Lincoln famously wrote: “As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.” Without challenging this proposition, I have often wondered to what extent lawyers are uniquely positioned to achieve “goodness,” or to do “good” for others. Don’t teachers also have a “superior opportunity” to do...
There is so much to do, see, hear and learn at the ABA Dispute Resolution Spring Meeting that I frequently find myself at a loss how best to spend my time. If you find yourself in such a quandary, I urge you to consider, at 1:45 p.m. Friday, in Room...
In March 2017, New York Law School and the American Arbitration Association convened a discussion of "Hot Topics in Arbitration," one of which involved third party funding. The event was taped and the provocative discussion can be viewed here. The issue is also addressed in a terrific article appearing in the...
The invaluable publisher Drawn and Quarterly has ventured smack dab into current legal controversy with the February 2017 release of Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel, by Robert Sikoryak. The artist has taken the complete text of the iTunes Terms and Conditions and set them to graphic comics form. Moreover, each...