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Kristen Blankley: New Opportunities for Pro Bono in a Pandemic

June 22, 2020 John Lande

From TFOI Kristen Blankley: COVID-19 has created additional need for legal services in many areas, including housing, consumer law, employment law, probate, family law, domestic violence advocacy, criminal law, among others. We all have substantive and process expertise in different areas, which means that we should have a great ability to fulfill our aspirational (or, … Continue reading Kristen Blankley: New Opportunities for Pro Bono in a Pandemic →

Mediate.com Publishes “Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age”

June 18, 2020 John Lande

Recently, mediate.com initiated publication of a series of pieces entitled Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age. Here’s the introduction. The objective of the Seven Keys is to encourage discussion among all stakeholders on navigating mediation’s best future. The seven keys are: Leadership, Data, Education, Profession, Technology, Government and Usage. Each key has between two … Continue reading Mediate.com Publishes “Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age” →

ODR Pioneer Colin Rule Named Mediate.com CEO

June 18, 2020 John Lande

GFOI and tech guru Colin Rule has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Mediate.com. Jim Melamed, the company’s co-founder and CEO for 25 years, is now chair of the board and general counsel. Colin is well-known for his visionary thinking and pioneering work in ODR. He became the first director of ODR for … Continue reading ODR Pioneer Colin Rule Named Mediate.com CEO →

Get Yer Syllabi Here

June 16, 2020 John Lande 1 Comment

Some of our colleagues recently contributed their new and updated syllabi and teaching materials to share on the DRLE website, as follows. Thanks to all of them as well as everyone who previously generously contributed syllabi and teaching materials. I hoped to include instructions for students about managing online environment but I didn’t get any. … Continue reading Get Yer Syllabi Here →

Sarah Cole named the Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Ohio State

June 15, 2020 art hinshaw 4 Comments

Following in the footsteps of Nancy Rogers and Josh Stulberg, our Indisputably colleague Sarah Cole has been named the Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Ohio State. Those are big shoes to fill, and Sarah is more than up to the task. Congratulations Sarah !! And, how lucky OSU is to have … Continue reading Sarah Cole named the Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Ohio State →

Resource Share 2020

June 15, 2020 John Lande

Greetings Colleagues! Please find attached to this message the compilation of the 2020 Legal Educators’ Resource Share which this year was held during the virtual ABA DR Section Conference. Noam and I appreciated seeing so many of you… and for your continued generosity in sharing your experience. The main document is annotated with yellow highlights … Continue reading Resource Share 2020 →

Putting More Schein on Arbitration at the Supreme Court

June 15, 2020 Sarah Cole

Imre Szalai let me know that cert was granted (again) in HENRY SCHEIN, INC. V. ARCHER AND WHITE SALES, INC. A nice write up of the issues to be addressed in the return of Schein can be found at: https://blog.cpradr.org/2020/06/15/supreme-court-returns-schein-to-its-docket-with-a-focus-on-arbitrability/

Jackie Font on Ways that the Academic Community Can Promote Racial Equality

June 14, 2020 John Lande

GFOI Jackie Font wrote this op-ed in the wake of the current events highlighting historic racial injustices: Here are ways that the academic community can promote racial equality. (Click on the title of this post to read the article.)

Rick Bales, FOI, on Online Labor Arbitration

June 12, 2020 Sarah Cole

My friend and colleague Rick Bales posted the following on Workplaceprof Blog: The Current Status of [Online?] Labor Arbitration In March 2020, many states imposed stay-at-home orders because of the covid-19 pandemic. Most labor arbitration hearings were postponed. However, as it became clear that the pandemic would not be going away quickly, arbitrators and parties … Continue reading Rick Bales, FOI, on Online Labor Arbitration →

Resources for Teaching About BATNA, Bottom Lines, and LIRA

June 10, 2020 John Lande

If you teach students that it’s important to analyze their BATNAs, consider including material in your course on litigation interest and risk assessment, aka LIRA. Virtually every negotiation, mediation, and ADR survey course teaches students that they should figure out their BATNA when negotiating or mediating. That is sooooo much easier said than done, as … Continue reading Resources for Teaching About BATNA, Bottom Lines, and LIRA →