February 12, 2010 - 7:20 AM

On UNLV Campus

The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the Boyd School of Law, UNLV, the Clark County Family Mediation Center, and the Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center sponsored a conference on February 12-13, 2010 entitled: "The Economic Crisis and Conflict Resolution." The theme was how to use conflict resolution tools to deal with aspects of our ongoing economic crisis. There will be two tracks: academic/CLE and practitioner. Academic/CLE presentations included panels on foreclosure mediation, bankruptcy mediation, and cost-effective dispute resolution.

A 5K race on UNLV’s campus, open to all, to raise funds for the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution.

3 hours General CLE Credit.

WHEN: Friday, March 19th, 2010 -- 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

WHERE: UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, Room 102

WHO: For Attorneys interested in representing homeowners in foreclosure mediation and law students interested in learning more about this area of law.

COST: Acceptance of 2 new cases representing homeowners on a pro bono basis in foreclosure mediations during 6 months following the CLE. (Completely free for current Boyd students and faculty.)

Professor José Carlos Moreira da Silva Filho, Associate Professor on the Faculty of Law and the Post-Graduate Program of Criminal Sciences at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil, and a member of the Brazilian Amnesty Commission, will discuss the efforts of the current government to deal with the legacy of a brutal military dictatorship, and his role on the Amnesty Commission. Da Silva’s primary research interests are philosophy of law, human rights and private law.

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