It has been 10 days since my grandmother’s funeral and I have been, if not enjoying this past week, definitely enjoying telling stories about her life and her influence on her grandchildren. She died at age 99, laying down to take a rest because she did not feel well—the Torah writes that those who die in their … Continue reading Lessons from my Grandmother
With the 20th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall yesterday, I have been reflecting a lot on divides. I was lucky enough to spend a year working in Germany, from August 1988 to May 1989, in Cologne for the year between college and law school. And, although it killed me not to get … Continue reading Take Down This Wall
Oregon hosted a conference over the past weekend at which Larry Susskind (MIT, PON, and the Consensus Building Institute) was the keynote speaker. I scribbled a bunch of notes on which I’ll blog at some point. But first, I have to confess that I had no idea that Larry Susskind has a blog at http://theconsensusbuildingapproach.blogspot.com/. … Continue reading Larry Susskind in the blogosphere
If you have the chance to attend this year’s WIP conference at Harvard, I suggest that you do for a number of reasons. Of course, the primary reason is that the presentations look strong (list is below) and the presenters would love to hear your thoughts on their works. Also, believe it or not, this … Continue reading AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress Conference – Harvard Law School Nov. 13th and 14th
The Ohio Supreme Court earlier this fall came out with an opinion in Hodesh v. Korelitz, 123 Ohio St.3d 72 (2009). For anyone wanting a springboard for teaching the basic differences between High-Low Agreements and Mary Carter Agreements, I think it’s a good case. It does not include every piece of detail one might reasonably … Continue reading Distinguishing Hi-Lo Agreements from Mary Carter Agreements
The Appalachia Journal of Law is looking for ADR-related articles for its Spring 2010 issue. If you wish to be considered, please forward your communications to Blaire Woods, the Articles Editor, at blairnwood@gmail.com. ASL has produced an ADR-dedicated issue since Spring 2006.
The next Law & Society Association Annual Meeting is in Chicago from May 27-May 30, 2010. Proposals for individual papers and panels are due on December 8, 2009. To learn more see: http://www.lawandsociety.org/ann_mtg/am10/call.htm The Law & Society Annual Meeting brings together a wonderfully diverse group of scholars from a variety of fields and countries. There are … Continue reading Law & Society Association Call for Papers
Consider this a reminder that proposals to host next year’s AALS ADR Section’s Works-in-Progress Conference are due tomorrow, October 31st. All of the details for submitting a proposal can be found here.
A good friend of mine is a journalist in Afghanistan who was in the Hotel Serna in Kabul this morning when it was hit by mortar. You can read her account at: http://www.globalpost.com/notebook/afghanistan/091028/the-unexpected-hazards-life-war-zone. The New York Times reported that attack and the deadly attack that same morning by the Taliban at a UN guest house … Continue reading Should we negotiate with the Taliban?
This past weekend I facilitated a meeting of the Arizona Foreclosure Mediation Task Force, and I have to admit that I did not understand the extent of the foreclosure crisis in Arizona and across the country. One thing that struck me is that this problem is so big in scope. For example, someone threw out … Continue reading Foreclosure Mediation – How Helpful Is It?