ADR Prof Blog

I am happy to welcome Susan Yates and RSI to the ADR blogosphere.  Their new court-connected blog is outlined below in a message from Susan:
I am excited to announce Resolution Systems Institute’s new blog, Just Court ADR. The blog is written by two RSI colleagues and myself, and highlights important topics in court ADR. We [...]

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Every other year or so, I try to attend the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM) annual meeting to keep up to date on what is going on in other related fields.  The meeting is very high powered–some of the best known names in the conflict resolution field in business schools, econ departments, public policy, [...]

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A few weeks ago, Kathleen Parker, a writer for the Washington Post, likened Obama to a woman because of his negotiation style, calling him the first female president. (See the article here.)  Confronted with crises and criticisms, our President hasn’t responded in the alpha dog style of many male politicians. Instead, he’s a listener and [...]

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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last few weeks, you have heard about the recent immigration bill (Senate Bill 1070) that the Governor signed into law.  It’s supposed to go into effect sometime in July, but its effects are being felt here in Arizona and across the country. As you may have heard, [...]

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I participated earlier this week in a fabulous conference at Washington & Lee discussing the current system of investment arbitration and ways that this system could be improved.  In an earlier post, I described how this conference was billed as a mix of pracitioners and academics and the panels were just that.  On my panel, [...]

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