Herbert Kritzer has posted The Antecedents of Disputes: Complaining and Claiming on SSRN. The article is a compendium of empirical research into the “naming, blaming, and claiming” process that leads to disputes. (See Felstiner, Abel, and Sarat, The Emergence of Disputes: Naming, Blaming, Claiming . . .) It goes much deeper than the usual disputing … Continue reading Kritzer on Complaining & Claiming
I learned earlier today that Grande Lum has accepted a position in the Small Business Administration, directing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone) program. A brief article appears here. The HUB Zone program has faced a considerable scrutiny in recent years for some of its practices, and I think it’s safe to say that … Continue reading Grande Lum (Hastings) to the Obama Administration
I wonder if anyone can direct me to simulations / roleplays that take place in a criminal law setting. I used one out of the PON Clearinghouse a long time ago, and I know of a second one. Neither quite fits my purposes for this coming year, and I wonder if anyone out there has … Continue reading Simulations in a Crim Law setting ?
Harvard’s Laurence Tribe is currently serving as a senior counselor in the Justice Department on access to justice. Last week he addressed the nation’s state chief justices at their annual conference, where he gave an impassioned plea to reform “a system in which the deck is stacked in favor of those who already have the … Continue reading Tribe on Private Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice
Many lawyers seem to be constantly questioning whether they can be happy as lawyers. A new book, The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law takes a comprehensive look at this question and concludes that yes, it is very possible to be a happy lawyer. Professors Nancy Levit and Douglas O. Linder do a … Continue reading Can Lawyers be Happy?
I am happy to welcome Susan Yates and RSI to the ADR blogosphere. Their new court-connected blog is outlined below in a message from Susan: I am excited to announce Resolution Systems Institute’s new blog, Just Court ADR. The blog is written by two RSI colleagues and myself, and highlights important topics in court ADR. … Continue reading New Blog for RSI
Every other year or so, I try to attend the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM) annual meeting to keep up to date on what is going on in other related fields. The meeting is very high powered–some of the best known names in the conflict resolution field in business schools, econ departments, public policy, … Continue reading Keeping up on Interdisciplinary Work
Susan S. Raines, Director of the Master’s of Science in Conflict Management Program at Kennesaw State University in Georgia send around a notice earlier today that they are looking to make an entry level hire in their graduate program. According to the description: Minimum qualifications at the time of appointment include a Ph.D. in conflict … Continue reading Kennesaw State is Hiring
I got my copy of the ABA Journal today with it’s list of the 25 greatest fictional lawyers, excluding Atticus Finch. This kind of frivolity is good for competing with People Magazine for airplane reading, but not much else. Later in the magazine, the Journal makes up for that by listing the 2010 ABA Award … Continue reading Kudos to the ABA Journal
Last week I posted about a grant from the Obama Administration to support “judge-directed negotiations” in medical practice litigation in New York. The purpose of the grant was to build on the success of Judge Douglas McKeon, who has been using mediation techniques in med-mal cases involving NYC hospitals. Jeff Thompson at ADRHub has now … Continue reading Humanness in Med-Mal (Continued)
