Effective Lawyer Institute Workshops

Current In-Person Workshops (Open for Registration)

Thriving Lawyer CLE Series: Thriving at Work and Beyond
This in-person workshop series is designed to help lawyers take care of themselves mentally, physically, and spiritually so that they can strive to be the best lawyer they can be. The courses start in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February 2020. Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq. & Renee Schwerdt, Esq.

Thriving Lawyer Luncheon Series: Young Lawyer & Women Lawyer Sounding Boards
Thriving Lawyer’s Luncheon Series is an informal sounding board to explore healthier physical and mental practices in a facilitated discussion format. Groups are limited to 12 participants to encourage meaningful discussion and connection among participants. The courses start in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February 2020. Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq. & Renee Schwerdt, Esq.

Previous Workshops

If you are interested in hosting or attending a workshop that we have previously held, please contact us. We can also create custom workshops to meet your group or firm’s specific needs.

Competency & Contentment Program
The immersive Competency & Contentment Program is designed to be completed over a number of months and facilitated in cooperation with senior lawyers.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Storytelling to Yes!
Breaking Impasse in Negotiation & Mediation
The workshop teaches lawyers the art and science of communicating in face-to-face settings with the spoken word and oral narratives.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Improv for Lawyers
The basic concepts and principles of improvisation can be unpacked and translated to the legal environment.
Faculty: Woody Drennan, Principal, Unplanned Comedy Warehouse, LLC, & Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Navigating Emotion in Negotiation & Mediation
The workshop explores the most effective tools to address negative and positive human emotion.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Bridging the Baby Boomer/Millennial Gap
There are four generations in the workplace today: the Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials (aka “Generation Y”).
Faculty: Fred Egler, Esq.


Coaching, Leadership Development, & Mentoring
Coaching has proven effective to help lawyers in all aspects of their performance and practice. Our team provides mentoring and focused services for individuals or small groups of lawyers.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Conflict Competency Training
Our faculty utilizes “The Conflict Competency Profile Model” which was developed by experts on human behavior and conflict.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Hiring & Retention Services
Finding the right fit and retaining lawyers of the millennial generation can be challenging for the baby boom generation that manages the law firms and legal departments.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Team Building Training
Lawyers are increasingly providing services in transactions and other complex matters via diverse teams.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Master Mediator Practices
Becoming a Master Mediator – The Skills and Best Practices of Master Mediators
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Effective Advocacy in Mediation
Lawyers will learn how to advocate with different mediation models and how to adapt to the various mediator styles.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Arbitration Advocacy: The Anatomy of Arbitration
Lawyers will learn the arbitration process from its beginning to end by dissecting the process to empower its integral parts to enable the advocate to develop the skills and best practices necessary for effective advocacy.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.

Current In-Person Workshops (Open for Registration)

Thriving Lawyer CLE Series: Thriving at Work and Beyond
This in-person workshop series is designed to help lawyers take care of themselves mentally, physically, and spiritually so that they can strive to be the best lawyer they can be. The courses start in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February 2020. Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq. & Renee Schwerdt, Esq.

Previous Workshops

If you are interested in hosting or attending a workshop that we have previously held, please contact us. We can also create custom workshops to meet your group or firm’s specific needs.

Competency & Contentment Program
The immersive Competency & Contentment Program is designed to be completed over a number of months and facilitated in cooperation with senior lawyers.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Storytelling to Yes!
Breaking Impasse in Negotiation & Mediation
The workshop teaches lawyers the art and science of communicating in face-to-face settings with the spoken word and oral narratives.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Improv for Lawyers
The basic concepts and principles of improvisation can be unpacked and translated to the legal environment.
Faculty: Woody Drennan, Principal, Unplanned Comedy Warehouse, LLC, & Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Navigating Emotion in Negotiation & Mediation
The workshop explores the most effective tools to address negative and positive human emotion.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Bridging the Baby Boomer/Millennial Gap
There are four generations in the workplace today: the Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials (aka “Generation Y”).
Faculty: Fred Egler, Esq.


Coaching, Leadership Development, & Mentoring
Coaching has proven effective to help lawyers in all aspects of their performance and practice. Our team provides mentoring and focused services for individuals or small groups of lawyers.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Conflict Competency Training
Our faculty utilizes “The Conflict Competency Profile Model” which was developed by experts on human behavior and conflict.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Hiring & Retention Services
Finding the right fit and retaining lawyers of the millennial generation can be challenging for the baby boom generation that manages the law firms and legal departments.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Team Building Training
Lawyers are increasingly providing services in transactions and other complex matters via diverse teams.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Master Mediator Practices
Becoming a Master Mediator – The Skills and Best Practices of Master Mediators
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Effective Advocacy in Mediation
Lawyers will learn how to advocate with different mediation models and how to adapt to the various mediator styles.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Arbitration Advocacy: The Anatomy of Arbitration
Lawyers will learn the arbitration process from its beginning to end by dissecting the process to empower its integral parts to enable the advocate to develop the skills and best practices necessary for effective advocacy.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.

Current In-Person Workshops (Open for Registration)

Thriving Lawyer CLE Series: Thriving at Work and Beyond
This in-person workshop series is designed to help lawyers take care of themselves mentally, physically, and spiritually so that they can strive to be the best lawyer they can be. The courses start in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February 2020. Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq. & Renee Schwerdt, Esq.

Previous Workshops

If you are interested in hosting or attending a workshop that we have previously held, please contact us. We can also create custom workshops to meet your group or firm’s specific needs.

Competency & Contentment Program
The immersive Competency & Contentment Program is designed to be completed over a number of months and facilitated in cooperation with senior lawyers.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Storytelling to Yes!
Breaking Impasse in Negotiation & Mediation
The workshop teaches lawyers the art and science of communicating in face-to-face settings with the spoken word and oral narratives.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Improv for Lawyers
The basic concepts and principles of improvisation can be unpacked and translated to the legal environment.
Faculty: Woody Drennan, Principal, Unplanned Comedy Warehouse, LLC, & Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Navigating Emotion in Negotiation & Mediation
The workshop explores the most effective tools to address negative and positive human emotion.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Bridging the Baby Boomer/Millennial Gap
There are four generations in the workplace today: the Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials (aka “Generation Y”).
Faculty: Fred Egler, Esq.


Coaching, Leadership Development, & Mentoring
Coaching has proven effective to help lawyers in all aspects of their performance and practice. Our team provides mentoring and focused services for individuals or small groups of lawyers.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Conflict Competency Training
Our faculty utilizes “The Conflict Competency Profile Model” which was developed by experts on human behavior and conflict.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Hiring & Retention Services
Finding the right fit and retaining lawyers of the millennial generation can be challenging for the baby boom generation that manages the law firms and legal departments.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Team Building Training
Lawyers are increasingly providing services in transactions and other complex matters via diverse teams.
Faculty: Selina J. Shultz, Esq.


Master Mediator Practices
Becoming a Master Mediator – The Skills and Best Practices of Master Mediators
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Effective Advocacy in Mediation
Lawyers will learn how to advocate with different mediation models and how to adapt to the various mediator styles.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.


Arbitration Advocacy: The Anatomy of Arbitration
Lawyers will learn the arbitration process from its beginning to end by dissecting the process to empower its integral parts to enable the advocate to develop the skills and best practices necessary for effective advocacy.
Faculty: Robert A. Creo, Esq.