I am a part of a the above titled program at the upcoming ABA DR Section Conference (it’s already been labeled as an intriguing program).  Part of the program will be focuses on survey data from mediation participants (mediator, advocate, party, etc.).  As a regular reader of this blog, if you have a moment, please … Continue reading What Works in Mediation? What Do “Consumers” of Mediation Value in the Process? →

This evening the USNews officially released their law school rankings and their law school specialty rankings.  And the big news is that Ohio State jumped up from 4th last year to end Pepperdine’s 10 year (or so) stranglehold on the top spot.  Is it just me or are the top 5 schools the same every … Continue reading 2016 USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings →

Hot off the presses – Bob Mnookin, the Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard and Director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, will receive the ABA Dispute Resolution Section’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work.  Here is the official announcement. Robert Mnookin, the Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Chair of the … Continue reading Mnookin Honored w/ ABA DR Section’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work →

A belated Valentine’s Day post.  The Harvard Law School Negotiators, a student organization seeking to provide students with opportunities to become involved in negotiation and dispute resolution work, hosted a program entitled Negotiating Love: Interpersonal & Romantic Relationships. The program, moderated by Rachel Viscomi, focused on the importance of interpersonal negotiations in romantic relationships and … Continue reading Negotiating Love: Interpersonal Negotiation & Romantic Relationships →

Our fellow Indisputably blogger and resident kind soul, Michael Moffitt, has decided to decline a second 5 year term as Dean at Oregon.  His statement is here, but more telling is what Oregon’s provost said: I speak for his fellow deans and everyone in Academic Affairs when I say his leadership of the law school … Continue reading Moffitt Stepping Down as Dean (summer of 2017) →

ADR Law Prof extraordinaire Carrie Menkel-Meadow (UC-Irvine / Georgetown) is featured in Mediate.com’s interview series The Mediators: Views from the Eye of the Storm.  Robert Benjamin’s hour and half interview covers a wide range of topics and is quite interesting, but you should expect that from someone who is on the ADR Law Prof Mount … Continue reading Menkel-Meadow Interview on Mediate.com →

As a huge Bowie fan, his death makes me both sad and grateful to have found so much enjoyment of his music.  Here’s a link to my favorite song of his, maybe my all-time favorite song – Heroes.  Whenever it comes up on my ipod, I usually listen to it at least 3 times and … Continue reading David Bowie – RIP →

This job announcement was forwarded by one of my clinical colleagues – it’s a great opportunity for someone interested in breaking into the field. Clinical Fellow for the Mediation Clinic for Families The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a fellowship in its Mediation Clinic for Families to start on or about … Continue reading U of Baltimore – Family Mediation Clinic Fellow →

FOI Hiro Aragaki (Loyola-Los Angeles) adds to the voices (Jill, Imre Szalai) commenting on the Supreme Court’s most recent thoughts on the FAA, DirecTV v. Imburgia. On Monday, the Court handed down DirectTV v. Imburgia, which now succeeds AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011) as the latest substantive decision from the Court on … Continue reading Aragaki on DirecTV v. Imburgia →