Call for Nominations: The Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy

February 19, 2021 Jill Gross

The Dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University invites nominations for consideration by the Jury for the 2021 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy. The Award, which is granted annually by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, recognizes exceptional accomplishments in the field of environmental law … Continue reading Call for Nominations: The Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy →

Anti-mandatory arbitration bills introduced in Congress

February 19, 2021 Jill Gross

I thought some of you might be interested in this blog post, over at the SAA Blog, summarizing bills recently introduced in Congress to ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements in various contexts or otherwise amend the Federal Arbitration Act. Most of these proposed laws are not surprising, and mimic bills introduced over the past few decades … Continue reading Anti-mandatory arbitration bills introduced in Congress →

ADR’s Place in Navigating a Polarized Era

February 16, 2021 John Lande

In the middle of the impeachment trial last week, I received a Westlaw email with links to the symposium on ADR’s Place in Navigating a Polarized Era, organized by Texas A&M and published in the Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution. The symposium could not be more timely and is well worth reading (though the … Continue reading ADR’s Place in Navigating a Polarized Era →

I Actually Like Teaching on Zoom

February 16, 2021 John Lande

That’s the title of a thoughtful op-ed in the New York Times by Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor of English, American studies and comparative literature at the University of Southern California. Take a look. (Click the title of this post to read the article.)

Student Paper Topics

February 15, 2021 John Lande

Have you sat across a desk (or zoom screen) from an earnest student who is trying to figure out what to write for a paper in your course? Probably every instructor who has required students to write papers has had this experience. I certainly did. These often were interesting conversations in which I helped students … Continue reading Student Paper Topics →

Jackie Font-Guzmán Will Take New Position

February 12, 2021 John Lande

Dr. Jacqueline Font-Guzmán will move to Eastern Mennonite University as the inaugural executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion as of April 1. Currently, she is a professor of law and conflict studies and director in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Click … Continue reading Jackie Font-Guzmán Will Take New Position →

Lawyers Are From Mars, Clients Are From Venus – and Mediators Can Help Communicate in Space

February 8, 2021 John Lande

I just wrote this post on the Kluwer Mediation Blog on this subject. It summarizes empirical research showing the huge chasm in perspectives between many lawyers and their clients. Lawyers often focus only on monetary issues in legal disputes, which drives many of their clients crazy because they are also very concerned about a wide … Continue reading Lawyers Are From Mars, Clients Are From Venus – and Mediators Can Help Communicate in Space →

Get Yer ODR News Here

February 6, 2021 John Lande

ODR and Mediation Chapter Noam Ebner and Daniel Rainey published a chapter entitled ODR and Mediation in the second edition of Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice. Here’s the abstract: Online mediation had been spreading rapidly as a mode of practice, even before the entire profession shifted online during the COVID-19 era. In this chapter, … Continue reading Get Yer ODR News Here →

Open v Closed Ended Questions

February 4, 2021 Andrea Schneider

Hi everyone–and happy start to the semester. I’m about to teach a bit on interviewing and counseling and am using a fun video on different types of questions courtesy of my nieces. Nothing like some teenagers (and an 8 year old) stuck at home during the pandemic to get really creative in helping their mom … Continue reading Open v Closed Ended Questions →

Appreciation of Doug Frenkel and Jim Stark

February 3, 2021 John Lande

Jim Stark and Doug Frenkel just became scholars-in-residence with the International Academy of Mediators, following in the footsteps of Hal Abramson, Lela Love, and Dwight Golann. I have appreciated Doug and Jim’s work – actually of all the SiRs – and this post describes some of the things I appreciate about it. It also includes … Continue reading Appreciation of Doug Frenkel and Jim Stark →