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NYLS / AAA Program on Cutting Edge Issues in Commercial Arbitration on April 27

The New York Law School ADR Skills Program and American Arbitration Association will present the Steven C. Bennett Annual Program, Cutting Edge Issues in Commercial Arbitration, on Thursday, April 27, 2021, from 5:00 – 6:40 p.m. Eastern Time. Six experts return for their annual and provocative discussion of some of the most pressing challenges facing … Continue reading NYLS / AAA Program on Cutting Edge Issues in Commercial Arbitration on April 27 →

Appreciation of Dwight Golann

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As you may have heard, Dwight Golann will receive the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s scholarship award this year. This has prompted a chorus of congratulations, and I join in the accolades for his work. For many reasons.  Here are some of them. He continues to practice mediation and his mediations clearly inform his work.  … Continue reading Appreciation of Dwight Golann →

Survey of Early Dispute Resolution Movements and Possible Next Steps

I recently gave a presentation to the ABA SDR’s Early Dispute Resolution Committee and I planned to write a blog post summarizing the presentation.  Well, that post grew into this paper, Survey of Early Dispute Resolution Movements and Possible Next Steps.  I have been studying EDR for 20 years and this overgrown blog post distills … Continue reading Survey of Early Dispute Resolution Movements and Possible Next Steps →

UNLV Hosts Speaker to Discuss Peace in the Desert

From MFOI Lydia Nussbaum The UNLV Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution will host Professor Alia Malek on Thursday, April 8 at noon PDT for a virtual talk as part of its “Peace in the Desert” Speakers Series.   Her presentation is entitled “When Home Is Unattainable, What Replaces It?” Professor Malek began her professional career as … Continue reading UNLV Hosts Speaker to Discuss Peace in the Desert →

Coben & Stienstra’s Fabulous Annotated Bibliography of Empirical Research

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There’s too darn much ADR research.  Too darn much if you have any hope of keeping up with it. We are blessed and cursed with an interest in a subject that deals with virtually every aspect of life and is studied in  many different disciplines.  So we are fortunate that Jim Coben and Donna Stienstra … Continue reading Coben & Stienstra’s Fabulous Annotated Bibliography of Empirical Research →

USC Gould Center for Dispute Resolution Fifth Annual Symposium

From GFOI Richard Peterson: The USC Gould Center for Dispute Resolution and JAMS are holding their fifth annual symposium with two upcoming webinars Wednesday, April 14, 2021 The Arbitrator’s Approach to Contract Interpretation Issues: Civil vs. Common Law Perspectives 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Eastern / 5:00 p.m. London / 11:00 p.m. Singapore   … Continue reading USC Gould Center for Dispute Resolution Fifth Annual Symposium →

Please Send Materials for This Year’s Resource Share

From GFOIs Sharon Press and Noam Ebner: Dear Colleagues: The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution will once again host a virtual conference in April and we are pleased to announce that the Resource Share will take place live on Saturday, April 17, from 12:00 noon 1:00 pm Eastern. For those of you who are new … Continue reading Please Send Materials for This Year’s Resource Share →

Maryland is Hiring Visiting Faculty for New Lawyering Program

From BFOI Deb Eisenberg: The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has openings in the Fall for Visiting Assistant Professors in our new first-year Lawyering program. The Lawyering course sequence provides students with a strong foundation in the analytical, oral and written communication, and professional skills essential in the legal profession.  Consistent … Continue reading Maryland is Hiring Visiting Faculty for New Lawyering Program →

Teaching Dispute Resolution with a Marriage Story

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Mary Pat Treuthart (Gonzaga) wrote a terrific article describing how to use the Netflix film Marriage Story to teach law students:  Marriage Story: A Tale of Divorce, Love … and the Law, 45 Journal of the Legal Profession 65 (2020). You may recall my thumbnail review of the film, Somewhere Between Reasonable and Crazy, suggesting … Continue reading Teaching Dispute Resolution with a Marriage Story →