Posted: February 8, 2021
The ABA Negotiation Competition Team of Austyn Boothe and Daniel Sheikhan (blended learning students) took second place at the national competition this weekend. To advance to nationals, Daniel and Austyn first had to get past 168 teams from 82 law schools in the regional competition, which they did last semester. The ABA Negotiation Competition simulates …
New York State ODR Small Claims Platform Activation
Posted: February 4, 2021
Professor David Allen Larsen, DRI Senior Fellow and former director, served as the System Designer and is the American Bar Association liaison to the New York State Unified Court System’s pilot online dispute resolution platform for small claims cases which was activated on January 29, 2021. https://cii2.courtinnovations.com/NYNYSC This is the first time a technology-based dispute …
Caleb Gerbitz publishes in American Brief, American University Washington College of Law
Posted: February 3, 2021
Congratulations to Caleb on the publication of his paper, “Are Pre-Dispute Agreements to Arbitration Online Enforceable?” in American University Washington College of Law’s, American Brief. Caleb Gerbitz is a 2020 Mitchell Hamline School of Law graduate where he earned the Certificate in Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice. You can find the published paper at the …
Caleb Gerbitz publishes in American Brief, American University Washington College of Law
ABA Negotiation Regional Competition Winners
Posted: November 18, 2020
Congratulations to Mitchell Hamline’s ABA Negotiation Competition Regional Winners The ABA Negotiation Competition Team of Austyn Boothe and Daniel Sheikhan (blended learning students) won the regional competition. The virtual competition format did not slow these students down, and they will represent MHSL in the National Competition next semester. Negotiation team members Adrienne Baker and Sean …
DRI Senior Fellow Nancy Ver Steegh Receives National Recognition
Posted: June 24, 2020
The Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award is sponsored by the Oregon Family Institute. The award was created to recognize outstanding research and/or research achievements in the field of family and divorce. The award is named for the late Dr. Stanley Cohen, founding member of AFCC who served as executive director and co-editor of the Family …
DRI Senior Fellow Nancy Ver Steegh Receives National Recognition
DRI faculty develops first fully online mediation training course approved by the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Office
Posted: May 22, 2020
The Dispute Resolution Institute’s upcoming summer mediation course is the first fully online mediation training course approved by the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Office as meeting certification requirements enumerated under Minnesota General Rules of Practice for the state’s district courts (Rule 114: Alternative Dispute Resolution). Designed and taught by Professor James Coben, the 8-week …
Information Sheets for Mediations via Zoom
Posted: May 21, 2020
In the Spring term 2020, the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mediation Clinic, taught by Professor Sharon Press, had to modify the course plan due to the pandemic. When the courts closed and dispute resolution shifted entirely to “remote” delivery, which would take place primarily over Zoom, it became clear that it would be …
Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice, Volume 41, Issue 3 | 2020 Symposium Edition
Posted: May 21, 2020
The Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice is a student-run and student-edited journal that was founded in 1976. Law Journal’s charge is: “Excellence through diligence, not exclusivity.” Law Journal’s Editors work hard to produce the highest quality of legal publication available on topics relating to legal practice, legal issues faced by …
Webinar: Conducting Simulations Online in Conflict Resolution and Dispute Resolution Courses (Hosted by ABA Section of Dispute Resolution)
Posted: May 21, 2020
This webinar was hosted by the ABA’s Section of Dispute Resolution in response to the rapid changes in higher education as campuses shut down during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Noam Ebner (Creighton University) and Sharon Press (Mitchell Hamline School of Law), both experienced online teachers of negotiation and conflict resolution, guide teachers transitioning online …
Pandemic Pedagogy II: Conducting Simulations & Role Plays in Online, Video-Based Synchronous Courses
Posted: May 21, 2020
This paper discusses the issues covered in the Pandemic Pedagogy: Conducting Simulations in Conflict Resolution and Dispute Resolution Courses webinar and includes links and resources to material you can use in your course. Pandemic Pedagogy II: Conducting Simulations & Role Plays in Online, Video-Based Synchronous Courses
Pandemic Pedagogy II: Conducting Simulations & Role Plays in Online, Video-Based Synchronous Courses