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World Mediation Congress and Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament

From TFOI Teresa Frisbie: The International academy of Dispute Resolution and Loyola’s Dispute Resolution Program present the INADR World Mediation Congress and 17th Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament World Mediation Congress, March 6-7 International Mediation Tournament, March 8-10 Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy Philip H. Corboy Law Center 25 E. Pearson Street Chicago, IL Join us in Chicago for … Continue reading World Mediation Congress and Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament →

Please Come to the Stone Soup Session at the ABA Conference – and Use Stone Soup Next Year

Saving the best for last, Lessons From the Stone Soup Project and Ideas for the Future, is scheduled for the ABA Legal Educators Colloquium on Saturday, April 7, from 3:30 to 5.  Since you probably won’t want to miss this, you should plan your travel accordingly. This program will discuss, assess, and build on the … Continue reading Please Come to the Stone Soup Session at the ABA Conference – and Use Stone Soup Next Year →

Cyber Conference on Dispute Resolution on Veterans for Peace – April 11

From BFOI Brian Jarrett: Hello Folks, Our Eighth Annual International Cyber-conference will soon be here.  Wednesday April 11 at Noon to 2:30 pm (Pacific time).  Be sure to adjust for your local time and place on the globe. As usual, we expect a large number of universities and community organizations participating in the conference.  (We … Continue reading Cyber Conference on Dispute Resolution on Veterans for Peace – April 11 →

Conversation Between Julie Macfarlane and Woody Mosten about Unbundling and Self-Represented Litigants

Recently, I did a post about a new book that Forrest (“Woody”) Mosten co-authored about unbundled legal services. Woody just sent me a link to a podcast conversation he had with our friend, Dr. Julie Macfarlane, the director of the National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP).  In this podcast, entitled “Back to the Future of Legal … Continue reading Conversation Between Julie Macfarlane and Woody Mosten about Unbundling and Self-Represented Litigants →

Stone Soup:  Do the Best Trainings, Continuing Education Programs, and Conference Sessions You Can

Don’t you hate it when presenters just talk at you for a whole program? Adult learners generally do. That’s why everyone suggests using interactive formats in which the audience regularly participates and doesn’t have just five minutes at the end to ask questions. I’m sure that most readers of this blog who give presentations are … Continue reading Stone Soup:  Do the Best Trainings, Continuing Education Programs, and Conference Sessions You Can →

Stone Soup: Texas Bar Program for Lawyers and Mediators on Planned Early Negotiation

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This post describes CLE presentations I gave for the Texas Bar.  It provides material for participants at the program and is another illustration of how people can use the Stone Soup Project idea of using continuing education programs to produce and share knowledge about actual practice. I previously tested this approach in two days of … Continue reading Stone Soup: Texas Bar Program for Lawyers and Mediators on Planned Early Negotiation →

District Court Vacates Arbitrator’s Class Certification Award

For those of you interested in class arbitration law, I wanted to pass along news of this decision, via this headline in Lexology (with a H/T to George Friedman for tweeting it to my attention): “A First in the Second (Circuit): On Remand, District Court Breaks New Ground by Vacating Arbitrator’s Class Certification Award.” Here … Continue reading District Court Vacates Arbitrator’s Class Certification Award →

Suffolk’s Dwight Golann to Deliver 2018 Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution at Moritz Law at Ohio State

Suffolk Law Professor Dwight Golann will deliver the 2018 Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution at 12:10 on Thursday February 22 in The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s Saxbe Auditorium. Modern teaching about negotiation emphasizes opportunities for achieving joint gain and the need to measure a settlement proposal against one’s alternatives. These are important … Continue reading Suffolk’s Dwight Golann to Deliver 2018 Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution at Moritz Law at Ohio State →

Call for Proposals for Annual WIP Conference

From Ellen Deason, Chair of the AALS Dispute Resolution Section: The annual AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Conference is a wonderful opportunity for dispute resolution scholars from across the country to share their current research, obtain feedback, exchange ideas, connect with colleagues, and build new working relationships. Sponsoring the conference is a meaningful way for … Continue reading Call for Proposals for Annual WIP Conference →