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
You may be familiar with the Randall Kiser et al. study, Let’s Not Make a Deal: An Empirical Study of Decision Making in Unsuccessful Settlement Negotiations, 5 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 551 (2008), which replicated amazing findings in other studies, cited in Randy’s book, Professional Judgment for Lawyers. The top line finding in the … Continue reading Bad Decisions to Go to Trial
I am delighted to link to my colleague, Michael O’Hear’s, blog post about the success of our clemency clinic at Marquette. In the last batch of pardons from President Obama, two of the men on whose behalf Michael and our students were working, were granted pardons. This is, of course, wonderful for them and their … Continue reading Clemency and Restorative Justice
The ABA Journal profiled Cleveland-based law firm Thompson Hine and its managing partner, Deborah Z. Read, highlighting their “SmartPaTH” process to manage cases and satisfy clients. This is part of the Journal’s “Legal Rebel” series. It is both amusing and sad that these ideas would seem radical, especially these days. Here’s the description of the … Continue reading Law Firm Uses “SmartPaTH” to Manage Cases and Satisfy Clients
From my colleague, S.I. Strong: The Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Dispute Resolution and Midwest Interest Groups, in association with Young ICSID, are pleased to announce two upcoming events: (1) a works-in-progress conference and (2) student writing competition. Both events focus on … Continue reading Call for Submissions – Works in Progress Conference and Student Writing Competition on International Dispute Resolution
