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Forrest “Woody” Mosten has an international reputation for high quality mediation training from introductory courses to advanced supervision for highly experienced mediators. He maintains an intense focus on cutting edge issues in law and the craft of mediation skill building, and enjoys helping other professionals build their own profitable mediation practices.
Woody Mosten's Mediation Training is an Approved Continuing Education Provider by the California State Bar CLE & Family Law Specialization, the California Psychological Association Accrediting Agency, and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Most courses are approved by the Association for Conflict Resolution.
“Woody Mosten is to Mediation what Tiger Woods is to Golf!”
Shel Stark
Specialty Programs Director
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Ann Arbor, Michigan
In addition to his training programs in Los Angeles and providing advanced short trainings and law school courses worldwide, Forrest Mosten offers his basic mediation training with other sponsoring organizations. Since 2002, Mr. Mosten has trained Michigan lawyers to rave reviews. This annual basic divorce mediation training course, limited to 30 participants, generally sells out months in advance.
Within a week of completing the 2008 Divorce Basic Mediation Training, Terry Brankert, of Flint, Michigan, began incorporating peacemaking lessons of Mr. Mosten’s Michigan ICLE course in his weekly radio show. Click to view Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
“Words cannot fully express the pure enjoyment that I experienced at Woody Mosten training’s Advanced Mediation Training. Woody’s kind and scholarly manner, coupled with his passion and technical excellence, caused his training to be among the most professionally satisfying two days of my 36 years of practice. He has shown me that my decisions to become a practitioner of Collaborative Practice and to reincorporate mediation into my practice were among the best that I have made in my professional life.”
Glen L. Rabenn
Certified Family Law Specialist
Orange County, CA
“As a civil litigator with over 30 years experience, I found Woody Mosten’s 40-hour Basic Mediation Training to be extremely helpful in building my civil mediation practice. The material presented was specific and substantive. Although I have taken many other trainings, I found it to be a bit humbling to the extent that learning with Woody made me realize just how much knowledge I still have to absorb in order to be able to do a competent job at the mediation table. I fully enjoyed my week in Los Angeles and felt comfortable in the Mosten home that was opened up with warmth and graciousness to me and the other training participants.”
Rick Phillips
Mediator
San Luis Obisbo, California
“The recent Advanced Divorce and Family Law Mediation Training that Woody Mosten conducted in Los Angeles was truly outstanding. I added more to my toolbox of mediation strategies and tactics in two days with you than I could ever have expected. Woody's insightful tips on structuring mediation sessions and drafting summaries for the parties and attorneys I have put into practice immediately. Thank you.”
“I have also been trained by Forrest Mosten under his Family Mediation Training program. With his guidance I learned the importance of strategizing. This allows me to think about the various avenues a mediation might take and anticipate which tools the parties might need as they negotiate their way towards a settlement. In particular, this led me to the creation of a Divorce Workbook that I give my clients to help focus them on the many questions and details that arise during a divorce.”
“Any class that Woody Mosten teaches offers new ways of looking at old and perplexing problems. He presents material in such a way as to encourage excellence in mediation skills and belief in your ability to achieve your highest standard.”
Dvorah Markman, Chair,
Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section (2006-2007)
“I consider Woody Mosten to be one of the world's most creative thinkers and innovative teachers in the field of Mediation Training.”
Dean Jay Folberg, USF Law School
Past President, Association for Conflict Resolution and
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
“Woody Mosten has a gift for helping people to change, evolve, and become better human beings. He enlightened me to an alternate style of resolving conflict and genuinely caring about people and his course changed the way I conduct my business and family conflict resolution issues.”
Diane Raffill
Los Angeles, CA
“As an entertainment transactional attorney, intellectual property attorney and law professor, I am involved in business negotiations and in teaching students about negotiations. Your divorce mediation training has made me a better, more aware and, I believe, more effective negotiator. You are a superb teacher and I am grateful for the opportunity to study mediation with you.”
Jay Dougherty, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, CA
“Woody Mosten is one of those wonderful people who rejoices in the accomplishments of others, wants to see all of his colleagues prosper, and holds the door open for others. His life's work is to make the world a better place, and he is doing a great job of it.”
David Hoffman, Former Chair, ABA
Section on Dispute Resolution, presenting Lawyer as Problem Solver Award
to Forrest “Woody” Mosten at 2004 ABA Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)
Read the entire presentation here
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