Resolutions: A Podcast About Dispute Resolution and Prevention

A Career in ADR: Things To Know When Starting An Arbitration and Mediation Practice

In this episode, co-host Kimberly A. Cook sits down with Tom Hanrahan (arbitrator and mediator with TP Hanrahan Dispute Solutions in Manhattan Beach, CA), Elizabeth “Betty” Morgan (arbitrator and mediator with The Morgan Law Firm in Philadelphia, PA), Theo Cheng (arbitrator and mediator with the ADR Office of Theo Cheng, in Princeton Junction, New Jersey), and Juile Walker, (arbitrator with Julie Walker and Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC in Denver, CO) to discuss everything from billing rates to marketing when starting an ADR career as an arbitrator or mediator.
The guests, who have a range of experience as full-time ADR professionals, share their experiences and offer guidance for navigating a career in ADR.

A Conversation on Data Security with Gary Doernhoefer

Our guest today, Gary Doernhoefer, has thought about this issue from a number of angles. Gary is the founder of ADR Notable, a software platform designed for dispute resolution professionals. You can learn more about ADR Notable at www.adrnotable.com.
One of the many dynamics magnified by the pandemic is the need to secure our data. We get a lot of it as neutrals, and we have to make sure it remains confidential and is safely discarded.
For more on data security, visit Cybersecurity in International Arbitration, where you’ll find an excellent general checklist applicable to most ADR practitioners, and each section in the table of contents is clickable for more information.
Thank you to ADR Notable for being a sponsor at the 2021 Dispute Resolution Spring Conference!
Cybersecurity in International Arbitration https://cdn.arbitration-icca.org/s3fs-public/document/media_document/icca-nyc_bar-cpr_cybersecurity_protocol_for_international_arbitration_-_electronic_version.pdf

Being Bold: Broadening the ADR Diversity and Inclusion Landscape

In this episode, we introduce you to one of our new hosts! Kimberly A Cook is a divorce and family mediator at Dovetail Conflict Resolution in Chicago, IL. Kimberly sits down with Mark Smalls of JAMS Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Services to discuss the broadening landscape of diversity, equity and inclusion in ADR as a result of the changes in technology and the social climate over the last year.
Thank you to JAMS for being a sponsor at the 2021 Dispute Resolution Spring Conference!

Deep Diving into Diversity with the AAA-ICDR: A Look Back to Understand the Path Forward

In this podcast celebrating the AAA-ICDR as sponsor of the Section’s Spring Conference, Ingeuneal Gray and Jeffrey Zaino anchor to the Conference’s theme, ADR in a New World.
In candid dialogue, they speak on topics including concerns about lack of diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the ADR field, definitions on diversity, and how arbitral institutions have led the charges for cognizable change in the practice. Jeffrey Z also spills the tea on the Jay-Z case and how bad press cannot (and will not) stymie the work of institutions to buttress party autonomy with optionality in the ADR process. As Lincoln once said, “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” Let’s continue forward: there’s more work to do.
Ingeuneal Gray is Vice President in the Houston office and is reachable at GrayI@adr.org.
Jeffrey Zaino is Vice President in the New York office and is reachable at ZainoJ@adr.org.
Connect with Ingeuneal on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/icglaw/ and Jeff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-t-zaino-404710/.

Barking Up The Right Tree: Pets in Mediation

Anyone in the dispute resolution world knows the value of empowering parties and giving them a voice. But what if their voices are hard to understand—if, for example, they bark rather than speak? Karis Nafte knows all about this—she’s a credentialed mediator and an animal behaviorist who helps work with separating couples on the best solution for their pets. She joined Resolutions to explain how her practice came about and how it works.
For more information on her practice, you can visit https://whokeepsthedog.com/

A Conference To Remember: The ABA Section Meets Virtually April 14-17

Our Section's annual conference is nearly upon us, and for the second time, the team has planned a blockbuster event that you can enjoy from anywhere. Jaya Sharma of the conference planning committee joined me to discuss why you can't miss this year's conference and what to expect.
The conference begins this Wednesday, April 14th and runs through Saturday, April 17th.
For more on the conference, please visit ambar.org/spring2021.
Registration closes on April 13th at 5 pm ET. You can reach Jaya at jsharma@sharmaadr.com.

Building the Pipeline: Introducing the Section’s Student & Early Career Services Outreach

In this episode, Rekha Rangachari sits down with Elliot Herland (Vice Chair of the Section's Membership Committee) and Kanika (Niki) Singh (the Section’s Student Liaison) to discuss a new avenue for student and practitioner members to increase their engagement, connection, networking, and mentorship with stakeholders through the Section. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 and how Section leadership pivoted to expand initiatives and provide the return on investment to the expanding group of new student members. Through (remote and hybrid) campus visits, Spring Conference access, and competitions, to be announced in more detail shortly, students and young practitioners gain a direct window into careers in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Tune in to learn more!
For more information on Student & Early Career Services visit https://abaforlawstudents.com/
View Elliot Harland’s bio https://www.herlandmediation.com/your-mediator
View Niki Singh’s bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikiatwork/
Register for the Dispute Resolution Spring Conference here https://www.americanbar.org/groups/dispute_resolution/events_cle/annual/

A Conversation About the 2021 DR Tech Pitch Series

Chris Draper of Trokt (https://www.trokt.org/) discusses the Dispute Resolution Section's Technology Committee's Tech Pitch Series where innovators can present new technology directed to advancing the practice of ADR.
If you’re interested in pitching, fill out a form here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd58DhpVtBSJmT_jMrSguzmtR1942lw5sg68x0FlYmpDpQ8sQ/viewform

Handling Conflict Constructively: The Week of Constructive Conflict

With all the conflict we face and try to resolve, what if we stopped and reconsidered how we approach conflict in the first place? That's a question that's been on the mind of Rabbi/Dr. Daniel Roth for quite some time. He's the founder and creator of the Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict, which is taking place around the world on February 15-21, 2021. He is based in Israel and teaches at Bar-Ilan University and the Pardes Institute and is director of Mosaica, The Religious Peace Initiative. He spoke about his work and the origins of this unique conflict resolution commemoration.
For more information, visit https://www.9adar.org/
You can attend a live session observing the Week of Constructive Conflict Wednesday, February 17 at 1p Eastern on Zoom: visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85615358941?pwd=NUJJVTU4aDM1R1NqdFVGS0FPZ2JEQT09.

Re-release: A New Approach to Law Enforcement Training in Dispute Resolution and Diversity

In honor of Black History Month, enjoy this re-release of the March 10th episode with community activist, John Thompson.
Community activist and candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives, John Thompson, gives us a preview of his plenary presentation at the Dispute Resolution Spring Conference. Thompson will describe and demonstrate the training necessary to create a new relationship between communities of color and law enforcement. He will challenge conflict resolvers to look at our work through a different lens to identify the root problems and carve out the decay.