by Camille Milner. Many lawyers went to law school with the idea that they would help people, but find out that law typically uses a zero-sum method of conflict resolution.… Read More »Collaborative Divorce and the Collaborative Law Process in Other Family Cases
by Suzanne Schwartz. Conflicts over environmental preservation and development of resources show no sign of abating. Environmental conflict resolution (ECR) began in 1974, when it was used to settle the… Read More »Environmental Conflict Resolution
by Karey Barnes. and Gene Roberts. Colleges and universities today are home to at least three generations: Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials. On the horizon is also iGen, or… Read More »Mediation in College and University Settings
by Benjamin Davis. and Graham Ross. Technology is evolving and working its way further into our lives, including areas like dispute resolution. Amazon, eBay, and PayPal have been using online… Read More »Domestic and International Developments in Online Dispute Resolution
By Kenda Culpepper The mission of the State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee is to increase professionalism and improve the development of new lawyers. The committee was revitalized in 2012… Read More »Professionalism Committee Hard at Work To Expand Mentoring Opportunities and Speakers Database
by Judge Frank Evans, Don Philbin, and Colin Rule. Conflict in human interactions is perennial. But our understanding of behavior in conflict is advancing and opening opportunities for the next… Read More »The Future of ADR
by Hesha Abrams. Intellectual property disputes, especially those involving patents, offer some unique mediation challenges. The time frame for resolution, in particular, depends heavily on a few key crossroads in… Read More »Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes: Tactics & Strategies
by John Allen Chalk. Arbitration begins with a contract, but often does not end there. If one of the parties challenges the arbitration agreement, the court where the arbitration dispute lands must… Read More »Arbitration
by Trey Bergman. Mediation skills are key to a successful practice. But if no one knows about your fabulous skills, they won’t beat down your door to hire you. That’s… Read More »The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediation Marketers
by Hon. Guadalupe Rivera (Ret.). Mediation isn’t unheard of at the appellate level courts in Texas, but on the whole it’s used infrequently. Hon. Guadalupe Rivera (Ret.) digs through the… Read More »ADR Procedures at the Appellate Level