Tag Archives: Collaborative Practice

Canaries in the Litigation Coal Mine

August 17, 2021 John Lande Leave a comment

Early coal mines didn’t have good ventilation, and miners were at risk from dangerous gases in the mines. So miners would bring canaries into the mines because they were sensitive to the gases and provided a warning of danger. The canaries would sing until they died from the gases. When they stopped singing, miners knew … Continue reading Canaries in the Litigation Coal Mine →

Mosten and Cordover’s New Collaborative Law Book

July 20, 2018 John Lande Leave a comment

You probably know – or at least know of – Forrest (Woody) Mosten. He is the award-winning mediator, lawyer, and peacemaker who is called the “father of unbundling,” referring to the process of offering legal clients discrete services as distinct from a complete bundled representation, as lawyers traditionally provide. He also is a prominent collaborative … Continue reading Mosten and Cordover’s New Collaborative Law Book →

Fabulous TED Talk by David Hoffman on Lawyers as Peacemakers

June 24, 2016 John Lande 1 Comment

Thanks to Kim Wright, at Cutting Edge Law, I learned about a wonderful TED talk that David Hoffman gave: Lawyers as Peacemakers. Really?!? Yes, Really. It describes his personal journey from a hippie seeking social justice to lawyer who sometimes litigated to full-time peacemaker practicing mediation and collaborative law (CL). It is an inspiring talk, … Continue reading Fabulous TED Talk by David Hoffman on Lawyers as Peacemakers →

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…”