Professor Jennifer Brown, Quinnipiac Law School, spoke on "The Promise and Paradox of Restorative Discipline." The concept of 'restorative discipline' merges restorative justice theory with attempts to reform attorney disciplinary processes. Restorative discipline would give more
Senior Circuit Judge Dorothy W. Nelson, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, spoke on “Judges’ Views on ADR.” Judge Nelson was an early proponent of ADR, establishing a dispute resolution center at the University of Southern California Law Center in 1967. She is currently the chair of
Professor Peter Reilly, Director of Training, conducted a program on Negotiation Training for Women, on Saturday morning, October 21.
Symposium: "Should the Federal Arbitration Act Be Revised, and If So, How?" Eighteen of the country's leading arbitration scholars discussed this question and made their case for either leaving the statute alone or revamping it. Their presentations are to be published in a
Prof. Robert Rhee, Washburn School of Law, addressed Boyd students and faculty on "The Effect of Risk on Legal Valuation".
Prof. Michael Moffit, University of Oregon Law School, spoke on "Customized Litigation: The Case for Making Civil Procedure Negotiable."
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The inaugural address of the Saltman Center's "Peace in the Desert" Lecture Series kicked off with Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times Columnist and author of "From Beirut to Jerusalem" and "The World is Flat," who
Elizabeth Naccarato and Jennifer Routheaux won second place in the National Finals of the ABA Client Counseling Competition held in Dallas, TX. The theme was family law. They were the top American team, as the first place team was Canadian, and represented the U.S. in the
Saltman Center Jean Sternlight gave the annual Ohio State University Moritz School of Law Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution. The talk was entitled "Good Lawyers Should Be Good Psychologists: Insights for Interviewing and Counseling Clients," Sternlight and co-author
Streetball is a form of basketball popular in urban areas that takes place on playgrounds and in gymnasiums around the world. “Hafla” is a word common to both Hebrew and Arabic and means “celebration” or “party”. Put them together and you have Streetball Hafla, a project
