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Susan Yates received the D’Alemberte Raven award

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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 →

Appreciating Elayne Greenberg’s Scholarship

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Because scholars have academic freedom, we can write about anything we want, without direction by deans or clients.  So our choice of topics and perspectives is a good indicator of what we really care about. Over the years, I was struck by the eclectic mix of subjects that Elayne Greenberg wrote about.   A common thread … Continue reading Appreciating Elayne Greenberg’s Scholarship →

The Lee Era

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The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (aka CPR) recently announced the appointment of Serena K. Lee as its president & CEO, effective April 1.  Here’s information about her from CPR’s press release. Serena Lee has extensive ADR experience.  She received her JD from Cardozo, where she received a mediation certificate from the Kukin … Continue reading The Lee Era →

Annual Resource Share at ABA Conference

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From Sharon Press and Noam Ebner: Dear Colleagues We are pleased to announce that the Resource Share will take place on Friday, April 12 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm at the Section of Dispute Resolution Conference in San Diego.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing resources!  For those of you who are … Continue reading Annual Resource Share at ABA Conference →

AALS ADR Section Is Named “Section of the Year”

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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” →

Last Chance to Submit Proposal for ABA Conference – Sept. 13 Deadline

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From Corinne N. Stuber on behalf of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution: The ABA Dispute Resolution Section is now accepting program proposals for our 2024 Spring Conference that will be held April 10–13, 2024, in San Diego, CA. This year’s conference theme is Mastering the Future: Revolutionizing Dispute Resolution in a Dynamic World. We … Continue reading Last Chance to Submit Proposal for ABA Conference – Sept. 13 Deadline →

Ten Real Mediation Systems

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This short article presents accounts of ten mediators about the factors affecting how we handle continuing streams of mediations – our mediation systems.  These systems are the combination of factors affecting what mediators do before, during, and after mediation sessions.  The systems include their routine procedures and strategies for dealing with recurring challenging situations. The … Continue reading Ten Real Mediation Systems →

Shifting the Central Paradigm to Dispute System Design

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There is no good definition of ADR, as described in a recent post. This post suggests that it’s time for a paradigm shift in our field.  Instead of identifying our field as ADR, we should use dispute system design (DSD) as our central theoretical framework. Time for a Paradigm Shift Thomas S. Kuhn’s classic book, … Continue reading Shifting the Central Paradigm to Dispute System Design →