Dispute Resolution Conference Texas A&M Nov. 16-17

November 16, 2018, Texas A&M Law’s Dispute Resolution Program will hold its 2018 annual symposium: Shining a Light on Dispute Resolution: Transparency, Metrics and Empirical Research.  Panels will focus on:

• Mediation and online dispute resolution (ODR) in the courts
• Plea bargaining, and
• Diversity/inclusivity among neutrals 

The keynote will be presented by Tom Stipanowich, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University of School of Law and Dean of the Straus Institute. Dean Stipanowich is in residence at Texas A&M this semester as a Hagler Institute Faculty Fellow.

Confirmed presenters include:

• Pat Chew (University of Pittsburgh)
• Sarah Cole (Ohio State University)
• Ben Davis (University of Toledo)
• Paula Hannaford-Agor (National Center for State Courts)
• Pamela Metzger (SMU)
• JJ Prescott (University of Michigan)
• Peter Reilly (Texas A&M University School of Law)
• Erika Rickard (Pew Charitable Trusts)
• Andrea Schneider (Marquette University)
• Donna Shestowsky (UC-Davis)
• Donna Stienstra (Federal Judicial Center)
• Maria Volpe (John Jay College-CUNY)
• Ron Wright (Wake Forest University)

On Saturday, November 17, 2018, Texas A&M also will hold a half-day Regional Dispute Resolution “Schmooze.”  This will be an opportunity for participants to:

• Present and receive feedback on dispute resolution-related scholarly works-in-progress and
• Provide feedback to the National Center for State Courts and The Pew Charitable Trusts regarding evaluation metrics for court-connected ODR pilots. 

There is no registration fee for either day, but all attendees must register. 

Click here for the tentative agenda for November 16-17, 2018.