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McAdoo, Barbara: Lawyers Need Communication Skills – Video

Barbara McAdoo describes her concern with lawyers waiting for mediators or others to be able to relate bad news or other news to their clients.

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Barbara McAdoo

Barbara McAdoo, is a professor and Senior Fellow at Hamline University Dispute Resolution Institute. Herb expertise is in  Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), mediation and negotiation; empirical research on ADR; design and development of court ADR programs  Professor McAdoo has taught at the law school since 1984 and founded and directed the Dispute Resolution… MORE >

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