In June, John Kiernan gave a talk in which he argued that the ADR field has reached a first level of maturity but “ADR remains far short of its full, what might be called ‘level two maturity.’” He gave the talk at a luncheon of Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York, where he … Continue reading How to Reach “Level Two Maturity” in Handling Civil Disputes
I recently had a chance to talk with Lainey Feingold, the author of a great new book on negotiation, which she describes below. Before I get to her description, I want to say a few words about why I think her book is particularly important. I have been writing about early dispute resolution, especially planned … Continue reading Lainey Feingold’s Book on Structured Negotiation
I got hooked on listening to podcasts this year and one of my favorites is the NPR TED Radio Hour. (As a reminder, there was a wonderful session at the ABA SDR conference about podcasts and Rishi Batra compiled a list of podcasts that you might be interested in.) I recently listened to an extremely … Continue reading The Gift of Listening
Here’s an announcement from MFOI Jackie Nolan-Haley: Fordham’s 11th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation: New Developments, New Challenges, and New Ideas in International Dispute Resolution Friday, 14 October 2016 Join us for an engaging day with global leaders in the arbitration community. Keynote Address: Gerald Aksen Topics: The Arbitrator’s Role in Settlement Emergency … Continue reading Fordham’s 11th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is hosting the ABA Dispute Resolution Section’s 14th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute on October 6 and 7 in our swanky new building in downtown Phoenix. Registration for the event is ongoing, and several LawProfs are a part of the proceedings: Ava … Continue reading 14th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute
One of the fun events we had this past weekend at the conference was a scavenger hunt around Marquette’s campus as a break between the 28 amazing presentations that we had over the course of a day and half. Here are some fun pictures of the teams and, for the winner, you’ll have to scroll to the bottom! … Continue reading Works in Progress Scavenger Hunt
Thanks to Marquette Law, especially Andrea Schneider and Natalie Fleury, for hosting the Tenth Annual Works-in-Progress Conference, sponsored by the AALS Section on Dispute Resolution. Not only did participants hear presentations and give and receive instant feedback on draft papers, half-baked ideas and book projects, but Andrea and Natalie kept us entertained with a host … Continue reading Marquette Law Hosts Fabulous ADR Works-in-Progress Conference
I’m failing at retirement again. I just joined the Best Practices for Legal Education blog. Every once in a while, I would forward to BPLE editor Mary Lynch a post I wrote for Indisputably to mention in her blog. Having written several posts recently relevant to legal education generally, I asked if she would like … Continue reading Best Practices for Legal Education
In my post, Non-Apology Apologies, Part 2, I briefly described Wells Fargo’s acceptance of responsibility but refusal to apologize for its fraudulent practices in creating accounts without customers’ authorization. This post focuses on a point in a New York Times article that provides fascinating background relevant to lawyers, law professors, and law students. Top executives … Continue reading Non-Apology Apologies, Ethics, and Lawyers
The University of Missouri’s symposium, Moving Negotiation Theory from the Tower of Babel Toward a World of Mutual Understanding, will take place on Friday, October 7, from 9 am to noon Central Time. We recently set the schedule for the symposium, as follows. 9 am – Definition and Scope of Negotiation – and Why Theory … Continue reading Schedule for the Tower of Babel Symposium
