Upcoming External Programs and Speaking Events

Thursday, June 26, 2025 3:30 PDT
The Art of Impasse-Breaking for Mediators and Lawyers

(Live Zoom Webinar)
The Mediation Center of Los Angeles (“MCLA”) has invited BLC mediator David Hoffman to share proven techniques for breaking impasse drawn from years of practice and his upcoming ABA book. There will be an opportunity for Q&A, and registrants will receive a special excerpt of David’s book and presentation materials!
For more information (including about early-bird registration) and to register, please visit: https://www.mediationla.org/events/

Thursday, July 24, 2025 8:00-9:00 AM PST
The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation
Special guest of the week, David Hoffman, Founder, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC and John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School will Present on: The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation. To find more information and to register, please click here: https://www.willworkforfood.news/upcoming-events/the-art-of-impasse-breaking-in-mediation .

October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2025
“The Self-Led Lawyer and Mediator”

This coming Fall, BLC’s David Hoffman will be leading a training for the Internal Family Systems Institute entitled “The Self-Led Lawyer and Mediator.”  The course, which is designed for lawyers, mediators, and other dispute resolvers. will meet every Wednesday from October 1 through November 5, 2025 (noon to 3 pm EDT), with a guest appearance by Dr. Richard Schwartz, who created the IFS model.
If you know of someone who might be interested, please pass along this link: https://tinyurl.com/Self-Led-Lawyer-and-Mediator.

And, if you have questions about the program, please feel free to email David at DHoffman@blc.law.

For a preview of some of the material that will be used in this program, here are two links that might be useful:

Article: http://tinyurl.com/Hoffman-IFS
Video: http://tinyurl.com/IFS-Hoffman