News and Events

CNDR hosts the ABA Regional Representation in Mediation Competition, March 3-4.  If you are interested in volunteering to judge or mediate this competition, please contact Jolynn Jones at jonesj@uchastings.edu.

"International and Domestic Commercial Arbitration" presented by Professor James Schurz, Partner at Morrison Foerster.  Wednesday, March 14, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, Classroom K.

Northern California ADR Faculty Conference.  Saturday, March 31, 9 am to 5 pm.

"Arbitration and Mediation in the Securities Industry" presented by Laura McNamire, West Regional Director of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Professor David Levine, FINRA arbitrator.  Wednesday, February 15, 3:30 to 4:30 pm in Classroom K.

ADR Salon: "Cross-Cultural Mediation and Dispute Resolution" presented by Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa.  Thursday, February 16, 6-8pm.

"Hits, PIMs, Cels and Credits - Life as a Sports & Entertainment Arbitrator" presented by Chris Knowlton, Founding Director of CNDR and practicing mediator and arbitrator.  Tuesday, January 31st, 12 noon to 1 pm in Classroom B.

The U.S. State Department specifically listed UC Hastings CNDR as a priority meeting for their group of international judges, attorneys, magistrates and members of high courts visiting the San Francisco Bay Area.  On November 2^nd Professors Melissa Nelken, Carol Izumi and Adjunct Professor Howard Herman will discuss the use of ADR in the US legal system and will describe academic programs that prepare the next generation of ADR professionals.

Attorney and Founder Laurel Kaufer will present her work in Prison of Peace, October 5, 3:30-5:30, in the Alumni Reception Center.  RSVP to jonesj@uchastings.edu if you plan to attend.  See the Prison of Peace video.

Andrew Wei-Min Lee and Vivian Ying Yu Feng of Beijing Leading Negotiation Institute will present "What Chinese Characters Say About Chinese Attitudes Toward Negotiation" Wednesday, September 14, 3:30 to 4:30 in classroom K.   

Intensive Negotiation & Settlement.  This course is an introduction to the theory, process, and practice of negotiation to help students improve their skills as negotiators and develop a framework for self-learning in the future.  This course is also worth three credits. It is open to current JD students (in good academic standing) attending an ABA-accredited law school and to incoming Hastings LL.M. students.  Satisfies professional skills requirement.  July 18-29. 

Mediation Certificate Program.  This 40 hour mediation training, open to incoming Hastings LL.M. students and U.S. and international attorneys, notaries and others, will introduce participants to the theory and practice of mediation. Instruction will include presentations, but will primarily involve hands on, targeted exercises and practice in the role of the mediator.  Participants will learn by experience the skills necessary to successfully guide parties in conflict from impasse to mutually agreeable solutions.  All of the participants will receive personalized attention and feedback on mediating from experienced mediators through small group practice sessions. July 27-August 5.

Envisioning, Designing and Implementing Court ADR: A Practical and Theoretical Program.  Judges, court administrators and attorneys from foreign countries learn how to design and implement ADR systems within their own country's judicial system.  June 20-25.  Court ADR 

Negotiating for Advantage: Techniques for Successful Bargaining.  This one day MCLE program offers both beginning and experienced negotiators targeted bargaining skills.  6.5 CLE credits, including 2.5 for Ethics.  May 20th.  Negotiation CLE

ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's 13th Annual Spring Conference in Denver, CO.  Faculty members Carol Izumi, Clark Freshman, Fred Butler and Howard Herman present. 

Professor Carol Izumi and Claudia Vierra present "Implicit Bias and Mediator Neutrality" to The Mediation Society

US News & World Report names CNDR as a top ten Dispute Resolution Law Program in the country

CNDR wins the Louise Otis Award for Excellence in Mediation Education

Northern California Alternative Dispute Resolution Faculty Conference (February 26)

CNDR Dispute Resolution Salon: Professor Carol Izumi speaks on "Mediating Criminal Cases: Opportunities and Challenges" (November 4)

CNDR presents Colin Rule, Director of Online Dispute Resolution for eBay and PayPal.  (November 10, 3:30-4:30 pm, Classroom A.)

"Lie to Me?! How Emotions Matter in Negotiation" - A multi-disciplinary symposium addressing the role of emotion in dispute resolution, ways to detect and manage emotion, and the practical and social consequences of teaching emotion detection and management in dispute resolution.  Symposium

Professional Resposibility MCLE training for Southern California Edison Company.

Grande Lum lectures on Mediation Advocacy in Silicon Valley November 17.  The lecture is part of a series of Legal Perspectives presented by the Alumni Center.

Mediator Gary Friedman speaks at Hastings on mediation. Gary is one of the foremost mediators in the world: he has taught at Harvard, Stanford, and the World Intellectual Property Organization and has trained a large number of mediators in the Bay Area.  Along with his role in teaching negotiation and mediation, he is also a leader in humanizing legal education and has promoted the use of mindfulness and other contemplative practices at retreats for lawyers from across the United States.

Grande Lum presents at 4th Cologne Summer Academy on Business Negotitation and Mediation.

Grande Lum presents "Negotiating and Resolving Problems Collaboratively" at the League of California Cities' Mayors & Council Members Executive Forum in San Diego, CA. 

The Multi-option ADR Project of the San Mateo Court that Sheila Purcell directs is a 2009 Recipient of an Administrative Office of the Courts Award for Innovation in Public Service, called the "Kleps" Award.

Clark Freshman presents Emotional Truthfullness and Lie Detection in Negotiation: Science, Culture and Skills at the ABA's Section of Dispute Resolution's 11th Annual Spring Conference in New York City. 

Melissa Nelken presents with Erick Hung, M.D. at Mental Health Symposium Addressing Law Student Mental Health Issues at UC Hastings College of the Law.

Martin Quinn elected President of the Academy of Court Appointed Special Masters.

Former Hastings Professor Wayne Brazil wins ABA-Dispute Resolution Section's D'Alemberte-Raven Award. 

Sheila Purcell speaks at the American Association of Law Schools' annual conference in San Diego, CA on the topic "Envisioning Dispute Resolution in 2050 (Or Even 2025) and Preparing Our Students for It."

Clark Freshman presents at the Southern California Mediation Association's 20th Annual Conference at Pepperdine University.