Category Archives: General

Choosing to Use Good Language in the “ADR” Field

On October 30, 2024, Debra Berman posted a message on the DRLE listserv encouraging colleagues to drop the word “alternative” from “ADR.”  Her post quickly prompted 24 responses.  As usual, people were respectful, appreciative, collaborative, and funny even as they expressed differing views.  This was one of our best discussions, and I wish we had … Continue reading Choosing to Use Good Language in the “ADR” Field

Michael Colatrella Named Dean of McGeorge School of Law

Last week, University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law named Michael T. Colatrella Jr. as its new dean effective July 1. Many of us know Michael, who hosted the AALS WIP conference last fall. He is the inaugural Tracy A. Eglet Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution.  He joined McGeorge in 2009 as an assistant … Continue reading Michael Colatrella Named Dean of McGeorge School of Law

What can Los Angeles Learn from Seventeenth Century London?

You all know about the LA fires that have wreaked unprecedented destruction and devastation in the region. Everyone in LA has been affected somehow. Many have lost their homes, schools, and communities. Those of us who don’t fall into this category know and love people who do. Others of us are trapped in a living … Continue reading What can Los Angeles Learn from Seventeenth Century London?

Register for Virtual Book Launch: The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform

  Please join me (Jill Gross – Haub Law/Pace) and Rick Bales (Ohio Northern) for the online book launch of THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT: SUCCESSES, FAILURES, AND A ROADMAP FOR REFORM, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, this volume brings together a … Continue reading Register for Virtual Book Launch: The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform

ADR Scholarship Projects – January 2025

Happy New Year everyone! Here is the latest installment of scholarship projects by ADR Profs and practitioners all around the country. Thanks again to Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for compiling and circulating this impressive list. Hal Abramson (Touro Law) Time-Pressured Negotiations 30.2 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025) This article considers how to negotiate when you … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects – January 2025

UC Law SF’s Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series is here!

On behalf of the from The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), I am pleased to announce our annual ADR Speaker Series for the Spring.  Our fabulous presenters include: Prof. Shahla Ali, Hong Kong University, on “The Dynamics of Infrastructure Dispute Mitigation” (Jan. 22) Prof. Carrie … Continue reading UC Law SF’s Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series is here!

Updates to Collections of Real Practice Systems Project Publications

This year, I wrote a lot of blog posts and short SSRN articles about the Real Practice Systems (RPS) Project, particularly about attorneys’ real practice systems and legal education.  The Project is designed to improve understanding about how dispute resolution practitioners think and act and to help practitioners act more consciously and intentionally.  I updated … Continue reading Updates to Collections of Real Practice Systems Project Publications