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Party Autonomy in Choosing Dispute Resolution Processes

August 28, 2011 art hinshaw

FOI (Friend of Indisputably) John Lande (Missouri) provides this guest blog post to shed light on some recent Collaborative Law Developments. There were two recent decisions involving Collaborative Law that have larger implications about parties’ autonomy in choosing dispute resolution processes generally. In my view, this is a good news-bad news story as one of the decisions recognized parties’ … Continue reading Party Autonomy in Choosing Dispute Resolution Processes →

Online Directory of Law School ADR Programs

August 28, 2011 art hinshaw 4 Comments

From Jen Reynolds (Oregon) and Gina Brown (ABA DR Section). This is the once-a-year reminder we send out about the online directory the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and the University of Oregon School of Law have been working together for several years to maintain. The directory appears at: http://adr.uoregon.edu/aba/ We hope that … Continue reading Online Directory of Law School ADR Programs →

Mediation in the Wild West

July 28, 2011 art hinshaw

This isn’t quite like the reenactment of the OK Corral shootout I saw when visiting Tombstone, but the point is well taken.

Explain This, Professor Fiss

July 26, 2011 art hinshaw 1 Comment

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

A Weekend Smile

July 24, 2011 art hinshaw 3 Comments

Our Sesame Street friends perform “Sure Shot” one the Beastie Boys’ best songs. Enjoy. http://vimeo.com/26570444

Aspiring Law Professors Conference

July 18, 2011 art hinshaw

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 →

Putting the “Me” in Mediation

July 17, 2011 art hinshaw 1 Comment

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 →

Reflections – Conference on Teaching Law School ADR Courses

July 12, 2011 art hinshaw 2 Comments

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 →

Juxtaposition Demonstrated

July 10, 2011 art hinshaw

This was too good to pass up. Enjoy. Hat tip: The Dish (Zoe Pollock)

Dean Search Announcement at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

June 29, 2011 art hinshaw 2 Comments

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 →