Mediation Articles

Choosing the Table Over the Courtroom I got a call this week from a young mother. Her son is twenty...

This video is a recording of the session "ODR in the Courts" from the June 2026 ODR Forum at Harvard...

"Making Dispute Resolution Accessible" from the 2026 ODR Forum at Harvard University, presented by Jennifer Shack, Director of Research at...

This is the video recording of Colin Rule, CEO of Mediate.com and ODR.com, for the "Can ODR Change the World...

By Robert Bergman, CEO of Southwest Management Technology Canada’s proposed Bill C-36 represents one of the most significant privacy law...

Background This article provides information on various types of remedies that may be available during arbitration. While it is impossible...

Power dynamics rarely announce themselves directly in conflict. Instead, they quietly shape who speaks, who withdraws, who apologizes first, and...

Being a conflict resolution specialist is, at least in my experience, a 24‑hour job. At first, people don’t fully understand...

This session from the 2026 Global ODR Forum is entited "Applying ODR Standards: Guidance for AI Usage for Human Third...

Imagine a potential client calling your office for a consultation, and before you can even finish saying hello, they say,...

https://youtu.be/jhz_QnI2ZNk?si=56hZZbugqSaoJZqq Dr. Clare Fowler, Exec VP at ODR.com‍ ‍and Mediate.com, here presents on: "What Are We Learning About the Effects...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwiLG0hqrpU&t=2s Bill Glover was kind enough to do a review of the new documentary film on online mediation. Here's that...

In civil mediations, one of the most critical boundary lines in the entire ADR profession revolves around a simple question:...

What happens when a self-described non-entrepreneur sets out to build an AI mediator? Host Morgan "Mo" Tregenza talks with Renee...

AI has moved from possibility to practice in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The focus now must be on how we implement...

In this special episode, new host Morgan Tregenza sits down with outgoing host and ODR pioneer Colin Rule for a candid conversation about the...

Why JAMS introduced AI Rules and launched its Technology Industry Group Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how businesses operate,...

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the infrastructure of modern professional practice, and it is already reshaping the competitive landscape....

With hurricane season starting in Florida where I am, I thought it might be germane to talk about First-party property...

Today on our recurring "Dive Into AI" webinar ODR innovator Bob Bergman showed off his amazing new https://www.piianomalyzer.ai/ platform. Bob's...

Mediator proposals are a well-established tool within the mediation process, often relied upon when negotiations appear to stall or when...

The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (AAA-ICDR®) has published new AAAi Standards for AI in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). They...

The slide presentation utilized by Jim Melamed for his 2-hour workshop "A Brave New World - Integrating AI into Family...

In conflict engagement, it starts with a single exchange. “We should focus on solutions.” “I have a problem with that.”...

If opening LinkedIn lately has made you feel like AI evolved while you were busy working, you are not imagining...

Introduction: The following Agreement to Mediate updates previous iterations by directly addressing the use of Artificial Intelligence in mediation for...

Eric Friedman is the founder of Mediation First NJ LLC, based in Livingston, New Jersey. He can be reached at...

With the rapid growth of ODR in a number of sectors it is vital to establish ethical standards to undergird...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday ADR practice. Mediators and arbitrators now encounter AI tools in document review,...

Written in consultation with Claude.ai There is a man I read about years ago — a refugee living just steps...