Tag Archives: Skills and Techniques

Getting to Know You

December 14, 2015 John Lande

Newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan invited Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to dinner the other night. “A Ryan aide said the two lawmakers talked shop for a short time and spent most of the evening getting to know each other.” This is consistent with my suggestion that counterpart lawyers have lunch … Continue reading Getting to Know You →

Tips for Lawyers Who Want to Get Good Results for Clients and Make Money

August 27, 2015 John Lande 1 Comment

Recently, I was asked to write a post for a state bar association blog with highlights from my article, My Last Lecture: More Unsolicited Advice for Future and Current Lawyers. Then I thought, heck, I should post it here too. Understand Your Clients’ Interests. Lawyers often assume that they know what their clients want–to get … Continue reading Tips for Lawyers Who Want to Get Good Results for Clients and Make Money →

Early Neutral Case Management, Tony Piazza, Biases, and Thanks for the Feedback

August 17, 2015 John Lande 1 Comment

I just came back from the bi-annual training retreat of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN), where I was one of the speakers. I caught the second half of the program and each of these sessions was fascinating, as I describe below. I had never heard of NADN before, and I was impressed … Continue reading Early Neutral Case Management, Tony Piazza, Biases, and Thanks for the Feedback →

Seeing the World Through Others’ Eyes

July 22, 2015 John Lande

After a conversation with friends about the Confederate flag controversy, I sent them the following email, which I thought you might be interested in. _____________________________________________________________ In our conversations, I have talked about the value of trying to see the world through others’ eyes. There are several reasons why I have found it valuable including moral, … Continue reading Seeing the World Through Others’ Eyes →

John Lande on Two Practical Articles to Help You Improve Your Courses (Without Starting from Scratch): “My colleague, Jayne Woods, shared the following information about a free webinar on August 7 at 9 PT, 10 MT,…”

John Lande on Presentation on July 10 to Benefit Food Banks — About How AI Can Help Mediators: “This was a lively program and here’s a link to the video. Jeff Kichaven provided a detailed hypo and asked…”

John Lande on New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference: “Hi Geoff, Thanks for your kind words and for highlighting this important point. I agree that many mediators, especially in…”

Geoff Sharp on New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference: “Hi John, thank you for the tremendous resources you consistently make available. I particularly enjoyed your latest AI musings I…”

David Hubbard on The Roles We Play: “Thank You!!!”

Ellen Deason on An Existential Crisis for the Field?: “Thank you, Art, for encouraging us to think about these (not entirely inconsistent) reactions and paths. And for helping us…”

Kelly Browe Olson on Jennifer Reynolds named Dean at Oregon: “This is such a great choice! Excited for Jen and Oregon to see what’s next!”

Art Hinshaw on Congratulations to the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution 2025 Award Winners: “Big congratulations to both Grande and Amy. You are both so deserving.”

John Lande on What’s the Matter with BATNA?: “Thanks, Peter. I’m glad you appreciate the appendices, which I think are an important part of the article. They make…”

Peter Baugher on What’s the Matter with BATNA?: “Thank you for your insightful BATNA article. The appendices offer useful checklists and reminders of the range of factors relevant…”