Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, and while its impact on mediation is still emerging, mediators must understand its potential to stay ahead. This webinar introduces AI as a tool that can enhance, rather than replace, mediation practice.
Participants will explore how AI can assist with administrative tasks, client communication, research, brainstorming, and agreement drafting/editing. Real-world examples will demonstrate AI’s role in streamlining workflows, improving organization, and supporting mediators in their daily practice.
The session will also examine common pitfalls, such as over-reliance on AI, bias in AI-generated content, and AI’s limitations in understanding human emotions. To make AI tangible and accessible, the webinar will include a live demonstration of how to create a simple AI-powered mediation assistant, showing that mediators of all backgrounds—with no technical expertise—can start using AI today.
Participants will leave with a practical understanding of AI’s role in mediation, where it can add value, and how to integrate it effectively into their work.
Key Takeaways:
✅ Gain a clear, non-technical understanding of what AI is and how it works
✅ Learn how AI can support mediators with client communication, research, and admin tasks
✅ Examine how AI can assist with brainstorming and drafting agreements
✅ Understand common pitfalls and limitations of AI in mediation settings
✅ Hands-on, nontechnical journey establishing a simple AI-powered assistant
**Pending 1.0 hour of CME credit (0.0 ethics) by the Supreme Court of Virginia**
This presentation will be recorded and made available to registrants for 30 days post-webinar.
Presenter Bio
AJ Maddeny is an ADR professional, mediator, and arbitrator specializing in tech-assisted negotiation and decision science. As the founder of Aether Mediation and Divorce Digitally, AJ helps individuals and organizations navigate complex disputes through technology-enhanced approaches. With a background in Decision Science, Conflict Analysis & Resolution, and an MBA, AJ has extensive experience integrating AI tools into mediation and negotiation. AJ’s work focuses on the evolving intersection of technology and dispute resolution, helping mediators and professionals adapt to a rapidly changing landscape.
