Last week, the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference Special Masters Committee held a webinar titled “A Brainstorming Session: Using Special Masters to Help Courts Deal with the Challenges of the Pandemic.”  The webinar was moderated by Committee Co-Chair Merril Hirsh of HirshADR PLLC in Washington, D.C. and panelists included:

  • The Hon. Shira Scheindlin (ret. Judge, US District Court, Southern District of New York);
  • The Hon. David Thomson (Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court);
  • The Hon. Heather Welch (Judge, Indiana Superior Court, Marion County); and
  • Cary Ichter, Ichter, Davis LLC, Atlanta, Ga. (former President Academy of Court of Appointed Masters).

 

Webinar program materials included the following topics:

  • ABA Special Masters Resolution;
  • ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and use of Special Masters;
  • Checklist for Making Use of Special Masters to Help Deal with the New Normal;
  • A Revolution that Doesn’t Offend Anyone;
  • INSIGHT: Special Masters Can Help Tame Court Backlog After Covid-19;
  • How Courts & Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters; and
  • Panelist Bios.

 

A recording of the webinar is available for viewing on the American Bar Association’s website.

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