Susan Carpenter talks about the importance of having both a court system along with conciliation and mediation processes because they both serve a purpose. There are times when people need to go to court to protect their rights and to enforce a law and people also need to be exposed to collaborative approaches so that they can use these models when appropriate.
One case haunts me still, from the days when I was practicing law. The clients were parents left bereft by a tragedy that no mother or father should ever have...
By Diane J. LevinSometimes it takes a hundred hearings before we actually wake up to what's being said. Perhaps I heard it different because this was role-play rather than 'real life'. More likely...
By Michael JacobsJust Court ADR by Susan M. Yates, Jennifer Shack, Heather Scheiwe Kulp, and Jessica Glowinski.The Pew Charitable Trusts has published a Q&A with Professor Donna Shestowsky of the UC Davis School of...
By Susan Yates