Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

Shaping the future of dispute resolution.

About Us

The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) offers superior education and cutting-edge scholarship in dispute resolution to law students, attorneys, practitioners and international visitors. In the heart of San Francisco, steps away from Federal and State Courts, CNDR collaborates on projects and events with non-profits, commercial ADR providers and government agencies.

In its short history, CNDR has been recognized by US News & World Report as one of the Top Fifteen ADR programs in the country. Lawyers from all over the world come to UC Hastings to study ADR, citing the wide selection of dispute resolution courses and its international reputation among practitioners.

To request information, please email CNDR@uchastings.edu or call 415.581.8941. Browse our newsletter, Communique, to learn more about the great work of CNDR.

About Us

To request information, please email CNDR@uchastings.edu or call 415.581.8941. Browse our newsletter, Communique, to learn more about the great work of CNDR.

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Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Concentration Each year, over 500 UC Hastings students take one or more dispute resolution courses, including 20 sections of negotiation, and numerous advanced courses. J.D. students may obtain a Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution concentration.
Negotiation and Mediation Team UC Hastings Negotiation and Mediation Teams travel domestically and internationally to compete in negotiation and mediation competitions. UC Hastings has earned the superlative reputation as the team to beat at the dispute resolution competitions it enters.
Required and Elective Courses (LL.M.) We work with the Office of International & Graduate Programs to provide the Dispute Resolution and Legal Process LL.M. Specialization for foreign students. By specializing in Dispute Resolution, LL.M. students can take advantage of the many courses and other learning opportunities that CNDR offers.
Lawyers, Judges and Other Professionals CNDR offers comprehensive mediation and ADR training programs for practitioners, and also is always looking for local advocates and practitioners to coach the law student mediation team.

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Over a third of the student body takes an elective course through CNDR each year. We are shaping the future of dispute resolution and we invite you to join us. – Sheila Purcell, CNDR Director and UC Hastings class of ’86

Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

Shaping the future of dispute resolution.

About Us

About Us

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Our Faculty

Sheila Purcell

Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa

Betsy Candler

Private: Teresa Carey

John Dean

Private: Tom Duley

John Ford

Clark Freshman

Debra Gerardi

Jonathan Gross

Jan Gruen ’87

Shirish Gupta

Sally Harpole

Howard Herman

Carol Izumi

Peeyush Jain

Mallika Kaur

Private: Stephen Liacouras

Elizabeth Link

Melissa Nelken

Jessica Notini

James Schurz

Gail Silverstein

Joe Sorenson

Clint Waasted