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FED (Forcible Entry & Detainer) Mediation Training
September 18, 2025 1:00 – 4:30 PM
MAM Members $60 Non-MAM Members $75
Approved for 3.25 Hours of CLE
The Maine Association of Mediators is pleased to present this Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) Training for mediators who are interested in learning more about mediating evictions and/or joining the CADRES FED roster. This session will satisfy the first and second part of the requirement of training or background in Maine Forcible Entry & Detainer law to provide eligibility to apply for the CADRES FED Roster. Mediators already on the CADRES FED Roster wanting to brush up on their skills or learn about new developments in this area of the law also may benefit from this training.
Presenters will include Matthew P. Mastrogiacomo, Esq., Karen Tucker Knox, Mediator, FED Roster, and Erica Veazey, Esq.
A zoom link will be sent a few days prior to the training.
Presenters for Part I:
Matthew P. Mastrogiacomo, Esq- Attorney Mastrogiacomo founded The Mastrogiacomo Law Office, P.A. in June 2013. As a litigator, he concentrates his practice in landlord/tenant law, civil and criminal litigation, healthcare law, divorce, family law, adoption, and personal injury. Mr. Mastrogiacomo is heavily involved in the Androscoggin County Community and has served on several non-profit and community boards and is the former President of the Androscoggin County Bar Association. He is a current board member at Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services and is a frequent lecturer on landlord-tenant law. Mr. Mastrogiacomo is an avid fisherman and boater and lives in Poland, with his wife, Carrie and daughter, Mia.
Karen Tucker Knox, Mediator, FED Roster- Karen is a longtime mediator who graduated from the University of Maine at Orono and received a Training and Development Masters from Lesley University. She worked at the Community Mediation Center and coordinated the Restorative Justice Program and Community Mediations. She also worked as a mediator for Youth Alternatives’ (now Opportunity Alliance) Mediation program as the Volunteer Coordinator, creating and managing the program. Karen has continued her mediation work as a Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Services (CADRES) mediator on the Small Claims and FED rosters. Karen lives in Hallowell with her husband, Tom, and two cats. She enjoys being an active volunteer on several committees and enjoys walking the hills and dales of Hallowell.
Presenter for Part II:
Erica Veazey, Esq.- Erica is an attorney in the Bangor office of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Erica represents clients in housing, public benefits, and consumer matters. In addition, she helps to coordinate Pine Tree’s project with the Maine State Housing Authority and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Erica has been with Pine Tree Legal Assistance for 15 years and has extensive experience representing tenants in eviction proceedings.
The Facilitators will be John Lemieux, Esq. and Travis Humphrey, Mediator, FED Roster..
The Maine Association of Mediators
is pleased to offer
A Mediator Peer Support Group
Thursday, October 9th
4:00-5:00pm
Free to MAM Members
These drop-in sessions are designed to create an on-line community of support, self-care, and mutual benefit with varied topics and forums including case presentation, discussion and resource sharing.
As a group members, your input is invaluable. Please plan to join us and share your ideas, questions, resources, and thoughts as we collaborate to make this support group beneficial to all.
Co-Hosts:
Maureen Dillane
Karen Groat
If you experience any difficulty logging into Zoom
Please Contact Karen (207) 632-1111
karen.groat@maine.edu
MAM Invites You to a Free Community Panel Presentation
Conflict to Connection: Understanding Adversarial
and Relational Dynamics in Mediation
Please join us for our annual community event in honor of Conflict Resolution Day! We are excited to host a panel conversation: Conflict to Connection – Understanding Adversarial and Relational Dynamics in Mediation. This session explores how parties in mediation are often caught in both adversarial and relational roles - and what that means for us as ADR practitioners. Panelists Diane Kenty, Esq., Leah Boyd, CNVC, and Andy Kull, Esq., with facilitator Rebekah Smith, Esq., will share insights from their own work and discuss how we can better support parties navigating this dynamic. There will be time for Q&A and reflection.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
12:00 - 1:15 pm
Zoom will open at 11:45 for networking and socializing. Zoom Link will follow for Registered Participants.
40-Hour Basic Mediation Training 2025
Who: 16 seats available for land & sea farmers and agricultural workers, agricultural service providers, and members of the general public What: MAMP 40-hour Basic Mediation Training When: October 22, 23, 24 29, & 30 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (one hour for lunch)
Where: In-Person @ the UMaine Extension Penobscot County Office, 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine
Registration Deadline: October 3, 2025 @ 11:59 PM
Registration & More Information on the Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) Website: https://extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/agricultural-mediation/training/
Co-Instructors: Karen Groat, KG Mediations and Libra Professor at UMA & Leah Boyd, Clarity Services, LLC
Description: MAMP invites land and sea farms, agricultural workers, agricultural service providers, and members of the general public interested in becoming mediators, looking to enhance conflict resolution/management skills or learn how to assist others in resolving their conflict-related issues to apply for our upcoming training. We're offering a 5-day hands-on, highly interactive practical training.
Cost: Members of the General Public: Training cost is $1,250 per trainee.
MAM Annual Conference and Meeting
Healing to Wellness in Conflict Resolution:
Tribal Court Wisdom and Self-Care Tools for Mediators
Friday, November 7, 2025
8:45 am - 2:45 pm
Join us for a day that blends tribal wisdom with professional renewal. In the morning, we’ll learn from the Penobscot Nation’s Healing to Wellness Court, a restorative and community-based approach to justice, presented by Hon. Eric Mehnert and Hon. Rhonda Decontie. In the afternoon, Gretchen Pianka, MD, will guide us in exploring simple and powerful practices to reduce burnout and bring greater presence to our own conflict resolution work.
Don't miss this opportunity for professional development and connecting with colleagues in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
More Details Will Follow
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