Kent Syverud, Dean of the Washington University School of Law, has been named one of two trustees for the $20 billion Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust. As trustee, Dean Syverud will be administering the trust, which presumably means he’ll be signing off on the paying of monies that Kenneth Feinberg and his group award to spill victims. … Continue reading Kent Syverud named BP Fund Trustee
I got my copy of the ABA Journal today with it’s list of the 25 greatest fictional lawyers, excluding Atticus Finch. This kind of frivolity is good for competing with People Magazine for airplane reading, but not much else. Later in the magazine, the Journal makes up for that by listing the 2010 ABA Award … Continue reading Kudos to the ABA Journal
Last week I asked this question on the AALS list-serv: I’ve been using many of the same role-play scenarios in my Negotiation class for years and all of them have a ZOPA in there somewhere. I’ve found that the students get trained to expect there to always be a deal there, which in some ways … Continue reading Negotiation Scenarios Where No Deal is the Best Result
Now that the national furor has died down over Arizona’s immigration law locally known as SB 1070, some rational commentary is starting to come to the fore. Jack Chin of the University of Arizona has been leading the charge. He, along with others including my colleague Carissa Hessick, have looked at the various claims the … Continue reading Arizona Immigration Legislation (SB 1070) Update
Volume 26, Number 3, July 2010 Editor’s Note Michael Wheeler Research Digest Predicting Competitive-Unethical Negotiating Behavior and Its Consequences Roger Volkema, Denise Fleck, and Agnes Hofmeister Transformative Women, Problem-Solving Men? Not Quite: Gender and Mediators’ Perceptions of Mediation Noa Nelson, Adi Zarankin, and Rachel Ben-Ari Consensus Arbitration: A Negotiation … Continue reading Negotiation Journal, July 2010
This just in from the National Association for Community Mediation The Department of Labor (DOL) wants to know what it takes to be an “expert mediator” and have turned to NAFCM for help. As a member-based organization serving hundreds of mediators and community mediation centers – which, in turn, oversee thousands of skilled mediators nationwide … Continue reading Mediators’ “Defining” Moment
Once in a while I get listings for ADR jobs, and I send them along to people who might be interested. This one for an ombuds at the World Bank crossed my desk this morning and caught my eye. If you’re interested in workplace conflict resolution, this is for you. Here’s a link to the job … Continue reading Job Opportunity – Ombuds at the World Bank
The ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section has just issued its Call for Proposals for the Section’s annual meeting, which is scheduled for April 13-16, 2011 in Denver. Below is a small excerpt. The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution invites you to propose a program for the 2011 Spring Conference. The Section’s Spring Conference is the premiere national event for … Continue reading Call for Proposals – ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting
The American College of Civil Trial Mediators has issued a call for papers for its publication, the American Journal of Mediation. Specifically the call states: The Editorial Board is accepting articles for publications from law professors and law students and others involved in conflict and dispute resolution. Additional information, format requirements, and submission details can be … Continue reading Call for Papers – American Journal of Mediation
Earlier this morning the Standing Committee on Mediator Ethical Guidance released Opinion SODR 2010-1 entitled Mediators’ Duty of Care in Drafting Agreements. A copy of the opinion in full can be accessed here. Below are the specific query and subquestions the committee received. Questions: A married couple with one minor child has decided that they would … Continue reading Mediators’ Duty of Care in Drafting Agreements
