I wanted to let our readership know that the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution will be holding its annual symposium next month, this time focusing on Dispute Resolution in Special Education. The symposium will take place at the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University and will comprise a number of events … Continue reading Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution Symposium on Special Education and Dispute Resolution →

I am delighted to share a new article from Donna Shestwosky and look forward to reading her findings! NEW STUDY REVEALS HOW PEOPLE WANT THEIR LAWSUITS RESOLVED As court systems throughout the country struggle to deliver civil justice in the face of budget cuts, a new study by a UC Davis law professor finds that … Continue reading Shestowsky on Litigation Preferences →

…. an Academic Professional position in the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.  Highlights from the posting are below, and if you have any questions send them to Doug Yarn at dyarn@gsu.edu. The Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Georgia State University College of Law currently seeks qualified applicants for the position of Academic … Continue reading Georgia State is hiring….. →

Lisa Blomgren Amsler (formerly Bingham) at Indiana.  Big congratulations for an award well deserved.  The award will be presented during the Legal Educators’ Luncheon at the ABA DR Section meetings in Miami in April.  The announcement in its entirety is below. Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work to Lisa Blomgren Amsler Professor Lisa Blomgren Amsler (formerly Bingham) … Continue reading ABA DR Section Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work goes to …… →

The AALS Section on Dispute Resolution hosted a panel on ADR and the Regulatory State at the Annual Meeting in New York on January 4, 2014. I moderated the panel, which featured Jeffrey Lubbers (American), Maureen Weston (Pepperdine), and Nancy Welsh (Penn State). Adam Zimmerman and Dana Remus were selected to participate from a call for papers, … Continue reading AALS Annual Meeting Update →

One of the things I did over the winter break was try to find some new material for my class on Advanced Issues in Criminal Justice.  I came across two interesting movies on restorative justice that I had not known about and that I am planning to use in different ways in my class this spring. … Continue reading Movies on Restorative Justice →

As others are reflecting on notable events in the past year, I think about the American Arbitration Association’s 2013 revisions to its arbitration rules, and what those revisions mean to arbitration. First, effective October 1, the AAA’s revised Commercial Arbitration Rules make several important changes to the arbitration process.  All of the changes are summarized … Continue reading Notable AAA Arbitration Rule Revisions in 2013 →

Sheila Heen, co-author of Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most, is providing expert advice in a series of columns on family and other kinds of conflicts. Here’s one of my favorite passages from this week’s column — she’s explaining some of the reasons people experience conflict so differently: Emotional math. Everyone gets frustrated, … Continue reading Sheila Heen providing expert advice in the NYT →

The Consumer Financial Products Board has issued preliminary findings from its study of arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts. The results will not surprise anyone who follows this area. The CFPB found that large banks are much more likely than small banks to include arbitration clauses, but that because of their market share, around 50% … Continue reading CFPB Preliminary Results on Study of Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Financial Contracts →

A federal judge in Washington issued a decision holding that two cities in Washington violated the sixth amendment right to counsel because their public defender system was so underfunded and understaffed that the representation amounted to little more than a “meet and plead” system.  The decision is critical of the caseloads that the appointed counsel … Continue reading Intervening to fix a “Meet and Plead” System →