In March, Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson presented his State of the Judiciary Speech before the 83rd Texas Legislature. Yesterday, Disputing published Part I of his speech. Here is Part II:

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On March 6th, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson presented his State of the Judiciary Speech before the 83rd Texas Legislature in Austin. Disputing will publish the entire speech in three parts. Here is Part I:

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Part Three: Determining the Current Use of ARD by Fortune 1,000 Corporate Counsel.

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Karl Bayer’s Disputing has a new address: www.disputingblog.com. Now’s the time to adjust your bookmark, or, if you haven’t yet, add us to your bookmarks! Previously found at, www.karlbayer.com/blog, Disputing has grown such that it is time for the blog to have a space of it’s own. We hope you are enjoying our new look!

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The following is part 2 of a 5 part overview of Professors Thomas Stipanowich (Pepperdine University School of Law) and J. Though attitudes may have changed since the 1997 Fortune 1,000 corporate counsel survey, systems seem to have remained ingrained in business culture which has prevented an overall acceptance of ADR processes.

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The following is part 1 of a 5 part overview of Professors Thomas Stipanowich (Pepperdine University School of Law) and J. Ryan Lamare (Pennsylvania State University) paper entitled “Living with ‘ADR’: Evolving Perceptions and Use of Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Management in Fortune 1,000 Corporations.”

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Dave Hilton from the Conflict Specialist show discusses dispute resolution, conflict management, mediation, conflict coaching, negotiation, arbitration, ombuds, leadership, persuasion, psychology and other related topics with experts, authors, bloggers, specialists, speakers and practitioners around the world. In his latest episode he interviews blogger and ADR practitioner Karl Bayer. Watch the interview on youtube. Visit Dave Hilton’

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Neural Networks: The Potential Part 3 of 3 This is the third, and final, installment in a three Part series on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution. Insight into the neural networking aspects of AI is drawn from an interview with Jacob Menashe, Doctoral Candidate in Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. There is great potential for adapting neural networks for ODR purposes. A neural network works like

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Part 2 of 3   This is the second installment in a three Part series on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution. Please join the conversation and comment below.     ODR and AI   The subfield of Artificial Intelligence [AI] in Online Dispute Resolution has been progressing rapidly. There is no doubt that it will have a broad impact.   Law and AI are particularly well-suited to work together as they

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Part 1 of 3   This is the first installment in a three Part series on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution. Please join the conversation and comment below.   One of arbitration’s principle advantages is the informality with which the process is carried out.[1]  Informality may lead to increased speed of dispute resolution and reduced costs.[2] However, recently arbitration has taken on some of the formal

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