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Clarifying Section 7 to Accommodate OArb

By Beth Graham - September 12, 2023

Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute Responsible Data Science CoP at The Ohio State University’s Michael E. Moritz College of Law, has written a draft book chapter titled “Clarifying Section 7 to Accommodate OArb,” The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform (Richard A. Bales & Jill I. Gross, editors, forthcoming 202

NCTDR Publishes ODR Bibliography

By Beth Graham - August 1, 2023

The National Center for Technology & Dispute Resolution (“NCTDR”) has published an Online Dispute Resolution Bibliography.

Using ODR Platforms to Level the Playing Field: Improving Pro Se Litigation through ODR Design

By Beth Graham - June 30, 2023

J.J. Prescott, Henry King Ransom Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, has published “Using ODR Platforms to Level the Playing Field: Improving Pro Se Litigation through ODR Design,” Legal Tech and the Future of Civil Justice (David Freeman Engstrom, ed.) (Cambridge University Press 2023); U. of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper 23-024.

Resolving NFT and Smart Contract Disputes

By Beth Graham - June 19, 2023

Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute Responsible Data Science CoP at the Moritz College of Law, has published “Resolving NFT and Smart Contract Disputes,” in The Cambridge Handbook on the Law and Policy of NFTs (Cambridge 2023); Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 717.

NCSC Publishes Remote Proceeding Toolkit

By Beth Graham - November 23, 2022

The National Center for State Courts (“NCSC”) has prepared and published a “Remote Proceeding Toolkit.” This useful document addresses the basics of remote proceedings, policies, and technology considerations.

Drawing on Psychology to Choose and Design Dispute Resolution Processes

By Beth Graham - November 22, 2022

Professor Jean R. Sternlight, Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law and Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law and Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Associate Dean for Research, Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology, and Co-Director of the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior, and Social Science at the University of Illinois College of Law have

Welcoming Mediator/Arbitrator Tracy McCormack

By Karl Bayer - November 21, 2022

It is my great pleasure to introduce Tracy Walters McCormack, former Director of Advocacy at The University of Texas School of Law, who will be joining our team as an experienced mediator, arbitrator, and consultant.

Online Dispute Resolution and New In-Person Locations

By Beth Graham - July 21, 2022

It’s no secret the last several years have accelerated trends in technology that have transformed the way business is done around the world.

Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond

By Beth Graham - December 6, 2021

Amy J. Schmitz, Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written “Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond,” University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-21.

The Impending Battle for the Soul of Online Dispute Resolution

By Beth Graham - October 26, 2021

Oladeji Tiamiyu, Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School and Host of Convergence, a podcast exploring the intersection of technology and dispute resolution, has published an interesting article titled, “The Impending Battle for the Soul of ODR: Evolving Technologies and Ethical Factors Influencing the Field,” 23. Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 21 (forthcoming).