Training Institute

Marilou F. Mirkovich is a partner in the Cerritos office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo. She represents employers in all aspects of labor relations and employment law. Ms. Mirkovich focused on defending discrimination claims in federal and state courts and handles matters pending before the EEOC, DFEH, and FEHC. In addition to her employment practice, Ms. Mirkovich serves as the firm's lead investigator on numerous public and private sector matters. She served as President of the Board of Directors for the Community Family Guidance Center. She has been an active participant in the HIV and AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA). Ms. Mirkovich has also been on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

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2012 Training Institute

We invite you to attend our National Training Institute for Workplace Investigators

Monday June 25, 2012 - Friday June 29, 2012, Doubletree/Hilton Mission Valley Hotel, San Diego, California

The first-of-its-kind, intensive, five-day course leading to a Certificate of Completion!

In keeping with our mission to promote and enhance workplace investigations, we are presenting a national-level, intensive Training Institute for Workplace Investigators in beautiful San Diego. Upon completion of this challenging program, we will certify that the participant has completed what promises to become the gold standard for training in our industry. Class size will be limited so every participant will have personalized, hands-on training from the Institute's experienced faculty.

The curriculum covers the full range of issues from the initiation of an investigation to its conclusion. Training sessions incorporate interactive opportunities and practical advice. Valuable written materials will be provided. Many faculty members will be available during the entire week, providing you with the opportunity to learn informally from some of the best workplace investigators in the country. This program has been approved for 30 hours of MCLE credit, including 1 hour of legal ethics and 1 hour of eliminating bias. 37.5 hours of HRCI credit is pending.

Tuition for members, including continental breakfast and lunch each day, is $1595 for enrollment by May 15, 2012, and $1795 thereafter. Attendance is limited to 50. AWI Members click here to register. Non-AWI Members click here to register. Click here to view the Institute brochure. Click here to view the Institute Faculty. Click here to view the Institute Curriculum. Click here to make hotel reservations.

Curriculum Includes

Overview of the Investigative Process
Types of Investigators
Legal Standards by Which Investigations Are Judged
Elements of Underlying Claims / Defenses
Case Review and Analysis: Defining the Issues and Planning the Investigation
Documenting the Investigator - Client Relationship
Evidence Issues Including Electronic Evidence
Interviewing Witnesses - How to Do it Effectively
Interviewing Witnesses - The Problem Witness
Individual Videotaped Mock Interviews With Feedback
Issues of Privacy, Defamation, False Imprisonment and Violence
Bias and Avoiding Bias
Ethics
The EEOC Perspective
Determining Credibility
Report Writing
Full Day Mock Investigation Session
Special Issues in the Public Sector
Traps for the Unwary - How Your Investigation Will Be Attacked

AWI Institute Faculty

The AWI Institute Faculty is comprised of recognized experts -- attorneys, private investigators and human resource professionals. Click here to view the Institute Faculty Photos and Biographical Summaries.

Deborah M. Allison, Van Dermyden Allison Law Corporation • Catherine Balin, EXTTI, Incorporated • Scott I. Barer, EXTTI, Incorporated • Nancy Bornn, Bornn & Surls • Lisa Buehler, Employment Advisors • James S. Cawood, Factor One • Barry Chersky, Brinkman-Chersky Consulting • Katherine J. Edwards, Katherine J. Edwards • Mary Egan, Municipal Resource Group LLC • Lindsay Harris, West Coast Workplace Investigations • Pamela L. Hemminger, Law Offices of Pamela L. Hemminger • Delores Y. Leal, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg • Julie A. Moore, Employment Practices Group • Amy Oppenheimer, Law Offices of Amy Oppenheimer • Anna Park, EEOC Regional Attorney • Melanie Poturica, Liebert Cassidy Whitomore • Rich H. Ramirez, RHR & Associates, Inc. • Cynthia Remmers, Remmers Global • Michael Robbins, EXTTI, Incorporated • Steve Robles, Califorensics • Keith Rohman, Public Interest Investigations, Inc. • Sue Ann Van Dermyden, Van Dermyden Allison Law Corporation

Stay in the four diamond Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in San Diego's Mission Valley

The group rate is $139 per night (rooms are limited so reserve online or call 800-222-8733 and use group code CAWI). Walk four minutes from the hotel to the trolley and ride 8 minutes to Old Town, site of the first Spanish settlement in California. Ride 23 minutes more to the Gaslamp Quarter, the historic heart of San Diego and the center of downtown night life. Stay before or after the Institute to enjoy even more of the second largest city with the best climate in California.