennis Barnes of Barnes ADR; U.S. District Court Judge Judith Levy, Eastern District of Michigan; Thomas McNeill of Tom McNeill ADR PLLC; and William Froehlich, The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law. Also speaking at the seminar, but not pictured, were Jennifer Grieco and Kenneth Neuman of Altior Law, retired Judge Gerald Rosen of JAMS, Thomas Cranmer of Miller Canfield, retired Judge Lita Popke of JAMS, Kathleen Bogas of Bogas & Koncius PC, and Nakisha Chaney of Salvatore, Prescott, Porter, & Porter PLLC.
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