Lunch & Learn - Shaping the Settlement: Negotiation Skills for Defense Counsel

  • October 28, 2025
  • 12:00 PM
  • Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP 250 W. Pratt Street, Suite 2200 Baltimore, MD 21201
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“Shaping the Settlement: Negotiation Skills for Defense Counsel”

October 28, 2025
Noon to 1pm

 Presented by — 

Matthew J. Youssef, Niles, Barton & Wilmer 
Jeff Trueman, Mediator Arbitrator
Amy E. Askew, Kramon & Graham


 

Matthew J. Youssef

  

Jeff Trueman

  

Amy E. Askew


Location —
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
250 W. Pratt Street, Suite 2200
Baltimore, MD 21201

MDC Members — $75
 Non-MDC Members — $125

This seminar will focus on practical strategies defense attorneys can use to drive settlement discussions towards favorable outcomes. The presentation will cover techniques for managing plaintiff demands and clients, leveraging case strengths, navigating difficult negotiations, as well as how to set the stage for a successful negotiation before a mediation and how to continue the negotiations if the case does not resolve at mediation.

Questions? Contact Aimee Hiers at info@mddefensecounsel.org.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

MDC Sponsors — Platinum:Exponent, Planet Depos, Veritext; Gold: Apex Applied Science and Engineering, The McCammon Group, Rimkus; Silver: Forcon, The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals; Bronze: CRC Salomon, DigiStream Investigations, Law Office of Christopher R. Dunn, MDD, VERSED