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Law Professors’ Forum: Mediation Shop Talk – Grading in Mediation Clinics

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Here’s another summary of info from the Legal Educators’ Committee’s program entitled Law Professors’ Forum: Mediation Shop Talk, which was part of last month’s ABA DR Section’s annual meeting in New York.  The Forum was split into three separate presentations: a general “plenary” session, the notes for which Andrea posted on May 9th, a clinical section devoted to … Continue reading Law Professors’ Forum: Mediation Shop Talk – Grading in Mediation Clinics →

Another Call for Papers – New Directions in ADR Theory, Teaching, and Practice

Another call for papers, this one is from our friends at Washington University in St. Louis.  The call for papers, almost in its entirety, is below: In fall 2007, the Washington University School of Law Clinical Education Program sponsored a very successful scholarship roundtable on New Directions in Clinical Theory, Teaching, and Practice. Papers from … Continue reading Another Call for Papers – New Directions in ADR Theory, Teaching, and Practice →

Request for Proposals – The Economic Crisis and Conflict Resolution

Our friends at UNLV are blog worthy again, this time with a request for proposals.  The RFP is in its entirety below. The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the Boyd School of Law, UNLV, together with a consortium of local practitioners, is putting together a conference for February 12-13, 2010 that is tentatively entitled: … Continue reading Request for Proposals – The Economic Crisis and Conflict Resolution →

2009 US News Rankings – Dispute Resolution Edition

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The US News rankings are out, and as usual, they are controversial.  In the overall law school rankings, their methodology is questionable as all kinds of factors are counted and law schools have (shocker) learned how to game the system.  In the specialty rankings, my understanding is that the rankings are based purely on reputational … Continue reading 2009 US News Rankings – Dispute Resolution Edition →

University of Richmond – National Champs !!

Congratulations to Faith Alejandro and Paul Falabella from the the University of Richmond School of Law for winning the National Championship in the ABA Representation in Mediation Competition.  This year’s field of competitors at the National Round was outstanding and very closely matched, which was typified by the scoring of the judges in the final … Continue reading University of Richmond – National Champs !! →

NPR and Mediation for Elder Issues

This morning NPR’s Morning Edition show aired a story on the mediation of elder care issues.  Like many such stories, it discusses the basics of mediation and mentions how to find mediators in one’s area for handle such issues.  Audio and print versions of the story can be found at:   www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102972077      

Birth of a New ADR Organization

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  In 2006 American Board of Neutrals Association (ABNA) incorporated and started accepting applications for membership this January.  The organization is geared towards those who have graduate degrees – masters, doctoral, LLM – in the field of Negotiations and Conflict/Alternative Dispute Resolution/Peace Studies.  The ABNA’s web site indicates that it is quite an ambitious organization.  … Continue reading Birth of a New ADR Organization →