Like many of you, I’ve been following the current financial crisis and the discussions of the $700 billion to $1 trillion bailout proposed by the Bush administration. I don’t claim to be an expert in the matters of finance and Wall Street, and I hope those who are knowledgeable on these issues will be able … Continue reading The Proposed Bailout as a Negotiation Lesson
is the title of a great book by Gregory Levey that I read this summer about his surprising journey from law school to speechwriter for the Prime Minister of Israel. Levey is a Canadian who, after surviving his first year of law school at an unnamed New York law school decided that he needed a break … Continue reading Shut Up, I’m Talking!
With the start of the new year, I made a resolution that I would do a better job of keeping up on other law blogs out there, particularly those on dispute resolution. I have actually set up RSS feeds and am reading, if not daily, at least regularly some of what is posted on other … Continue reading The DR Blogosphere
On Friday I had the opportunity to hear U.S. Magistrate Judge Wayne D. Brazil deliver the James D. Ellis Lecture at the University of Missouri School of Law. Judge Brazil is well known in ADR circles as one of the (if not the) most pro-ADR jurists in the country. His talk was an interesting retrospective of … Continue reading Judge Wayne D. Brazil’s Comments on Court-Connected ADR
Now that classes have started and the interview season is upon us, it’s always interesting to examine what law firms will do to be attractive to law students. As a creative method to demonstrate to law students that they truly are different, Halleland Lewis in Minneapolis developed an interactive website to demonstrate the questions and … Continue reading What Law Firms Say and What They Actually Mean…
I am linking here to an interesting article from the ABA Journal last week pointing out that a lawyer’s reputation is much like your savings account–add a little to it each year and it can make you rich over time. I like this framework of reputation for two reasons: One, it suggests that a good reputation … Continue reading Your Reputation Bank Account
Because of multiple requests, we are going to extend the submission deadline for AALS Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress conference. The original deadline was today at noon, but it is now extended to Monday September 15th at 6pm Pacific time. The conference itself is scheduled for Friday (all day) and Saturday (morning), October 24th and 25th at … Continue reading Another Deadline Extended – AALS DR Section WIP Conference
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hall Street opinion in March 2008 made clear that the Court believes that the FAA does not provide a basis for parties to expand contractually the scope of judicial reviews of arbitral awards. But the Court specifically left open the possibility that state statutory or common law might provide a basis … Continue reading Has California Answered Hall Street’s Invitation Already?
This summer I read the book, Elements of Persuasion by Richard Maxwell & Robert Dickson. I’ll be blogging about other fascinating parts of the book but today, in honor of Harley Davidson’s 105th anniversary which was celebrated last weekend (with thousands of Harley riders in town including up and down the main street in front … Continue reading Persuasion through Harley Davidson
Consider this note to be a last second reminder that the deadline for submitting a presentation proposal for the ABA Dispute Resolution Conference in New York City in April is looming. Originally the submission deadline was tomorrow September 5th, but it has been extended to Thursday September 11th. To make a submission go to … Continue reading ABA Dispute Resolution Conference Proposals
