“About half the practice of a decent lawyer consists in telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should stop.” That’s what lawyer Elihu Root supposedly said a century ago. Many lawyers are frustrated with their actual clients at times and are tempted to tell them the same thing – and sometimes do. There … Continue reading Stop Being a Damned Fool
FOI Elayne Greenberg (St. John’s) has been gently reminding us of the Mangano Award given by St.John’s every other year to “honor scholars and practitioners whose empirical work furthers the advancement and understanding of the values and skills of dispute resolution.” This is a major award, and it comes with a $5,000 prize ! Applications … Continue reading 2018 Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award
The New York Times published an interesting article worth reading, which riffs on Mark Zuckerberg’s statement that Facebook would develop an independent body to make decisions about acceptability of posts on its platform. He mused that the body might be like a supreme court to make final decisions reflecting global social norms. The article was … Continue reading Dispute System Design for Facebook
The Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program launched its new podcast Thanks for Listening! Here’s their description: This podcast will spotlight efforts to bridge the political divide in the U.S. through dialogue and collaborative processes, profiling the important and often courageous work of individuals and organizations who are helping citizens engage with one another on … Continue reading New Podcast: Thanks for Listening!
From FOI Dr. Shahla Ali: The Law Faculty at the University of Hong Kong invites paper submissions for an upcoming research forum on March 8-9, 2019 addressing Advances in Comparative & Transnational ADR: Research into Practice: https://adrinasia.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/call-for-papers-advances-in-comparative-transnational-adr-research-into-practice/ Dr. Shahla Ali （夏蘭） Associate Professor and Associate Dean (International) Deputy Director, Program in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Faculty of Law, The University of … Continue reading Call for Papers: Advances in Comparative and Transnational ADR – Research into Practice
I am grateful that our community (in this blog, on the listserv, and elsewhere) has been highlighting examples of public apologies (see the SNL apology below, among many other apology-related posts in our archives). I read this tribute to Stan Lee this morning, and thought about how wonderful it is to see public expressions of … Continue reading Showing Appreciation
This weekend, Saturday Night Live delivered a rare apology. Hat tip to Friend of Indisputably, Kelly Browe Olson! Watch
The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution will host a symposium on Friday, November 9th, at the Moritz College of Law, titled Communication in Crisis: Implementing ADR Strategies in Times of Civil Unrest. At the symposium, presenters will analyze the dynamics and challenges that civic and organizational stakeholders confront when disseminating messages to their constituents … Continue reading Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution Hosts Symposium on Communication in Times of Crisis
In light of recent events, we are hosting what we hope to be a great and uplifting program on Tuesday and Wednesday Nov. 6th and 7th. If you happen to be in the southwest, it would be great to have you join us. Announcement is below. The Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center welcomes the Venerable Gelong … Continue reading Arizona State Welcomes Tibetan Lama Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche
I thought that teaching the Kavanaugh hearings in a careful and respectful manner a few weeks ago would be the biggest teaching challenge of the semester. I was wrong. This weekend, as you have all no doubt heard, a gunman with a history of anti-Semitic rants and far too many legally acquired guns in his possession, … Continue reading Heartbroken in Pittsburgh
