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Live Webcast - October 31, 2025
1 CLE Credit

Avoiding in

Mediation can resolve disputes efficiently, but ethical missteps can derail outcomes and damage reputations. Attorney Francine Griesing draws on decades of experience to guide lawyers through the most common pitfalls, offering practical strategies to uphold integrity, protect clients, and navigate mediation with confidence and professionalism.

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Meet Francine

Attorney, Entrepreneur & Author
Francine Friedman Griesing has over 40 years of experience, she is a strategic advisor to top executives, general counsel, and institutions—handling complex business transactions, high-stakes litigation, employment matters, ethics, and alternative dispute resolution. She has served as an advocate and a neutral arbitrator and mediator in range of commercial and employment disputes.  Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, privately-held businesses, non-profits, higher education institutions, law firms and individual professionals and executivesAn honors graduate of Binghamton University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD, cum laude), she served as Litigation Chair for the City of Philadelphia before establishing her firm in 2010. Renowned for her leadership and expertise, she has earned accolades from Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and more. Passionate about ethics and inclusion, she champions diversity, civility, and mentorship—both in the legal profession and beyond.
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By the end of this Continuing Legal Education course, participants will earn 1.0 MCLE credits and possess a sharper ability to recognize and prevent ethical missteps in mediation, including conflicts of interest, confidentiality breaches, neutrality concerns, attorney misconduct, and improper settlement practices, ensuring compliance with professional standards while protecting client trust.

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