Blogs

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleNot long ago, I conducted a mediation involving a serious personal injury. Given its severity,...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackSomehow, several years ago, I got on the mailing list for The Indian Arbitrator...

San Francisco Mediators Blog by Lisa Nelson Can Divorce Mediation Be Used in All Situations? Divorce mediation can be used...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleThe U.S. District Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) hears the most complex federal multidistrict cases....

Texas Collaborative Law BlogIn any divorce, things get heated occasionally (or more often). In Collaborative divorces, the parties can still...

Last year, the ACR Hawaii pilot project Virtual Mediation Lab gained a lot of attention. Many ADR practitioners and supporters...

Business Conflict Blog by Peter Phillips Some of us have been at the task of providing alternatives to business litigation...

Consensus Building Approach by Larry SusskindAt a recent meeting at Sciences Po in Paris, scholars and practitioners from a number...

Texas Collaborative Law BlogThis is the third in a series of stories about how Collaborative Law actually works in a...

Novo Justice Blog by Colin Rule"Game theory, or the study of interactive decision-making, has been applied to fields as diverse...

The prospect of elimination of all ADR administration by the the Los Angeles County Superior Court, discussed in a previous...

In response to brutal budget cuts, the Los Angeles Superior Court is going on life-support at the same time as...

I am definitely an unofficial advocate of conflict resolution professionals using and embracing technology for all different reasons. This includes...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleHon. Morton Denlow (Ret.) is a nationally recognized expert in settling cases, and a sought-after...

Kluwer Mediation BlogAs much as we might like mediation’s fluid and often intangible nature, every now and then it can...

I’m addressing a group of municipal leaders and employees about turning conflict into collaboration. Here are a few of the...

Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog by John BrattThere has been some controversy recently in the community of Maryland lawyers who handle...

ADR Prof Blog by Andrea Schneider, Michael Moffitt, Sarah Cole,Art Hinshaw, Jill Gross and Cynthia Alkon. Earlier this week, the...

Yes, with the title I deserve to be writing headlines for the NY Post, and no, I am not lying...

Kluwer Arbitration BlogThe recent revisions to the Chinese Civil Procedure Law (the “CPL”) made some significant amendments to the arbitration...

Institute for the Study of Conflict TransformationAccording to the World Health Organization, in 2004 there were 182,000 war related deaths...

Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog by John BrattA poll recently released by the Defense Research Institute found that an overwhelming majority...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleOn October 24, 2012, Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that the Italian government had exceeded its...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleLike many other professionals, arbitrators and mediators are using social media sites to promote their...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly Hayes  The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleConflict is an inevitable part of life — from our jobs, to our families to...

Arbitration BlogOn 27 September 2012, the Swiss Parliament adopted a motion that had been introduced earlier this year tasking the...

On September 25, 2012, a trial level federal court in Northern California denied Wal-Mart’s motion to dismiss a statewide class...

Texas Conflict Coach Audio Blog by Pattie PorterHave you ever heard someone threaten “I’ll see you in court!”? If this...

Divorce Detox blog by Andra Brosh This is Part One of the “How to Ask for Help” series. It will get...