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Susan Yates received the D’Alemberte Raven award

April 26, 2024 Kelly Browe Olson Leave a comment

The ABA Dispute Resolution Section recently awarded the D’Alemberte Raven Award to Susan Yates. Susan is incredibly deserving of this award. As Andrea Schneider previously posted, Susan Yates to receive D’Alemberte/Raven Award, Susan is a wonderful choice and an amazing resource in the dispute resolution world. She helped found Resolution Systems Inc. (RSI) and has worked diligently … Continue reading Susan Yates received the D’Alemberte Raven award →

AALS ADR Section Is Named “Section of the Year”

November 21, 2023 John Lande 4 Comments

Donna Shestowsky, chair of the Association of American Law Schools ADR Section, received the following announcement from the AALS. Congratulations! Based on your outstanding submission, the AALS Committee on Sections has selected the Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution as the winner of the 7th annual Section of the Year. The section will be formally recognized … Continue reading AALS ADR Section Is Named “Section of the Year” →

Sander Award Winners – Bipartisanship and Reform in Congress

June 7, 2023 mmoffitt@uoregon.edu Leave a comment

As those of you who were in Las Vegas for the ABA Conference know, the 2023 Frank E. A. Sander Award for Innovation in Dispute Resolution went to the House Select Committee on Modernization of Congress. Named for long-time Harvard Law School professor Frank Sander, the Frank E.A. Sander Innovation in ADR Award was established to recognize … Continue reading Sander Award Winners – Bipartisanship and Reform in Congress →

Peggy McGuinness on Appreciating Elayne Greenberg’s Scholarship: “John- Thank you for posting this lovely tribute to a warm and wonderful colleague, who will be missed at St.…”

Rich Facey on What I’m Reading – Collateral Damage of War: “Have you read about Marla Ruzicka, American aide worker who gave her life to record civilian casualties in Iraq and…”

Kelly on Israel Reflections 2024–Day Three–Meeting with Freed Hostage Liat Atzili: “What a remarkable person. Your students’ reflections are thoughtful, I’m sure this is one of the most memorable experiences in…”

Jill Gross on Israel Reflections 2024–The Law (and Strategy) of Hostage Negotiations: “Such interesting descriptions. I am living vicariously through these blog posts about the trips!”

John Lande on My Appreciation – Part 1: “Thanks very much, Rosa. She’s referring to my article, Think DSD, Not ADR.”

John Lande on Humor Theory and Dispute Resolution: “Thanks, Jean and Rosa. Dispute resolution practitioners, including lawyers, occasionally use humor when they feel it would help advance their…”

Jean Sternlight on Humor Theory and Dispute Resolution: “I have had a least one student write a paper on dispute resolution & humor. Bottom line: need to tread…”

Rosa Abdelnour on My Appreciation – Part 1: “You deserve it, John. You keep studying and learning, knowing that learning never stops. But most important, you keep updated…”

Rosa Abdelnour on Humor Theory and Dispute Resolution: “Totally agree, John. Humor is a potent skill of a good mediator.”

John Lande on Daniel Kahneman: “See this essay in the New York Times by Cass Sunstein: The Nobel Prize-Winning Professor Who Liked to Collaborate With…”