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Free Webinar: “New Regulation of the ADR Process in California: An Interview with Senator Tom Umberg on the Aims and Workings of SB 940”
December 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
1 Hour MCLE. Self-Study Credit offered.
Free Event!
California’s new SB 940 will take effect on January 1, 2025, and it promises to make significant changes in the practice of ADR in California–raising concerns from arbitrators, mediators, and provider institutions. This program–an in-depth interview of Senator Tom Umberg, the sponsor of the legislation–will shed light on the purposes behind the legislation, how it provisions are intended to be implemented, and how the ADR community can adapt and prosper under the statute’s immediate changes to the rules governing consumer arbitrations (and any provider organization that administers them) as well as longer-term plans for a certification system for mediators.
Speaker: Senator Tom Umberg
Moderator: Mattie Robertson
State Senator Thomas J. Umberg is the Chair of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, former federal criminal prosecutor, four-term state legislator, small business owner, and was the Deputy Drug Czar for President Clinton.
Senator Umberg also served three terms in the State Assembly, representing central Orange County. During this time, he worked across party lines, authored 76 laws, and brought more than $563 million in funds to Orange County.
Senator Umberg founded and built a successful veteran-owned small business in Orange County, recognized as one of California’s preeminent boutique law firms by Best Lawyers and The Daily Journal. Senator Umberg knows how to run a business and is a strong advocate for local business owners helping them to cut red tape and streamline unnecessary regulation.
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