A Review of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Arbitration Decisions
Hat tip, Rick Bales at Workplace Prof Blog: https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/2020/09/judge-barretts-arbitration-decisions.html
Next Series of New York Law School Wednesday Conversations
From FPOI Peter Philips: We are pleased to announce the third series of this popular event. Every other Wednesday, New York Law School hosts informal discussions with leaders in the fields of conflict avoidance, management, and resolution. All sessions are free and will be held via Zoom. Please note the varying times of each program. … Continue reading Next Series of New York Law School Wednesday Conversations
More LIRA Videos
I have had some wonderful conversations in my LIRA book tour and made videos of some of them. Considering the challenges of synchronous instruction these days, faculty may want to assign some of these videos as asynchronous “guest lectures” and/or make-up assignments if students or faculty have to miss some classes. Here’s a list of … Continue reading More LIRA Videos
A Loss And An Opportunity
This is a joint message from Nancy Welsh and myself: We at Texas A&M Law have some news to report that is both happy and sad. Let’s start with the sad part. Our wonderful colleague and friend, Michael Z. Green, is going to be leaving us in Fall 2021 to join Chicago-Kent College of Law … Continue reading A Loss And An Opportunity
FINRA’s Handling of Arbitration Hearings During COVID
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (along with all other arbitration services providers) has had to wrangle with the difficult issue of what to do about arbitration hearings that are supposed to be in person. First, in mid-March when the country first shut down, FINRA administratively postponed all hearings until May 1 … Continue reading FINRA’s Handling of Arbitration Hearings During COVID
Proud Teachers
One of the joys of being a teacher is seeing former students take what we have taught and then thrive in their work. We see it in all our newsletters trumpeting the achievements of our students and graduates. I mention this because my school just posted profiles of LLM graduates I taught: Cynthia Alkon, Brian … Continue reading Proud Teachers
Upcoming ABA DR Section Events For Students and Others
From BFOI Linda Seely on behalf of Kanika S. Singh, ABA Dispute Resolution Section Student Liaison: Here are some upcoming events to let your students know about (and consider attending yourself): (1) Campus Events / Visits: Please take advantage of your ABA DR section resources such as your student liaison (me), staff, and section volunteers!! … Continue reading Upcoming ABA DR Section Events For Students and Others
Hastings Programs with Grande Lum and John Lande on October 14 and 28
From SFOI Sheila Purcell Dear Colleagues, We hope this finds you well at this unusual time. I write from (smoky!) Northern California to invite you to: New Frontiers in ADR A virtual “lunch and learn” Speaker Series! Mark your calendar and register for these two, free events, which will take place at noon Pacific, 1 Mountain, … Continue reading Hastings Programs with Grande Lum and John Lande on October 14 and 28
Program with Mangano Award Recipients on September 21
From TFOI Elayne Greenberg: The Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John’s School of Law invites you to a virtual program celebrating: 2020 Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award Recipients: University of Illinois College of Law Professors Verity Winship and Jennifer K. Robbennolt. Professors Winship and Robbennolt will present their award-winning research reported … Continue reading Program with Mangano Award Recipients on September 21
Alyson Carrel to Deliver Moritz’s 2020 Lawrence Lecture – Virtually
On Tuesday September 22, 2020 (beginning at 12:10 eastern), Alyson Carrel will deliver The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s 2020 Lawrence Lecture on Dispute Resolution: “Reimagining Negotiation for the 21st Century.” Here is the description from OSU’s website. The current pandemics have forced the ADR field (and the world) to embrace the growing … Continue reading Alyson Carrel to Deliver Moritz’s 2020 Lawrence Lecture – Virtually
RSI’s Complete “Guide to Program Success” Now Available!
From FFOI Susan Yates about the latest resource from the invaluable Resolution Systems Institute (RSI): As the pandemic wears on, courts have been transitioning services online and exploring how ADR and ODR can aid their communities in new ways. Given the challenging nature of the situation, I am pleased to share a newly completed resource … Continue reading RSI’s Complete “Guide to Program Success” Now Available!
Running Public Meetings in the COVID era
Recently posted by the folks at CBI. https://www.cbi.org/article/running-public-meetings-in-the-time-of-covid/ Very thoughtful. MM