Today the USNews rankings of law schools and law school specialty programs were “leaked.” That means they were distributed to law school deans to prepare their publicity statements, to trumpet the good and explain the bad. And the specialty rankings were tabulated differently this year, requiring voters to rate every school for which they had … Continue reading The 2020 USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings
Below is a wrap up of the recently held Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference at Arizona State. It was a great conference, and I hope that you find this information enlightening. And note that we regularly post conference highlights on this web page, so feel free to send a write up to one of the … Continue reading Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference – Wrap Up
Arizona Attorney magazine, the Arizona Bar’s monthly magazine, contains a running column on the last page entitled My Last Word written by a guest author. The November issue’s column was written by an anonymous author with a terminal diagnosis who has been reflecting on his life as the disease has progressed. I thought the following … Continue reading Musings of a Dead Lawyer Walking
FOI Elayne Greenberg (St. John’s) has been gently reminding us of the Mangano Award given by St.John’s every other year to “honor scholars and practitioners whose empirical work furthers the advancement and understanding of the values and skills of dispute resolution.” This is a major award, and it comes with a $5,000 prize ! Applications … Continue reading 2018 Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award
In light of recent events, we are hosting what we hope to be a great and uplifting program on Tuesday and Wednesday Nov. 6th and 7th. If you happen to be in the southwest, it would be great to have you join us. Announcement is below. The Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center welcomes the Venerable Gelong … Continue reading Arizona State Welcomes Tibetan Lama Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche
In partnership with the Jewish Divorce Assistance Center of Los Angeles, Pepperdine is launching the Jewish Divorce Mediation Clinic. According to Pepperdine’s Surf Report (best ever name for a law school news update) this description The School of Law is launching the Jewish Divorce Mediation Clinic in Fall 2018. Open to JD and LL.M. students … Continue reading Pepperdine Launches Jewish Divorce Mediation Clinic
Every year I do my best to keep track of faculty moves and other items of note for posting at the beginning of the academic year to spread the news. We’re light on moves this year – none (really?) – but there are several prominent visitors and some interesting openings for next year. And scroll … Continue reading Comings, Goings, and Other Milestones – 2018 edition (updated)
For those of us who could not attend the SEALS Conference this year, our friend Rishi Batra (Texas Tech) was kind enough to prepare a nice summary of the very interesting discussion group titled the Future of ADR Scholarship. What a great panel and discussion. Enjoy, and thanks Rishi ! In a wide ranging and … Continue reading The Future of ADR Scholarship
When teaching negotiation ethics, it is important to discuss false offers being used as leverage in negotiation. In my experience, most people use them when time is short and the existence of the competing offer cannot be verified – which makes it difficult to know what to do. From here on out, use this example … Continue reading Falsified Job Offer from another University Leads to Criminal Charges for Colorado State Chemistry Professor
This dispatch comes from our good friend (OGF?) Michael Colatrella (McGeorge). McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific students Doug Leach and Leah Parrish, representing the United States, won the American Bar Association’s (ABA) International Negotiation Competition held from June 26-30, 2018 in Wales, UK. The McGeorge negotiation team qualified to compete in the … Continue reading McGeorge Wins ABA International Negotiation Competition
