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Lisa Bingham and Terry Amsler Update

As regular readers of this blog will know, our friends Lisa Bingham and Terry Amsler were in a serious accident in London resulting in their hospitalization.   Naturally the people at the Indiana University have the most up to date information on their respective conditions, and here’s the latest from Dean David Reingold of Indiana’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs: As we return from … Continue reading Lisa Bingham and Terry Amsler Update

US News Law School Dispute Resolution Program Rankings (updated)

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the USNews rankings came out today.  Here’s the rankings of law school dispute resolution programs. Pepperdine Harvard Missouri Hamline Ohio State Yeshiva (Cardozo) Oregon Marquette UC Hastings Willamette UNLV 14 schools were ranked, and once I get past the paywall, I’ll update this post w/ the remaining 3 schools.  Congratulations … Continue reading US News Law School Dispute Resolution Program Rankings (updated)

“Mediation Specialist” and Jail Contraband

According to one of the Valley’s leading news sources, a “mediation specialist” has been accused of taking contraband into the Maricopa County Jail.  The story is here and a after a quick read you’ll realize that this is a simple mistake.  Turns out the person charged is a Mitigation Specialist with the Public Defender’s Office.  Mediation … Continue reading “Mediation Specialist” and Jail Contraband

ADR Clinicians Wanted – Working Group Leaders at the AALS Clinical Conference

The message below is from Alan Kirtley (U of Washington), the current Chair of AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education.  Not surprisingly he is heavily involved in this year’s AALS Clinical Conference.  More info about the conference is here, so I’ve taken the liberty to edit the parts of his message about the general conference.  Warning – I will be sending … Continue reading ADR Clinicians Wanted – Working Group Leaders at the AALS Clinical Conference

Riskin to Receive ABA DR Section Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work

When the ABA DR Section created the Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work, I wondered how long it would take before Len Riskin (Florida) received it.  And now he will, the 3rd time it’s been awarded (announcement below).  The award is well deserved not only for his work, but also for the mentoring role he’s played for so many of … Continue reading Riskin to Receive ABA DR Section Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work