42nd FMCS ARBITRATION SYMPOSIUM
AGENDA & Links to Materials – Friday, October 13, 2023

Welcome to the 42nd FMCS Arbitration Symposium! Here, you will find the agenda for the Friday, October 13th programming, the speaker bios, and any session materials (available during the Symposium). Please click the links below to download informational materials for the Symposium.

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

8:00 am REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


8:45 am WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

  • Kathy Hall, Field Operations Manager, FMCS Region II, Philadelphia, PA
  • Peter Donatello, Field Operations Manager, FMCS Region I, Woodbridge, NJ
  • Barbara Lichtman, Commissioner, FMCS, Philadelphia, PA


9:00 am Keynote: FMCS Vision for the Future 

  • Javier Ramirez, Director of Field Operations, FMCS, Washington, DC

 

9:30 am How the Arbitrators Rule, Panel I 

  • Moderator: Barbara Lichtman, Commissioner, FMCS, Philadelphia, PA
  • Panelist: Dean L. Burrell, Esq., Morristown, NJ
  • Panelist: Michael R. Ricci, Guilford, CT
  • Panelist: Haydee Rosario, Esq., NAA, Bronx, NY
  • Panelist: Mary Ellen Shea, NAA, Amherst, MA

 

10:30 am Cannabis: What’s New? 

  • Moderator: Ezio Borchini, Esq., NAA, Bethesda, MD
  • Panelist: Jessica Caggiano, Esq., Willig, Williams and Davidson, Philadelphia, PA
  • Panelist: SArthur R. Thibault Jr., Esq., Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, P.C., Liberty Corner, NJ

 

11:30 am FMCS Office of Arbitration 

  • Arthur Pearlstein, Esq., Director of FMCS Office of Arbitration, Washington, DC

 

12:00 noon LUNCH


1:15 pm How the Arbitrators Rule, Panel II 

  • Moderator: Barbara Lichtman, Commissioner, FMCS, Philadelphia, PA
  • Panelist: Robert H. Barron, Esq., NAA, Wynnewood, PA
  • Panelist: Lisa Charles, NAA, Princeton, NJ
  • Panelist: Ralph H. Colflesh, Esq., NAA, Philadelphia, PA
  • Panelist: Jane Desimone, Esq., NAA, Pittsburgh, PA

 

2:15 pm Ethics in Arbitration – Link to Materials

  • Robert Douglas, Esq. NAA, Woodmere, NY

3:15 pm CLOSING REMARKS

3:30 pm ADJOURN

Notice:

This Symposium is produced by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) as part of FMCS’s outreach efforts. All registration fees will go directly to the Symposium’s co-sponsors. FMCS does not collect or retain any portion of the Symposium’s fees.

FMCS is an independent federal government agency. Opinions or points of view expressed during sessions at FMCS Arbitration Symposium do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the FMCS or the federal government. Any products or services outside of FMCS, discussed during sessions at FMCS Arbitration Symposium are presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or endorsement by the FMCS or the federal government.