Live Webinar CLE – Resolving Healthcare Business Disputes Through ADR

This program will provide a practical look at how healthcare business disputes are handled in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and how mediation and arbitration can be used effectively at various stages of litigation.

Drawing on judicial and industry perspectives, the program examines when ADR works, when it does not, and what judges, parties, and neutrals expect from the process, with particular focus on the federal court’s ADR framework and the American Health Law Association’s ADR program.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The federal court’s ADR requirements and the court’s role in early and effective intervention
• The American Health Law Association’s (AHLA) ADR program, including the types of cases it handles as well as the benefits of utilizing ADR through the AHLA
• Types of cases amenable to ADR and common barriers to effective ADR
• The use of mid-litigation orders for ADR
• Voluntary versus court-facilitated ADR
• Potential conflicts of interest between in-house and outside counsel
• Mediator and arbitrator requirements for disclosure and approval to serve

Speakers:

• Hon. W. Scott Hardy
  U. S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• Geoff Drucker
  American Health Law Association
• Linda A. Michler
  Linda A. Michler, ADR
• Joseph Ramirez
  UPMC
• Michael Robic
  Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network

*This will be a Distance Learning CLE.

Please note: This is a live interactive Zoom webinar that can be viewed by participants on their own computers remotely. Participants will receive 1 hour of Live CLE credit for the webinar. You will receive the link to join and the materials 24 hours in advance of the program.

*This program has been approved for 1 hour of Substantive CLE and also qualifies for 1.2 hours of credit under the West Virginia Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.

Last day to Pre-register: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Register by mail: Print and return the hard copy registration form available here.

*Please note: The Pa. CLE Board can take up to 45 days to post credits.

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