“We are all like all others, we are all like some others, and we are all like no other.” Thomas Kluckhorn
While each person is considered equal in the eyes of the law in our country, every person in this world is different. Each person comes from their own unique background and has had different life experiences, and this makes them the individual that they are. As an attorney, its important to realize that certain factors help to determine how people interact with other and approach the world and the legal system.
In this excellent and informative CLE course, attorney and mediator Monty McIntyre examines how culture and gender affect the way that people process & understand information, communicate & negotiate with each other, evaluate risk, relate to power and formulate decision & agreements. Further topics covered by Mr. McIntyre include types of biases, theories of fairness, monochromic & polychromic processing styles, individualistic vs. collective thinking, high vs. low context, high & low uncertainty avoidance, high & low power distance cultures, rapport talk vs. report talk, validation, ritual opposition and cross-talking and overlapping speech. Often times, miscommunication frequently occurs from how we communicate rather than what we communicate.
Monty A. McIntyre is a mediator, arbitrator & discovery referee. Mr. McIntyre also has extensive trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has tried more than 100 cases to conclusion, including 33 civil jury trials. Mr. McIntyre has obtained more than $50 million in settlements and verdicts for plaintiff clients and numerous defense verdicts for defense clients. Mr. McIntyre is listed with The Best Lawyers in America, has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1995, has been honored as a Super Lawyer since 2007, was named a Top Attorney by the San Diego Daily Transcript, is a Master in the Enright American Inn of Court, and has received two Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards. Mr. McIntyre is the 2014 President of the San Diego Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and served as the President of the San Diego County Bar Association in 2002.