Randall Kiser, the principal analyst at DecisionSet®, speaks frequently at professional conferences, universities, and law firms. Reviews of his presentations include:

“Kiser delivered a tour de force review of his empirical research and recommendations for effective pretrial decision-making by lawyers and their clients.”

“Fantastic presentation! A groundbreaking analysis."

"People raved about your presentation."

"Easily the most interesting presentation at the Conference, including my own!"

“We have received great feed-back about your conference speech and we are very grateful for that.”

"I thought your presentation was fabulous. I only wish I had more of it to look forward to.”

Recent, representative speaking engagements are listed below:

ADR Section, Dallas Bar Association. April 11, 2012. “Settlement Decision Making and Mediation Challenges.”

New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, New Jersey. January 24, 2012. “Judgments: How We Reach Them and How We Can Improve Them.”

The Mediation Society, San Francisco, California. January 11, 2012. “New Voices and Data on Settlement Decision Making: What We've Learned from 6,000 Cases and 15,000 Attorneys in California and New York.”

UC Davis School of Law, University of California, Davis. November 8, 2011. Advanced Negotiations Strategy and Client Counseling course.

Utah State Bar Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. October 13, 2011. “Settlement Decision Making.”

Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, Florida. June 24, 2011. “Decision Making: The Competitive Advantage.”

United States District Court, Central District of California, Advanced Mediation Training, Los Angeles, California. May 19, 2011. “Beyond Right And Wrong: The Power Of Effective Decision Making For Mediators, Attorneys And Clients.”

Master Mediator Institute, Los Angeles, California. March 26, 2011. “Wired for Empathy: Understanding Human Connection, Trust and Effective Decision Making.”

Centro Italiano di Mediazione, Rome, Italy. March 12, 2011. “New Directions in Mediation Science.”

American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution, San Francisco, California. April 9, 2010. “Deal or No Deal: Overcoming Multi-Dimensional Barriers to Effective and Efficient Mediation of Disputes.”

UC Davis School of Law, University of California, Davis. March 1, 2010. Seminar in Legal Psychology.

Zeughauser Group, Chief Marketing Officer Roundtable, San Francisco, California. February 4, 2010. “The Psychology of Decision Making and Influence.”

Zeughauser Group, Chair and Managing Partner Roundtable, Pebble Beach, California. November 5, 2009, and November 12, 2009. “Litigation Settlement Decisions.”

American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education. July 14, 2009. “Deal or No Deal: Improving the Odds of Successful Mediation.”

Legal Committee of The Employers Group, Half Moon Bay, California. May 16, 2009. “Who Gets Hurt After Settlement Negotiations Fail?”

Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) Owners Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, California, May 2, 2009. “Who Gets Hurt After Settlement Negotiations Fail?”

American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Atlanta, Georgia. April 30, 2009. “Deal or No Deal: Leveraging Information to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Effective and Efficient Mediation of Disputes.”

Northern District of California Judicial Conference, Yountville, California. April 18, 2009. “What Happens to Cases That Don’t Settle?”

West LegalEdcenter®, March 31, 2009. “The New Lawyer: How Settlement Strategies Have Affected the Responsibilities of Litigation Counsel.”

Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) Institute, Los Angeles, California. March 24, 2009. Mediation Workshop.

Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California. February 17, 2009. Alternative Dispute Resolution course.

Academy of Court-Appointed Masters Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona. January 31, 2009. “What Happens After Settlement Negotiations Fail?”