Blessing or curse: Having an eclectic ADR practiceBy Hon. Michael S. Jordan, (ret.)Bench and Bar, July 2018The pros and cons of affiliating your alternative dispute resolution practice with an entity that requires an exclusive relationship.
Blessing or curse: Having an eclectic ADR practiceBy Hon. Michael S. Jordan, (ret.)Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2018The pros and cons of affiliating your alternative dispute resolution practice with an entity that requires an exclusive relationship.
Case briefsAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2018Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
From the editorBy Thomas CavenaghAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2018An introduction to the issue by Thomas Cavenagh, the ADR Section's editor.
HappeningsAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2018Recent ADR events and updates from around the country.
Is peer mediation appropriate as a response to bullying?By Gail FriedmanAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2018Many schools use peer mediation and conflict resolution to address bullying problems, however, researchers have discovered that this is not a recommended course of action when bullying is involved.
Perspectives from the bench: Family law mediation 101By Hon. Michelle A. VescogniAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2018It is the responsibility of a family law practitioner to explain the mediation process to the client and prepare them for mediation prior to the initial mediation session.
Case briefsBy Jacob Walls, Blake Mitchell, & Breanna HornbostelAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2018Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Chair’s column: The future of ADRBy John R. SchleppenbachAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2018A message from ADR Section Chair John Schleppenbach.
Collaborative Process Act takes effect in IllinoisBy Kaitlin Dohse WolffAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2018The Collaborative Process Act, Public Act 100-205, is one of many new Illinois laws that went into effect on January 1.
Collaborative process and lawyers as “Public Citizens”By Sandra CrawfordAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2018This article lays out why the dispute resolution model, known as Collaborative Process, helps lawyers achieve all four obligations set out in the Rules of Professional Conduct and how this in turn benefits individual clients and the legal system as a whole.
Good riddance to the CFPB’s arbitration rule, but oversight still neededBy Barbara Starke TishukAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2018Rather than throw out the good with the bad, the arbitration issue should be re-examined with a fresh set of eyes. To that end, rather than a broad, fiercely anti-business arbitration regulation, a narrowly tailored approach that specifically targets those provisions in arbitration agreements that are most problematic is a better way of reining in any abuses associated with consumer pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
HappeningsBy Blake MitchellAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2018Recent ADR events and updates from around the country.
Case briefsBy Jacob Walls & Breanna HornbostelAlternative Dispute Resolution, December 2017Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Ezekiel Elliott withdraws his appeal to the 2nd Circuit CourtBy Jacob WallsAlternative Dispute Resolution, December 2017On November 15, 2017, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott withdrew his appeal to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals for a potential preliminary injunction and will now start serving his six-game suspension for domestic violence.
HappeningsBy Breanna HornbostelAlternative Dispute Resolution, December 2017Recent ADR updates from around the country.
President Trump officially kills arbitration ruleBy Jacob WallsAlternative Dispute Resolution, December 2017On November 1, 2017, President Trump signed a resolution that was passed through Congress to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Arbitration Rule.
Case briefsBy Breanna HornbostelAlternative Dispute Resolution, November 2017Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Perception in negotiationBy Robert WellsAlternative Dispute Resolution, November 2017Some suggestions to help mediators overcome perceived bias and maintain open dialogue.
Using alternative dispute resolution processes and techniques to resolve issues in administrative law hearingsBy Hon. Ann Breen-GrecoAlternative Dispute Resolution, November 2017If parties who appear before administrative law judges are treated with respect and listened to, the ALJ is better able to discern facts that will enable the ALJ to conduct a fair and impartial hearing, make findings of fact objectively, and render a well-reasoned opinion.
Conflict Resolution Day is October 19, 2017Law Related Education for the Public, October 2017Learn more about the Association for Conflict Resolution and its upcoming Conflict Resolution Day.
Case briefsBy Upasna Barath, Ann Nenoff, & Hubert ZanczakAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2017Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Circuit court ruling is a warning against burying arbitration clausesBy Ann NenoffAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2017In Noble v. Samsung Electronics Am., Inc., the U.S. Third Circuit Court handed down a ruling which could serve as a warning against businesses or companies thinking about burying their arbitration clause.