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Carli Conklin Succeeds Ilhyung Lee as Director of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution

Professor Carli N. Conklin has been named Director of the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR) at the University of Missouri School of Law. She succeeds Professor Ilhyung Lee, who served as the Center’s director from 2019 to 2025. Carli brings a rich blend of scholarly insight, historical perspective, and teaching excellence to … Continue reading Carli Conklin Succeeds Ilhyung Lee as Director of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution →

AI and Dispute Resolution: Why You’ll Need It Sooner Than You Think

Imagine doing your work without word processing, spell checkers, email, the internet, search engines, voicemail, cell phones, or Zoom. That’s how you’ll probably feel in the not-too-distant future about working without artificial intelligence (AI). Innovations often seem radical at first.  In time, people just take them for granted. ABA Formal Opinion 512 states that lawyers … Continue reading AI and Dispute Resolution: Why You’ll Need It Sooner Than You Think →

You Really Should Know About John Inazu

Many of the people we admire for their work on dispute resolution aren’t formally part of the dispute resolution community.  They include lawyers, judges, law professors, and others whose work embodies the spirit of our field – even when they use different language, work in other disciplines, or serve in different roles. Some time ago, … Continue reading You Really Should Know About John Inazu →

Why This Tech-Wary Curmudgeon Went All-In on AI – And You Might Too

Despite being a card-carrying member of the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it school of innovation, I dove headfirst into the world of AI. Why?  Because it turns out to be amazingly useful. In a short piece, Technology and Me and You:  Getting Comfortable with AI, I reflect on how I came to develop the RPS Coach AI tool.  I … Continue reading Why This Tech-Wary Curmudgeon Went All-In on AI – And You Might Too →

RPS Coach is Biased – And Proud of It

We all know that it’s bad to be biased, right? Wrong.  That assumption is its own bad bias. Biases are inevitable – in humans and bots alike. Some biases are harmful.  Others are helpful.  Many are neutral. But bias itself is unavoidable. So bias isn’t a problem in itself.  Pretending otherwise is. This post describes … Continue reading RPS Coach is Biased – And Proud of It →

Come to Missouri’s 40th Anniversary Symposium on October 25

The University of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution will hold its 40th anniversary symposium on Friday, October 25. It’s entitled, “Dispute Resolution at Forty:  Looking Back, Looking Forward,” and features an indisputably all-star cast.  Here’s the lineup.  The starred characters are Mizzou student and/or faculty alumni. Welcome:  Paul J. Litton Remarks:  Ilhyung … Continue reading Come to Missouri’s 40th Anniversary Symposium on October 25 →

Oxymorons R Us

This 4-page article riffs on comments at a program at the recent ABA Section of Dispute Resolution conference to illustrate how oxymoronic the terms “facilitative,” “evaluative,” and “empowerment” have become. When people use these terms, we kinda, sorta, probably think we know what they mean. But we don’t really know. The article suggests ways that … Continue reading Oxymorons R Us →

My Appreciation – Part 2

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I was very touched by all the congratulations and the ceremony at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution conference where I received the award for outstanding scholarly work. My good friend, Susan Yates, received the D’Alemberte Raven Award at the conference, and she gave these very thoughtful remarks.  She described a series of “small” acts … Continue reading My Appreciation – Part 2 →

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 →