Category Archives: General

10th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution – April 8

March 11, 2020 John Lande

From my former student, Brian Jarrett: Hello and Welcome, You are invited to our 10th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution, Wed. April 8 @ Noon-2:30 pm (US Pacific Coast Time). Please invite your students, colleagues, and community members to participate in this international event. For nearly a decade, the Cyber-conference has promoted a global town-hall … Continue reading 10th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution – April 8 →

Send Your Resources for the ABA LEC Resource Share

March 6, 2020 John Lande

From SFOI Sharon Press: Greetings everyone! The Legal Educators’ Colloquium and the Legal Educators’ Resource Share at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Conference in New Orleans is less than 7 weeks away so it is time to send in what you want to share. This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 24 … Continue reading Send Your Resources for the ABA LEC Resource Share →

2020 CPR Awards

February 29, 2020 John Lande

On February 28, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) presented its awards for 2020. The award ceremony was part of CPR’s annual meeting, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Award for Outstanding Professional Article recognizes articles published by academics and other professionals that advance understanding in the field of ADR. It was presented … Continue reading 2020 CPR Awards →

Francis McGovern Obituary

February 25, 2020 mmoffitt@uoregon.edu

The Washington Post recent published an obituary for Francis McGovern, a pioneer in our field. His colleagues at Duke have posted memories as well. I worked with Francis only briefly. He was among the too-rare ranks of scholar-practitioners in our field. No account of the landscape of mass tort settlement in the United States can properly … Continue reading Francis McGovern Obituary →

April 20 Deadline for NTR Teaching and Research Grants

February 25, 2020 John Lande

From OFOI Donna Shestowsky: Negotiation and Team Resources’s (NTR) grants program promotes the cross-fertilization of research and the development of new teaching materials and expertise in the area of negotiation and conflict management. Grants will be awarded by June 15, 2020. Grants are unrestricted funds (exception salary and hardware) and may range from a maximum … Continue reading April 20 Deadline for NTR Teaching and Research Grants →

Arbitration Law Review Symposium at Penn State Law

February 18, 2020 Jill Gross

Last week, the Arbitration Law Review, a journal published by students at Penn State Law’s University Park campus, hosted a symposium on Collective Bargaining and Adhesive Arbitration Agreements. I had the honor of presenting my latest work (on class action waivers in broker-dealer employment agreements). The other panelists wereTheodore J. St. Antoine (Michigan), Stephen Ware … Continue reading Arbitration Law Review Symposium at Penn State Law →

The Law Can Be Dangerous to Lawyers’ Mental Health

February 17, 2020 John Lande 2 Comments

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The law can be a very dangerous thing. Although the legal system inevitably is imperfect, it sometimes provides important benefits such as helping people solve difficult problems, making institutions function properly, and promoting justice. Unfortunately, the litigation process needed to achieve these goals often is extremely … Continue reading The Law Can Be Dangerous to Lawyers’ Mental Health →

Call for Proposals due March 1 for Conference on Online and Hybrid Legal Education

February 16, 2020 John Lande

An announcement about a call for proposals about a conference this summer. Just a quick reminder that the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning is accepting presentation proposals for its Summer 2020 conference, which will take place June 11-13, 2020 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. The conference theme … Continue reading Call for Proposals due March 1 for Conference on Online and Hybrid Legal Education →

We Should Try to Understand and Respect, if Not Love, Our “Enemies”

February 13, 2020 John Lande 2 Comments

According to a news report last week, “President Trump brought his trademark disruptive approach to the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, telling attendees of a gathering meant to promote reconciliation, unity and prayer that his political opponents are ‘dishonest and corrupt people’ and that God is on the side of his supporters. “The president’s speech … Continue reading We Should Try to Understand and Respect, if Not Love, Our “Enemies” →

Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference – recap

February 11, 2020 art hinshaw

As part of our long-running tradition of posting ADR conference summaries, below is a summary of the Second Annual Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference at Arizona State. Mark your calendar now for next year’s conference, scheduled on Friday January 15, 2021. As always, we are happy to post ADR conference summaries on the blog. Send … Continue reading Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference – recap →