As every reader of this blog should know, Yale Professor Owen Fiss wrote a seminal article entitled Against Settlement, which gave several policy reasons as to why he was (shockingly) against settlement. When he sees this judicial order, he’s bound to add several more. hat tip: Above the Law
Our Sesame Street friends perform “Sure Shot” one the Beastie Boys’ best songs. Enjoy. http://vimeo.com/26570444
On Saturday September 10, 2011 ASU will be hosting our annual Aspiring Law Professors’ Conference. As the conference web site states: Designed for Visiting Assistant Professors, Fellows and others who plan to go on the academic teaching market, but valuable to anyone considering a career as a law professor. * Learn to succeed in the entry-level … Continue reading Aspiring Law Professors Conference
While teaching at Hamline Law School (Go Pipers!) last week one of my students brought me an article from the Star Tribune asking the question, “what happened to compromise?” Using the backdrop of the work stoppage of the Minnesota state government, the NFL lockout, the NBA lockout, and the debt ceiling talks in DC, the article … Continue reading Putting the “Me” in Mediation
Before heading to Pepperdine for the Teaching Law School ADR Courses I promised some blog posts related to the conference. Between moving across town and then heading to Hamline to teach a summer session, I haven’t had time to get any up until now. Here are my thoughts from the plane ride home. _______________________ Reflections … Continue reading Reflections – Conference on Teaching Law School ADR Courses
This was too good to pass up. Enjoy. Hat tip: The Dish (Zoe Pollock)
Arizona State has launched a national search for Dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The Dean Search Committee, of which I am a member, had an organizational meeting last week and we’re rearing to go. ASU is an energetic university with a very active and engaged law school. We’re a law school going places both figuratively and literally, … Continue reading Dean Search Announcement at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
The ABA Dispute Resolution Section has just posted its request for proposals for the annual Spring Conference. This year’s conference takes place in Washington D.C. on April 18-21, 2012, and proposals are due on September 12, 2011. This year’s conference has a new set presentation possibilities, poster presentations. You may have seen poster presentations at other … Continue reading Request for Proposals – ABA DR Section Conference
CPR, one of the leading ADR organizations in the country, just requested nominations for their annual awards program. Specifically the request states: The focus is on scholarship, which addresses the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions, such as those between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple … Continue reading CPR Awards – Request for Nominations
Today I’m in route to lovely Malibu, California to participate in the Teaching Law School ADR Courses conference at Pepperdine Law School (prior blog post here). I’m grateful to be going as this is the first week of unbearable Arizona summer weather with a forecast high of 111 (not a typo) on Wednesday. More seriously, I’m looking … Continue reading Off to Pepperdine – Teaching Law School ADR Courses
