2025 The mediator's toolkit: Techniques for success

Hon. Victor Howard Related Seminars and Products

Jay Daugherty Mediation & Arbitration

Vic Howard formerly served as Circuit Judge in Clay County and as President of the Clay County Bar Association. He retired from the Missouri Court of Appeals after serving as a Missouri Judge for over 25 years. He served as Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals from 2008 to 2010.

As a trial judge in Clay County, Vic presided over more than 100 jury trials. In his work on the Court of Appeals, he conducted numerous appellate mediations and authored over 1,200 opinions.

As a Mediator, Judge Howard has mediated hundreds of cases and has used his extensive experience in a fair and impartial manner to facilitate the resolution of difficult legal problems.

Hon. Robert Schieber Related Seminars and Products

Jay Daugherty Mediation & Arbitration

Bob Schieber’s legal career began in the Jackson County Circuit Court in 1988, when he was a law clerk for Circuit Judge John I. Moran. From then on, he remained a fixture at the Courthouse as a trial attorney in the public and private sector until his appointment as Family Court Commissioner presiding over Family Court cases in 2000. He was appointed as Circuit Judge in November 2006 by Gov. Matt Blunt. Judge Schieber presided over 150 jury trials during the past decade, including many complex cases such as the JJ’s explosion litigation and the products liability case involving two separate pelvic mesh products that received national attention. He has the distinction of trying the most jury trials in the area’s largest trial court over the last 10 years.