Donna Shestowsky to deliver Moritz’s Schwartz Lecture on April 12!

Donna Shestowsky, the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, will deliver the 2023 Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution on April 12, 2023 at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.  Titled “Discussing Procedure”, the lecture will begin at 12:10 ET and conclude at or before 1:20.  If … Continue reading Donna Shestowsky to deliver Moritz’s Schwartz Lecture on April 12!

Please Take the ABA Survey on Use of Technology in ADR

From Gary Doernhoefer: The impact of new technology is being felt in every profession.  To consider the future of technology in dispute resolution, we need to start with a snapshot of how practitioners currently use technology and their attitudes about its future application to the profession. Please help us gain these insights by taking 10 … Continue reading Please Take the ABA Survey on Use of Technology in ADR

Fox’s Sizzling Bazookas

Dominion Voting Systems’s filings for its motion for summary judgment included incredible smoking gun evidence that Fox News and its parent, Fox Corporation, knowingly published false statements with wild allegations about Dominion’s supposed role in promoting voter fraud in the 2020 election. The court’s ruling on the motion last week was much more damning than Dominion’s … Continue reading Fox’s Sizzling Bazookas

Two Extraordinary AI and ADR Events

Mediate.com is sponsoring an online Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Mediation Conference on April 18-19.  They have lined up an incredible cast of long-time leaders in the fields of technology and dispute resolution.  Click here for the website with information about the presenters and agenda and to register. The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Access … Continue reading Two Extraordinary AI and ADR Events

Bill Richardson to deliver the Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State – updated w/ video

Bill Richardson – current hostage negotiator and former US Ambassador the United Nations, US Secretary of Energy, Member of Congress, and Governor of New Mexico (Wikipedia page here) – will deliver the Meyerson Lecture on Tuesday March 14th at 7pm PT at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.  If you … Continue reading Bill Richardson to deliver the Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State – updated w/ video

Tales of Five Women

I just posted this short article using memoirs by and/or about five women to illustrate common patterns of conflict.  The books describe women throughout the life cycle in different eras and places. Reading people’s stories can help us to “look through others’ eyes” to learn about worlds we do not know and to help us understand … Continue reading Tales of Five Women

AI, ADR, and Anxiety

This post started as a response to Jen Reynolds’s comment about my Avatar Mediation post.  It has grown into this new post about AI generally, growing anxiety about it and the state of the world, and how we can manage this anxiety. AI Risks . . . and Potential Benefits Jen wrote, “I hope that … Continue reading AI, ADR, and Anxiety