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  This training is offered for local government leaders in cooperation with Sourcewell and the Association of Minnesota Counties October 27, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Conducted by Professor James Coben For full details and registration information visit the training webpage: https://mitchellhamline.edu/dispute-resolution-institute/collectivebargaining/

Collective Bargaining Training for Elected Local Officials – Oct. 27, 2020

Developed for county commissioners, administrators and other local government leaders, in cooperation with the Association of Minnesota Counties, this training series will be highly interactive, with multiple practice opportunities and coaching by Professor Jim Coben. For full details and registration information visit the training series webpage: https://mitchellhamline.edu/dispute-resolution-institute/negotiationbootcamp/

Negotiation Boot Camp Training Series – Fall 2020

As the first law school to be granted a variance by the ABA to provide a hybrid online JD program, MHSL developed a comprehensive, internally designed curriculum to deliver superior online education. Amidst news of various school closings due to Corona virus, resulting in a need for immediate development of online courses at many law schools, this …

Presentation: Mitchell Hamline Best Practices for Online Teaching

Established in 2009, DRI Press is the scholarship dissemination arm of Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s Dispute Resolution Institute and brings important conflict resolution work to a broad audience with a majority of our publications available through open access, in order to make them accessible to everyone. DRI Press Publications – Open Access

Mitchell Hamline DRI Press – Books Available through Open Access

The 2020 ABA Mediation Representation teams competed at the University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene Oregon, February 29-March 1, 2020.  There are 8 regional competitions.  The Eugene, Oregon competition hosted 10 teams. Malia Bruyneel and Arianna Chapman took home first place in the regional competition and Melissa Miroslavich and Ashlea Crumley placed fourth place. …

Congratulations to the ABA Mediation Representation Teams

Born on the Battlefield is a three-hour introduction to International Humanitarian Law presented by the American Red Cross and co-sponsored by World Without Genocide at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a set of rules that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects people who are not or …

Born on the Battlefield | September 7, 2019

Participants will examine the applicability of traditional negotiation theory to complex cases in this highly interactive, advanced negotiation skills-based training.   This training is taught by Giuseppe De Palo, an internationally renowned trainer. During his career, Mr. De Palo has contributed to the resolution of over 2,000 disputes, mediating and negotiating cases in more than 50 countries …

CLE | Negotiating Complex Cases in the Global Business Environment

Congratulations to Mitchell Hamline students Dawn Plestad (far left) and Heather O’Neill (far right) for winning the regional Mediation Representation competition held recently at Mitchell Hamline! O’Neill and Plestad beat 11 other teams and are now headed to the national competition being held at the American Bar Association’s ADR Section Annual Spring Conference April 10—13 …

Mitchell Hamline students take 1st place in the ABA Regional Mediation Representation Competition

The Dispute Resolution Institute has been ranked in the top 5 dispute resolution programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.  This is the 19th consecutive year that DRI has ranked in the top 5.

DRI is ranked in the top 5 by U.S. News & World Report

Giuseppe De Palo is a Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute and International Professor of ADR Law and Practice at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.   He is introduced by Mady Delvaus-Stehres, Vice President of the European Parliament from Luxembourg. His speech at the European Parliament on the need to revise the EU Directive 2008 on mediation …

Giuseppe De Palo speaks at the European Parliament