Professors Eve Hanan and Benjamin Edwards traveled different paths to the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, but they arrived with a common purpose: to build on the Saltman Center’s reputation as one of the nation’s foremost alternative dispute resolution organizations. They’ll do just that when they open much-needed ADR clinics, one that focuses on juvenile justice, and the other on business and securities.

Meet Robin Gonzales, Caleb Green and Jen Smith, three Boyd students with a passion for conflict resolution—and a determination to spread the word about the importance of ADR as Saltman Center Student Fellows.

UNLV Law’s Mediation Clinic is at the forefront of a statewide initiative that aims to mitigate the emotional trauma associated with child welfare cases by settling disputes at the mediation table rather than inside a courtroom.

The Chris Beecroft Lecture on Conflict Resolution debuted last spring, when Stanford Law Professor Deborah Hensler visited the Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility to address the topic of formal versus informal arbitration settings. Hensler’s lecture inspired a handful of colleagues to weigh in on the matter by authoring response articles.