Resolutions: A Podcast About Dispute Resolution and Prevention

Arbitration Institute Preview: How Arbitrators Get In Trouble…And What to Do About It

Bruce Meyerson, co-chair of the Arbitration Institute, interviews Tracey Frisch, AAA Senior Counsel, about her presentation at the upcoming Arbitration Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Tracey talks about what causes a provider organization’s legal department to get involved in arbitrations. And how you, as an arbitrator, can learn from the missteps of others.
You can register for the institute at ambar.org/arb2020

A Conversation about the 2020 Arbitration Training Institute

Dana Welch, co-chair of the Arbitration Training Institute, talks about who should attend the event and what types of programs will be offered.
More information and registration can be found here: www.ambar.org/arb2020

Danny McFadden: A Conversation about the Singapore Convention and International Mediated Settlements

Danny McFadden talks about the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, or Singapore Convention, a watershed moment in the enforcement of international mediation.

Anna Rappaport: A Conversation about Finding Your Niche as a Solo Practitioner

Anna Rappaport talks with Adam Martin about how career coaching can help a solo practitioner thrive by finding a specialty and becoming the "go-to" neutral in that area.
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When Disputes Go Public: Adventures in Public Policy Dispute Resolution

In this episode, lawyer-turned-planner-turned mediator Jessie Lawrence shares her work in public policy dispute resolution. Jessie Lawrence is an attorney and mediator with a practice focusing on dispute resolution, public engagement and participation, and community and organizational planning. She has mediated hundreds of cases in a wide variety of areas including employment, community/neighbor disputes, family law, and children’s law.
Recent facilitation clients include the City of Albuquerque; the Community Environmental Working Group, a Corrales-based group with the goal of continuous environmental improvement at Intel New Mexico; and the New Mexico Philharmonic. Jessie serves on the State of New Mexico Statewide ADR Commission, the New Mexico State Bar ADR Steering Committee, and the City of Santa Fe Planning Commission, and co-chairs the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s Committee on Public Policy, Consensus Building, and Democracy.

Laura Wasser: A Conversation About Divorce Dispute Resolution, Online and Offline

Laura Wasser and Adam Martin discuss how parties can use online dispute resolution processes to facilitate the dissolution of interpersonal relationships.
*sound is best when listening with headphones
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Forrest S. “Woody” Mosten: Building a Collaborative Lawyering Practice with a Spotlight on Mediation

Woody Mosten is a mediator, collaborative attorney, and certified family law specialist who offers his wisdom from his 40-year practice.
He discusses the collaborative discourse and therewith collaborative lawyering — how mediators and counsel, together with an interdisciplinary team, are managers of the alternative dispute resolution process unfolding before the clients.
From active practice, to coaching seminars, to serving as a professor, Woody shares his enthusiasm for the growth of the legal practice and directs listeners to ABA-supported books he has drafted, including Building a Successful Collaborative Practice (2018), Family Lawyer’s Guide to Unbundling Legal Services (2017), and the Complete Guide to Mediation (2015).

Gabrielle Hartley: Conscious Uncoupling and the Better Apart Method in Divorce Mediation

Gabrielle Hartley, a divorce lawyer, coach, and mediator, discusses her practice and book, both entitled “Better Apart,” focusing on active validation techniques in mediation. She highlights how mindfulness, meditation, and yoga play a powerful role in the process of conscious uncoupling.
She concludes with words of empowerment for young professionals, with practical ways to reduce stigma and animosity around divorce.
Gabrielle also serves as Co-Chair of the Section’s Dispute Resolution Journal and Co-Chair of the Mediation Committee.

Susan Guthrie: The Mechanics of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) & Building Your Legal Brand

Susan Guthrie, an online divorce mediation specialist, discusses her family law practice, “Divorce in a Better Way”.
Innovation emboldens this dialogue, with topics including the new wave of online dispute resolution (ODR), with an offering of useful platforms to keep mediation both amicable and outside of the court, and diversifying your legal brand through use of social media and podcasts (spoiler alert: Susan leads two podcast, That Got Me Thinking and Breaking Free: A Modern Divorce Podcast, and a retreat, Best You Ever (B.Y.E.)).
Susan also serves as Co-Chair of the Section's Mediation Committee and Co-Chair of the Planning Committee for the Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute.
Divorce in a Better Way - https://divorceinabetterway.com

A Conversation About the 17th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute

Host Adam Martin speaks with Suffolk University Professor Dwight Golann about the upcoming Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute in Houston, TX on November 15th & 16th. Registration is now open. Register at https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/372755284/
*Disclaimer: This episode is best listened to with headphones.