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Conflict Resolution

Two Valued Honors for Business Conflict Management LLC

Conflict Resolution

Two Valued Honors for Business Conflict Management LLC

I am pleased to report that Business Conflict Management has been the subject of two valued instances of recognition. First, I am pleased to advise that I am the honoree of the James B. Boskey Award as “2018 ADR Practitioner of the Year.”  The Dispute Resolution Section  of the New Jersey...

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Conflict Resolution

Special ADR Event at New York Law School November 15

Conflict Resolution

Special ADR Event at New York Law School November 15

The James F. Henry Speaker Series at New York Law School's ADR Skills Program will offer its third event of the year on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, when CPR President Noah Hanft joins panelists Greg Gallopoulos (GC of General Dynamics) and Prof. Joan Stearns Johnsen to discuss how vital commercial...

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Conflict Resolution|Religion|Teaching

New York City Reception for New Book “Transforming Justice”

Conflict Resolution|Religion|Teaching

New York City Reception for New Book “Transforming Justice”

Prof. Marjorie Silver of Touro Law Center writes to say: We are pleased to announce the publication of Professor Marjorie Silver’s new book: Transforming Justice, Lawyers, and the Practice of Law (Marjorie A. Silver, ed., Carolina Academic Press). Transforming Justice, Lawyers and the Practice of Law is a collection of writings by participants in...

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systems design

Consumer Redress and “The New Handshake”

systems design

Consumer Redress and “The New Handshake”

For many years, a tempest has surrounded public policy approaches to consumer protection, largely implicating three utterly inapt legal constructs:  FRCP 23, the Federal Arbitration Act, and traditional principles of contract formation.  Accustomed to managing customer complaints but unwilling to expose themselves to the coercion of class actions, companies have...

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Conflict Resolution|Mediation|systems design

Lawyers as Peacemakers and Changemakers

Conflict Resolution|Mediation|systems design

Lawyers as Peacemakers and Changemakers

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...

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Conflict Resolution|International|Mediation

Global Pound Conferences: Singapore Report

Conflict Resolution|International|Mediation

Global Pound Conferences: Singapore Report

We have previously noted the series of convenings under the auspices of the International Mediation Institute, Herbert Smith Freehills, and others, under the title "Global Pound Conference."  The first was held in Singapore in March of this year, and a formal report on the proceedings, as well as a analysis...

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