Consider this a reminder that proposals to host next year’s AALS ADR Section’s Works-in-Progress Conference are due tomorrow, October 31st.  All of the details for submitting a proposal can be found here.

This past weekend I facilitated a meeting of the Arizona Foreclosure Mediation Task Force, and I have to admit that I did not understand the extent of the foreclosure crisis in Arizona and across the country.  One thing that struck me is that this problem is so big in scope.  For example, someone threw out … Continue reading Foreclosure Mediation – How Helpful Is It? →

The 12th Annual ODR Cyberweek is coming up next week and, as part of the festivities, the ABA’s Section of Dispute Resolution is sponsoring two activities that sound very interesting.  The announcement, in its entirety, is below. * * * * * * * * * * * The Committee on Ethics of the American … Continue reading 12th Annual ODR Cyberweek – October 26-30 →

NPR’s evening show All Things Considered aired a piece this evening discussing the use of rape as a weapon of terror and intimidation during warfare in several recent global hotspots.  As many readers of this blog know, this is not a recent phenomenon – anyone recall the Rape of the Sabine Women?  Despite the fact … Continue reading Secretary of State Clinton: More Women Needed in International Mediation Efforts →

Over the weekend Bob Bordone at Harvard sent out an email announcing that its Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is accepting applications for a new Clinical Fellow and Lecturer on Law position.  The fellowship is a two year commitment beginning on July 1, 2010.  A job description as well as instructions for applying for the … Continue reading Clinical Fellow and Lecturer on Law – Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program →

The RFP to host the AALS DR Section’s WIP Confernce in the fall of 2010 recently came out, and it appears in it’s entirety below.  Just an fyi, this year’s conference (at Harvard Nov. 13th and 14th) is shaping up quite nicely and we’ll have more information about it here shortly. * * * * * * * … Continue reading Request for Proposals – Hosting the AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Conference →

Please join me in welcoming Professor Paul F. Kirgis from St.John’s University as a guest blogger here on Indisputably.  As you may recall, St.John’s recently hosted a symposium entitled: ADR Meets Bankruptcy: Cross Purposes or Cross Pollination?  (For more info on the conference, go here.)  According to Paul, the presentations were eye-opening, and we’ve asked … Continue reading Welcome Guest Blogger Paul F. Kirgis →

On November 6th our friends at Fordham will be hosting their annual dispute resolution forum, this one on the intersection between culture and disputing processes.  Professor Oscar Chase from the NYU Law School will be the keynote speaker and will be followed by an excellent panel of discussants.  For more information, including registration information, go … Continue reading The Relationship between Culture and Disputing Processes →

The winners of the ABA’s 2009 Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition for Law Students were recently announced, and awards the winners are [drum roll please]: First prize went to Andrea Yang from the Georgetown University Law Center for her paper entitled Ethics Codes for Mediator Conduct: Necessary But Still Insufficient.  Honorable Mention was awarded to … Continue reading Boeskey Competition Winners Announced →