Divided Community Project at Ohio State to Receive Lawyer as Problem Solver Award

Another well deserved award.  Congrats to Grande Lum and the entire Ohio State crew !  Text of the press release is below. The ABA’s Section of Dispute Resolution has named the Divided Community Project (DCP) at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law the recipient of the 2018 institutional Lawyer as Problem Solver Award, … Continue reading Divided Community Project at Ohio State to Receive Lawyer as Problem Solver Award →

Charlie Craver – 2018 Recipient of ABA DR Section’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work

Well deserved !!  The text from the  press release is below. Professor Charles Craver of George Washington University Law School is the 2018 recipient of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work, which honors individuals whose scholarship has contributed significantly to the field of dispute resolution. Craver is the Freda H. … Continue reading Charlie Craver – 2018 Recipient of ABA DR Section’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work →

Survey on Legal Reasoning in Commercial Disputes

Indisputably ally Stacie Strong (Missouri) sends along the following request for survey participants who who have been arbitrators or judges in commercial disputes, both domestically and internationally. ———————— Those with experience serving as arbitrators or judges in national or international commercial disputes are invited to complete an anonymous electronic survey that is part of an international … Continue reading Survey on Legal Reasoning in Commercial Disputes →

George J. Siedel: Are Negotiators Subject To Liability For Using Their BATNA Power?

From George J. Seidel, Williamson Family Professor of Business Administration and Thurnau Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business: Many thanks to John Lande, Hiro Aragaki, and Sanda Kaufman for their recent posts that have clarified the meaning of “BATNA.”  BATNA is an important concept because it is often a … Continue reading George J. Siedel: Are Negotiators Subject To Liability For Using Their BATNA Power? →

Friends

I sometimes get inquiries about acronyms FOI (friend of Indisputably), FOB (friend of the blog), and especially the coveted designation __FOI (___ friend of Indisputably), such as AFOI, BFOI etc.  People want to know what the initial letters stand for.  The answer is whatever you want them to stand for. For example, I identified Tim … Continue reading Friends →

An Example of The Power of Apology and Forgiveness

Our field aspires to promote restorative justice and healing when  one person has wronged another.  This can truly happen only when the person committing the wrong takes responsibility, typically reflected in an acknowledgment of having done the wrong and an apology.  Forgiveness can help people restore themselves as morally acceptable members of society as seen … Continue reading An Example of The Power of Apology and Forgiveness →

ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Young Scholar Program

I am passing along an announcement from the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution regarding its inaugural Young Scholar Program, which will sponsor young professionals interested in ADR who want to attend the Section’s April 2018 annual spring conference, this year in Washington DC.  According to the Section’s Director, the Section will “invite him/her to serve … Continue reading ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Young Scholar Program →

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