Join us for our third 60 minute virtual CLE of the year with Brenda Waugh, Esq.

PLEASE NOTE: WV Bar Association members receive FREE access to this virtual CLE. To redeem your free registration, login to your member profile before attempting to register for this event.

Space is limited to the first 100 registrants!

Date/Time

Monday, July 22, 2025 from 12 - 1 p.m.                                                                                                                                                           Zoom link opens at 11:45 a.m.

CLE Credits

WV CLE: 1 hour of online/ audio visual credit

Presentation

The Money’s on the Table — So Why Are We Still Litigating? 

You’ve made a fair offer. The numbers are solid. And yet — the case drags on. Why? 

This webinar challenges the traditional, transactional approach to negotiation that dominates civil litigation and explores why money alone often isn’t enough to resolve disputes. We’ll examine The Money Myth — the belief that legal cases are resolved purely through financial terms — and offer a fresh perspective grounded in integrative bargaining and modern mediation strategies. 

Designed for attorneys who represent defendants in civil litigation, this session will help you recognize when purely evaluative mediation is falling short, and how incorporating facilitative or transformative methods can lead to more durable, client-aligned outcomes — without compromising your legal strategy. 

You’ll learn: 
1. Why parties resist settlement, even when offers are reasonable 
2. How transactional negotiation limits your leverage — and results 
3. When and how to apply mediation styles that move cases forward  

Presenter Bio

Brenda Waugh, Esq. is an attorney and mediator with over thirty years of experience, licensed to practice in West Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. A native of Princeton, West Virginia, she earned her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Virginia and her law degree from West Virginia University. In 2009, she deepened her commitment to conflict resolution by completing a Master’s Degree in Conflict Transformation at Eastern Mennonite University. 

Brenda has mediated hundreds of cases spanning civil, family, and community matters, and she brings a client-centered, empowerment-focused approach to every dispute. She is certified by the Virginia Supreme Court to mediate court-referred civil cases in both the General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, and also serves as a mentor mediator. She maintains an active mediation and legal practice, handling both private and court-referred matters in Virginia and West Virginia.