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Alternative dispute resolution in Illinois Agriculture By Alicia Hill Ruiz Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2001 Illinois farmers can be counted among those choosing mediation when it is offered as an alternative method of resolving disputes
Case law update By Christine O’Reilly Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2001 A trial court ordered Rebecca Saldana and Nicole Newmann to participate in mandatory arbitration on July 8, 1999 at 8:30 a.m.
Chair’s Column Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2001 I want to commend Northern Illinois University's Law Review on its superb symposium: "Hot Topics in Dispute Resolution: What Advocates, Neutrals and Consumers Need to Know."
ADR happenings Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001 The United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois recently created a new local rule governing the confidentiality of alternative dispute resolution proceedings
Alternative dispute resolution in bankruptcy By Erwin I. Katz Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001 The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), once unknown in the bankruptcy context, has increased exponentially over the past ten years.
Case law update By Christine O’Reilly Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001 (Editor's note: The following case brief, Green Tree v. Randolph, represents the final installation of our series of briefs updating this case as it has progressed through the state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court.)
Model standards of practice for family and divorce mediation Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001 A family mediator shall recognize that mediation is based on the principle of self-determination by the participants.
ADR issues before the Supreme Court during the 2000-2001 term By Jennifer Jones Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2000 During the 1999-2000 term, the Supreme Court heard a case that questioned whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) provisions require that a motion to confirm, vacate or modify an arbitration award be brought only in the district in which the award was made.
Case law update By Christine O’Reilly Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2000 Plaintiffs filed a sixteen-count complaint concerning a motor vehicle collision with damages of $30,000.
Chair’s Column Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2000 The work of the section council has been progressing nicely. The Illinois Mediator's Certification Act gained the support of the Family Law, Administrative Law, Local Government, and Health Care Law Section Councils.
National Employment Dispute Resolution Act of 2000 Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2000 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to mediate employee claims arising under such Acts, and for other purposes.
Online resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2000 Now available online is the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution's Form Book for ADR practitioners.
Print resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2000 Bargaining for Advantage is a new book covering goal-oriented bargaining and negotiations based on Professor G. Richard Shell's executive training program.
ADR happenings Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 Andrew Shepard, currently a law Professor at Hofstra Law School, and reporter for the revision of the Standards of Practice for Divorce and Family Mediation, sought assistance and input for the revision of the fourteen standards highlighted on the AFCC website in the January 2000 issue of Just Resolutions.
ADR Internet resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 This Website (http://www.abcny.org) offers a list of topics in outline form, compiled by the Bar of the City of New York, intended as a guide for ADR system designers to use in the creation of standards of practice for their systems that are specific to the needs of those systems.
ADR print resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 Dr. Laura F. Donnely and Ms. Rebecca G. Ebron have recently completed a study entitled The Child Custody and Visitation Mediation Program in North Carolina, An Evaluation of Its Implementation and Effects.
Alternative dispute resolution grants Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 Designed to offset a fellow's living expenses while he or she completes the final year of dissertation in anticipation of a doctoral degree.
Case law update Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 The parties in this case share joint custody of their son.
Federal government use of ADR may change legal culture By Suzanne Schmitz Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 The federal government is a leader in the use of ADR. Extensive use of ADR by the federal government will inevitably affect the entire legal culture
ADR Internet Resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2000 ADRWorld Online http://www.adrworld.com
Book review Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2000 The Heart of Conflict represents a departure from most of the other books reviewed in the newsletter.
Case law update Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2000 Shankle was hired by B-G in 1987, and over the course of his employment, he was asked to sign a mandatory arbitration agreement, as were all non-union employees of B-G.
Paperless Illinois administrative code no more Administrative Law, March 2000 Beginning in January 1997, the Secretary of State ceased publication of all paper copies of the Illinois Administrative Code and converted exclusively to publishing the IAC on CD ROM. For the first few years, the CD ROM mirrored the WEST Group CD ROM.
Preparing your clients for parenting mediation: The mediator’s perspective By Don C. Hammer & Debra Sudduth Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2000 What is mediation? Mediation is a process for solving problems and resolving disputes, during which a trained, neutral mediator facilitates communication, encourages the parties to explore options and alternatives, and helps the parties work toward agreements.
Print resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2000 Mediation Practice Guide, Bennett G. Picker. A handbook for resolving business disputes. 159 pages, $27.95, Pike & Fisher Inc.
The ten biggest mistakes lawyers make in mediation Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2000 In the majority of cases, both parties are better off trying to settle out of court via mediation or another like process than proceeding with relatively risky adjudication before a judge or jury.
ADR Internet resources Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2000 Includes information on mediation in general and specific mediation topics, as well as a conflict resolution resource center with material on facilitating non-violent resolution of conflicts and encouragement of communication
Caselaw update By Dean M. Frieders Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2000 Both parties were involved in an automobile accident, in which appellant conceded liability.
Focus on the issue: mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts By Dean M. Frieders Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2000 In the past year, there have been several very important cases that have changed the way in which mandatory arbitration clauses function in employment contracts.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of contracted arbitration By John N. Cannon Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2000 It is common for collective bargaining agreements and commercial contracts to include provisions for arbitrating disputes.

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