During the past two years, did you have the same reaction as I often did – that President Trump’s lawyers must have been constantly pulling their hair out when they learned about some of his tweets and decisions? There’s a popular assumption that lawyers and clients generally are in sync, but we know that often … Continue reading Client From Hell
Hi all–I talked about this at the ABA meeting resource share but also wanted to blog about this in a little more detail. Apologies for the length–do reach out if you are interested in learning more and I’d be happy to walk you through what I did. In short, this was totally worth it and … Continue reading Team Based Learning in ADR
From FOI Alyson Carrel: Check out Amazon’s new system for resolving patent infringement disputes. According to the article: For a $4,000 deposit, the program will match a seller claiming infringement and the accused merchant with a neutral, third-party lawyer. If the accused party doesn’t respond to claims that it violated the seller’s utility patent — … Continue reading Amazon Patent DSD
This sounds like another one of my dumb questions. It arose again for me at the ABA conference when many folks affectionately said that I am one of the busiest retired people they know. The question reflects a common assumption of a false dichotomy between working and not working. Rather than being a simple binary … Continue reading What is Retirement?
Continuing my tradition, I took photos of folks at the recent ABA Section of Dispute Resolution conference. You can click here to see the photo collections I previously posted, along with an explanation of what they represent. Below are pictures from the conference, which are limited to shots (1) of people with whom I happened … Continue reading Photo Album: 2019 ABA SDR Conference
Today, the Supreme Court somewhat expanded its view that silent arbitration agreements that make no mention of class proceedings, cannot be interpreted as permitting class actions in arbitration. In Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela, the Court reversed a Ninth Circuit decision holding that an ambiguous agreement can be interpreted to permit a class arbitration. Accepting … Continue reading Supreme Court Decides Lamps Plus v. Varela: No Surprises Here
Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program is now accepting applications for its next Clinical Fellow The Clinical Fellow (CF) position reports to the Director of Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. The CF will work closely with HNMCP staff to support expansion of the school’s innovative program in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and dispute systems … Continue reading Job Posting: Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Fellow
I liked virtually all of the sessions I attended at this year’s ABA conference and I especially appreciated the Court ADR Conference keynote address, delivered by Michael Buenger, the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of the National Center for State Courts. He kindly agreed to let me post his provocative, wide-ranging talk, which I … Continue reading Michael Buenger’s Great Keynote Address at the ABA Court ADR Conference
Most of this blog post is from my colleagues Alex Lemann and Rebecca Blemberg who joined Natalie Fleury (our fabulous DR program coordinator) and me on the trip. It was such a delight to have them with us on this great and educational adventure. And, as they note, we are all likely returning with more … Continue reading Israel Reflections–Final Thoughts…Leave with More Questions
Our last chunk of speakers were strong women who work to make Israel more inclusive and safer. Kylie Owens shared her thoughts on our first speaker. Professor Halperin-Kaddari is a renowned expert in family law, who earned both her L.L.M. and J.S.D. from Yale Law School. Our visit with Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a family law professor … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2019–Feminism & Women
