Maureen Laflin direct’s the University of Idaho's Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution (NWI)

Led by Maureen Laflin, of Laflin Mediation, the University of Idaho's Northwest Institute just ended its 18th year of May dispute resolution trainings last week. For the first time, the NWI offered a basic 40 hour course in Boise and in Moscow. In the future, we will continue to offer basic courses in both locations. This year the demand was incredibly high. The Basic Family Mediation course offered in Moscow had 8 practitioners and 26 students. The Basic Civil Mediation course offered in Boise had 19 practitioners and 16 students. The trainers received rave reviews from law students and practitioners alike. Next year the NWI will resume its partnership with the US District Court's ADR program and offer advanced mediation training in Boise.