“The mediation failed.” This statement implies that reaching agreement is the only measure of success. It also implies that the mediation process failed, not that the parties made a legitimate decision not to settle during a mediation session. When you hear someone say that, does smoke come out of your ears? Do you get hot … Continue reading How You Can Speak Dispute Resolution Well
… I found this image on social media earlier today. And I think it can fairly substitute for pretty much an entire lecture I was going to give in a couple weeks. I will likely lecture a bit, anyway. But my students, having seen this image, will quite reasonably not listen carefully. MM
I was reminded earlier in the week that our email from Hein (SmartCilp) runs significantly behind actual publication when I saw that the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution symposium issue on the Multidoor Criminal Courthouse had just come out on the index. Yet, if you follow us on LinkedIn, you’ll note that the journal is … Continue reading Latest Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution issues
On October 30, 2024, Debra Berman posted a message on the DRLE listserv encouraging colleagues to drop the word “alternative” from “ADR.” Her post quickly prompted 24 responses. As usual, people were respectful, appreciative, collaborative, and funny even as they expressed differing views. This was one of our best discussions, and I wish we had … Continue reading Choosing to Use Good Language in the “ADR” Field
Last week, University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law named Michael T. Colatrella Jr. as its new dean effective July 1. Many of us know Michael, who hosted the AALS WIP conference last fall. He is the inaugural Tracy A. Eglet Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution. He joined McGeorge in 2009 as an assistant … Continue reading Michael Colatrella Named Dean of McGeorge School of Law
You all know about the LA fires that have wreaked unprecedented destruction and devastation in the region. Everyone in LA has been affected somehow. Many have lost their homes, schools, and communities. Those of us who don’t fall into this category know and love people who do. Others of us are trapped in a living … Continue reading What can Los Angeles Learn from Seventeenth Century London?
A recent article in the New York Times described benefits of instructional methods that encourage high school students to take more control over their learning. Young adults say they feel woefully unprepared for life in the work force, and employers say they’re right. In a survey by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation of more … Continue reading Promoting Law Students’ Agency
Please join me (Jill Gross – Haub Law/Pace) and Rick Bales (Ohio Northern) for the online book launch of THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT: SUCCESSES, FAILURES, AND A ROADMAP FOR REFORM, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, this volume brings together a … Continue reading Register for Virtual Book Launch: The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform
Happy New Year everyone! Here is the latest installment of scholarship projects by ADR Profs and practitioners all around the country. Thanks again to Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for compiling and circulating this impressive list. Hal Abramson (Touro Law) Time-Pressured Negotiations 30.2 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025) This article considers how to negotiate when you … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects – January 2025
On behalf of the from The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), I am pleased to announce our annual ADR Speaker Series for the Spring. Our fabulous presenters include: Prof. Shahla Ali, Hong Kong University, on “The Dynamics of Infrastructure Dispute Mitigation” (Jan. 22) Prof. Carrie … Continue reading UC Law SF’s Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series is here!
