Speaking Engagements

Legally Speaking

Brigid educates, entertains, and challenges! As the oldest daughter of eight in an Irish Catholic family, Brigid brings real-life experience to real-life matters, including conflict resolution.

Make your event memorable, engage your audience, keep them involved, and make your job easier—hire Brigid for your next event!

Legally Speaking Seminars and Workshops

    • Divorce and the Holidays…When It’s Not Such a Wonderful Life

    • Til Death Do Us Part and Other Marriage Myths

    • Alcohol & Family Law Practice: A Kaleidoscope of Multifaceted Issues

    • At Risk: Colleagues in Crisis, Recognizing Alcohol Impairment in the Professional

    • Conflict Resolution in the Divorce Process

    • Mediation as an Alternate to the Adversarial Process

    • Death & Dying, Preparing Yourself and Others for Your Final Sacred Journey

  • Presentations can range from thirty minutes to three-day retreats and workshops. Whether a legal, professional  or personal presentation, Brigid will design her comments so that participants gain a better understanding of the topic, be it the legal system, the effects of alcohol/addiction on the process, how to serve clients by creating a path and plan for resolving conflicts!

  • Brigid will provide your attendees with what they need to know in order to better understand relationship dynamics, life’s quirks and perhaps the legal system. She will dispel the myth that the legal system will deliver what appears to be the logical result. She shares ways to enhance relationships inside and outside the legal system.

    Brigid focuses in on four key areas:

    • Timing – wise planning to move forward without spending unnecessary time, money or emotional energy

    • Getting Yourself and Your Spouse Prepared and Ready for Reconciliation or Divorce

    • Keeping Your Money in Your Pockets, Not Theirs or Ours

    • Moving Forward after the Conflict is resolved, even if it is short lived with Class and Dignity

    • ACR-approved Mediation Training 40 Hour
      (Association of Conflict Resolution, f/n/a Academy of Family Mediators)

    • Adoption Mistakes…Could Baby Richard Happen To You?

    • Being an Advocate in Juvenile Court

    • Caring Coping and Children Legal Workshop

    • Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

    • Conflict Resolutions and Divorce Mediation – Screening for Impairments Court Referred Time Limited Mediation

    • Delicate Balance – Zealous Representation vs Best Interest of the Child

    • Divorce…From Diamonds to Divine

    • Divorce & the Holidays…When It’s Not Such a Wonderful Life

    • Divorce & its Impact on Children

    • Divorce in the State of Illinois – Its Impact on Children, How are the Courts Responding?

    • Divorce & Substance Abuse

    • Death & Dying, Preparing Yourself & Your Loved Ones for Your Sacred Journey

    • Ethics and Confidentiality for Mental Health Professionals

    • Ethical Issues in Mediation

    • Fathers and Divorce – Legal Rights & Emotional Needs

    • Financial Issues – Show Me the Money

    • Grandparents Raising…Not Visiting…Grandchildren

    • How to Make the Arbitration Process Work For You

    • In House & Law Firm Practice, Pros and Challenges

    • Law, Judges, Attorneys, Why do we have them?

    • The Legal Eagle – Potpourri of Labor & Legal Tidbits

    • Marketing Your Mediation Practice

    • Marketing Your Collaborative Law Business

    • Making Divorce Easier on Kids

    • Making and Marketing a Mediation Practice Mediate – Arbitrate – Litigate

    • Mediation as an Alternative to the Adversary Process

    • Mediation Alternative Solutions to Child Custody Disputes

    • Mediation Bias…Who Me Not Neutral?

    • Mediation & the Divorce Process

    • Mediation & Domestic Violence

    • Mediation & Family Law

    • Mediation & Financial Issues

    • Mediation and Mental Health

    • Mediation Training 50 Hour

    • Mediation – When, Where, Why and How

    • Mental Health & the Legal Process, Assisting clients through the Maze

    • Minimizing Visitation Interference

    • Motivation for Business & Employee Related Legal Issues

    • Paternity and Options, Name Changes, Child Support

    • Parenting with Love, Laughter & Limits Plight of Fathering in America: Crucial Legal Reforms

    • Preparing Your Client for Mediation

    • Solo Practice Lawyering in Today’s Market…Maintaining Emotional Balance in the Midst of Turmoil

    • So, You Want to be a Lawyer?

    • Strengthening and Expanding Your Legal Practice for Today’s World

    • Til Death Do Us Part and More

    • Til Death Do Us Part and Other Marriage Myths

    • What really happens in Divorce Court? Is it really War of the Roses?

    • Work-Life Balance, Stress in the Legal Profession

    • Visitation Abuse

Brigid is the right speaker for your meeting or event, if:

Your group consists of people or families in transition, attorneys, or mental health professionals.

You want the attendees to be of maximum service to the community they serve.

You want your group to better understand people in conflict, who could enter the legal system, and how to minimize their time in the legal process, if at all.

You want a content-rich presentation, laced with a unique style of humor.

Let’s work together!

To submit a request for Brigid to speak at your conference, meeting, or event, please complete this form, providing detailed information about your event.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Shannon at 630-221-9300 or brigid@brigidduffield.com. We will be in touch regarding your request as soon as possible.

What people are saying:

  • "Thank you for making the June 19, Joliet seminar a huge success. In addition to the roughly 250 who attended the live program, nearly 4,000 other lawyers have viewed the webcast to date. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive as shown in the enclosed summary of the evaluations received from both the live and webcast audiences."

    — ARDC

  • "I just wanted to write you a note before this week completely escaped me to say thank you for coming and speaking in my Family Law class last Monday. I sincerely enjoyed your presentation, as I am very interested in ADR and mediation. I also was inspired by your authentic love for the practice of law, and I left class re-energized and ready to become a ‘heroic’ lawyer."

    —Tim Love, Loyola University

  • "Brigid’s no nonsense, engaging style had us hanging on every word. This was the most successful continuing education meeting we have provided for our members. Our group was spellbound by what Brigid had to say…Brigid is the best! What sets Brigid apart is her exceptional interpersonal communication style and ability to motivate people to maintain emotional balance and make positive changes during times of turmoil."

    —Legally Speaking Client

  • "I marveled at last night’s experience, or maybe a better way to say it was that I truly felt blessed. I was moved by the openness and the fellowship of the group and I was riveted by Brigid’s words."

    —Divorce Program Client

  • "This was an excellent training, probably the best training I have taken in my professional career."

    —40-Hour Mediation Training Client

  • "I learned a lot of valuable information and a new skill to add to my experiences. This is a perfect training course to take to get the most possible experience for mediation training and personal life skills for everyday."

    —40-Hour Mediation Training Client

  • "When I registered for this class I did not know exactly what to expect. But I have learned so much in the span of one week. The things have learned can be valuable to me in my future career of social work and in life. I now have a new way to expand on my future career plans. I honestly learned so much."

    —40-Hour Mediation Training Client

  • "Great class…would take it all over again and still learn new ideas. Everyone had a chance to ask questions, receive clear answers, and interact as a group. Wonderful."

    – Legal Issues in Counseling Client

  • "The workshop was excellent—cutting edge issue."

    – “Grandparents raising…not visiting…grandchildren” Seminar Client

  • "A truly rewarding evening providing a vast improvement in my knowledge."

    – Divorce Education Seminar Client

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