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The Mediate.com Story: ICODR and Suggested Mediator AI Standards of Practice author.

The Mediate.com Story: ICODR and Suggested Mediator AI Standards of Practice

Table of Contents Next ICODR Standards With the rapid growth of ODR in a number of sectors it is vital...

By Jim Melamed
Courts at a Crossroads: Why ODR Must Be the Future of Justice author.

Courts at a Crossroads: Why ODR Must Be the Future of Justice

A rapid expansion of ODR in the courts is needed The new Stanford-LASC report, A Blueprint for Expanding Access to Justice, holds...

By Colin Rule
Online Mediation: Psychological & Practical Considerations author.

Online Mediation: Psychological & Practical Considerations

Republished with permission by: Will Work For Food Summary: This video offers an online webinar featuring Craig Nierman, Esq., a mediator,...

By Craig Nierman, Jeff Kichaven, Natalie J. Armstrong-Motin, David Shraga, Jean Lawler
Scaling Access to Justice with ODR author.

Scaling Access to Justice with ODR

Imagine a court system that works for everyone, including those who can’t take time off work, can’t arrange childcare, have...

By Bridget McCormack, Colin Rule
State of Agentic AI Security and Governance – Summary for Legal and Compliance Professionals author.

State of Agentic AI Security and Governance – Summary for Legal and Compliance Professionals

The OWASP GenAI Security Project’s Agentic Security Initiative is the driving force behind the State of Agentic AI Security and...

By Robert Bergman
How Technology Is Democratizing Dispute Resolution | Steve Andersen at The Hague FDR Hackathon author.

How Technology Is Democratizing Dispute Resolution | Steve Andersen at The Hague FDR Hackathon

Recorded live at the iconic Peace Palace in the Hague, at the Future Dispute Resolution Hackathon, this exclusive interview features...

By Janet Miranda, Steven Anderson
Mediation Myth Busters: Debunking the Biggest Misconceptions author.

Mediation Myth Busters: Debunking the Biggest Misconceptions

From the American Arbitration Association & Mediate.com Listen to the AI Podcast of this Article: Watch the AI Video of...

By Tracey Frisch, Jim Melamed
The Art of Impasse Breaking in Mediation with Prof David Hoffman, Founder, Boston Law Collaborative author.

The Art of Impasse Breaking in Mediation with Prof David Hoffman, Founder, Boston Law Collaborative

Republished with permission of: Will Work For Food - Website: https://www.WillWorkForFood.News - These programs are free. We don’t ask you...

By David Hoffman, Jeff Kichaven, Natalie J. Armstrong-Motin, Jean Lawler, David Shraga
The Many Ways that AI Can Help Mediators with John Lande author.

The Many Ways that AI Can Help Mediators with John Lande

Republished with permission of: Will Work For Food Website: https://www.WillWorkForFood.News These programs are free. We don’t ask you to pay...

By John Lande, Jeff Kichaven, Natalie J. Armstrong-Motin, Jean Lawler, David Shraga
The 3 New AI Directives from the Administration author.

The 3 New AI Directives from the Administration

1. Filtering “Woke AI” from Federal Procurement This order bans the federal government from acquiring any generative AI models that...

By Robert Bergman
AAAi Podcast 14 with Podcast host and founder of Creative Lawyers Jennifer Leonard author.

AAAi Podcast 14 with Podcast host and founder of Creative Lawyers Jennifer Leonard

In Episode 14 of the AAAi Podcast, AAA President & CEO Bridget McCormack and Legally Disrupted’s Zach Abramowitz sit down...

By Jen Leonard, Bridget McCormack, Zach Abramowitz
FutureDR.org: AI is Here to Stay author.

FutureDR.org: AI is Here to Stay

On June 10, 2025 I was very fortunate to attend the AAA/ICDR’s second Future DR conference at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands (the...

By Colin Rule
How will AI Tools Like ChatGPT 4.0 and Notebook LM Shape the Future of Law? author.

How will AI Tools Like ChatGPT 4.0 and Notebook LM Shape the Future of Law?

In this episode of the Future of Law Podcast, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack discuss the latest advancements at the...

By Bridget McCormack, Jen Leonard
Courts at a Crossroads: Why ODR Must Be Part of the Future of Justice author.

Courts at a Crossroads: Why ODR Must Be Part of the Future of Justice

The new Stanford-LASC report, A Blueprint for Expanding Access to Justice, holds important lessons for courts across the country. The report lays...

By Colin Rule
Reimagining the Mediator’s Settlement Proposal author.

Reimagining the Mediator’s Settlement Proposal

Originally published in the July-August 2025 issue of Dispute Resolution Journal, a publication of the American Arbitration Association International Centre...

By Harold Coleman, Theo Cheng
Responsible AI Use in Mediation and Legal Practice: Balancing Innovation with the Risk of Cognitive Cost author.

Responsible AI Use in Mediation and Legal Practice: Balancing Innovation with the Risk of Cognitive Cost

Summary This article explores the transformative yet challenging impact of artificial intelligence on legal and mediation professions. It highlights AI's potential...

By Robert Bergman
A New Name, A New Era: Welcome to AI and the Future of Law Podcast! author.

A New Name, A New Era: Welcome to AI and the Future of Law Podcast!

Hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack kick off a new chapter with a fresh name — AI and the Future...

By Bridget McCormack, Jen Leonard
AI and the Future of Law Podcast #26: ChatGPT Got an A+ on Law School Exams — What Happens Now? author.

AI and the Future of Law Podcast #26: ChatGPT Got an A+ on Law School Exams — What Happens Now?

What does it mean when AI outperforms law students? In this episode, co-hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack explore a...

By Jen Leonard, Bridget McCormack
NCSC and AAA® Launch AI-Enhanced Court Diversion Platform author.

NCSC and AAA® Launch AI-Enhanced Court Diversion Platform

Court Diversion Eligibility Screener increases access to justice, preserves judicial resources, and helps streamline civil caseload management NEW YORK (June...

By Bridget McCormack
Responsible Realism About Artificial Intelligence: How AI is Shaping Legal and Dispute Resolution Practice, Education & Scholarship author.

Responsible Realism About Artificial Intelligence: How AI is Shaping Legal and Dispute Resolution Practice, Education & Scholarship

Abstract This article synthesizes the views of legal scholars examining how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting legal and dispute...

By John Lande
AAAi Podcast | Episode 13 | Hence Cofounder and Unruly Author Sean West author.

AAAi Podcast | Episode 13 | Hence Cofounder and Unruly Author Sean West

What if the biggest legal risk today is institutional memory loss? AAA President & CEO Bridget McCormack and Legally Disrupted's...

By Bridget McCormack, Zach Abramowitz
AAA’s Acquisition of ODR.com and Mediate.com author.

AAA’s Acquisition of ODR.com and Mediate.com

In this episode of the AI and the Future of Law Podcast , hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack discuss...

By Bridget McCormack, Jen Leonard
The Court ODR Podcast: The Evolution of Court ODR with JJ Prescott, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan author.

The Court ODR Podcast: The Evolution of Court ODR with JJ Prescott, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan

In this episode of the Court ODR Podcast, Colin Rule interviews J.J. Prescott, the Henry King Ransom Professor of Law at the...

By Colin Rule
The Case For and Against “Big Data” – Why Big Data and AI Won’t Replace Dispute Resolution Professionals author.

The Case For and Against “Big Data” – Why Big Data and AI Won’t Replace Dispute Resolution Professionals

Summary: This article by Olof Heggemann argues that "Big Data" and AI will not replace dispute resolution professionals due to...

By Olof Heggemann
When AI Comes to the Table: How Tech Tools Will Change ADR author.

When AI Comes to the Table: How Tech Tools Will Change ADR

Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived – and it’s not just here to win at chess, write mediocre love poems, or...

By John Lande
“Purposeful Expectations”  author.

“Purposeful Expectations” 

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. (Lewis Carroll) This paraphrasing of Alice in Wonderland’s conversation between...

By Harold Coleman
Google I/O’ 25 Keynote Takeaway for Lawyers and Mediators author.

Google I/O’ 25 Keynote Takeaway for Lawyers and Mediators

Greetings Lawyers and Mediators!  Every year, I tune into Google I/O to see the latest technological advancements in Mountain View. After my...

By Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis
The Court ODR Podcast with Colin Rule Episode #1: Change Your Language – Interview with Katherine Alteneder Mills author.

The Court ODR Podcast with Colin Rule Episode #1: Change Your Language – Interview with Katherine Alteneder Mills

In depth interviews with leading thinkers focused on how Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) tools and techniques can help courts and...

By Colin Rule
Opening “Mindfully” –  Counsel Considerations author.

Opening “Mindfully” – Counsel Considerations

This post addresses the opening phase of the mediation process. The mediation begins with opening presentations, otherwise known as "opening...

By Harold Coleman
The REAL Role of Counsel in Mediation author.

The REAL Role of Counsel in Mediation

Mediation Mind Shifts are the critical, incremental shifts in thinking that must occur to move people embroiled in conflict from...

By Harold Coleman

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