Maureen Beyers

Frequently lectures on litigation and arbitration issues including the following:  Speaker:  Arizona Bar Convention, Anatomy of an Online Arbitration (2021); Facilitator: 13th Annual ABA Arbitration Institute (March 2020); Panelist:  ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Effective Strategies for Advocates and Arbitrators (April 2019); Panelist: State Bar of Arizona, What Every Arbitrator Should Know About Receiverships (March 2019); Co-Chair:  State Bar of Arizona, Ethics in ADR (April 2018); Panelist: State Bar of Arizona, TED Talks on Arbitration (June 2017); Panelist: American Bar Association Business Law Section, The 1-2-3’s of Mediation of A Merger & Acquisition Dispute (April 2017); Panelist:  Arizona State University, Private Arbitration Update (November 2016); Panelist:  AAA, 2016 Roundtable Brown Bag Series for the Mountain Region Discovery Issues (September 2016); Panelist: AAA, Diversity in ADR (September 2016); Panelist:  AAA, Tips for CEOs, CFOs and General Counsel:  The Top 10 Ways to Make Arbitration Faster & More Cost Effective (September 2016); Panelist:  Arizona Bar Convention, "Jurisdiction Shopping, Ajo, Albuquerque or Afghanistan-Does It Make A Difference Where and How We Litigate?" (June 2016); Co-Chair: ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, "Avoiding a Train Wreck: Best Practices for Multi-Tracked Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration" (September 2015); Panelist: ABA Annual Meeting, Business Law Section: "Living with ADR: Evolving Perceptions and Use of Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Management in Fortune 1,000 Corporations" (August 2013); Presentation: Forensic Expert Witness Association 2013 National Conference: "The Arbitrator's and Mediator's Perspective on Expert Witnesses" (April 2013); "Your Worst Nightmare, Arbitrating A Case With A Poor Arbitration Clause" ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring 2013 Meeting; "Private Arbitration Update," State Bar of Arizona (October 2011); "Best Practices in Securities Arbitration," State Bar of Arizona Convention (June 2007); "Regulatory Rave: Update on Securities Regulatory Matters," State Bar of Arizona Bar Convention (June 2006); "Private Arbitration Update," State Bar of Arizona (November 2005); "Preparing For A Mediation," State Bar of Arizona Bar Convention (June 2005); "Insights into Alternative Dispute Resolution," American Arbitration Association (September 2004).

AAA Healthcare Dispute Resolution Innovation and Strategy Conference (2016); American College of e-Neutrals, Arbitrating in a Digital World: Fair & Expeditious Management of Electronic Discovery (2016); Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference (2016); AAA, Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration (2016); AAA, Top Techniques for Improving Arbitration Case Management Efficiency Before and During the Hearing (2016); AAA Arbitrator Subpoenas: Are They Worth the Paper They're Printed On? (2015); AAA Panel Dynamics: Staying On Course When Things Don't Go As Planned (2015); ABA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference (2015); Mediator Bootcamp: Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (2014); AAA Principled Deliberations (2014);AAA Developments In Arbitration Law: Disclosure, Vacatur, Sanctions, and Arbitrator Authority (2013); Faculty, AAA Managing the Arbitration Process for Efficiency and Economy Following the Preliminary Hearing (2012); AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference (2012); AAA Maximizing Efficiency & Economy in Arbitration: Challenges at the Preliminary Hearing (2011); AAA Prescriptions for Payor Provider Disputes: Implementing the New AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules (2011); ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference (2011); CIArb, International Arbitration Training Program (2010); ABA, Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute (2009); AAA Current Issues in Employment Arbitration (2009); AAA Alternative Investments Meet Alternative Dispute Resolution (2009); State Bar of Arizona, Private Arbitration Update (2009); State Bar of Arizona, Private Arbitration Update: Basic/Advanced Arbitration Practice (2008); State Bar of Arizona, Best Practices in Securities Arbitration (2007); AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005) (2006); AAA Dealing With Delay Tactics in Arbitration (ACE004) (2005); AAA Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (ACE003) (2004); AAA Arbitrator Update (2001); AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues (2001); AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training (2000); FINRA Chairperson Training (1997); FINRA Arbitrator Training (1995); AAA Introductory Arbitrator Training (1995).