ADR Prof Blog

On Saturday October 2, 2010 Arizona State will be hosting the Aspiring Law Professors Conference.  Anyone who is interested in a move to legal academia can benefit from the conference, however, it is specifically designed for those who will be going to the AALS Hiring Conference for interviews later this fall.  Thus, the conference’s marketing [...]

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Once in a while a job posting in the ADR world catches our eye.  That’s the case here, and it is a big one – the Executive Director of the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section.  Part of the job posting is below, but go here for the full posting.  As I mentioned earlier, Kim Knight is stepping down for a position at [...]

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Kim Knight, the Executive Director of the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section, has resigned her post to take a position with the AARP.  Having worked with her the last few years, I can say that she will definitely be missed.  Good luck Kim !!
Here’s the announcement sent out by Wayne Thorpe, the Section’s President.
Our Section Director, Kim [...]

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In my earlier post about Charles Craver’s most recent article, I find myself in agreement with most of what he says including his description of WIN-win negotiators. But there must be something that I disagree with him about, and that is true.  Craver claims that comment 2 to Rule 4.1 “unequivocally acknowledges” that settlement intentions [...]

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That is the title of Charlie Craver’s article in the most recent edition of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution.  And yes, it’s about my favorite topic these days, negotiation ethics.  Craver comes from the realpolitik school of negotiation, and if you didn’t already know this, his article makes that quite clear.  I like this [...]

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