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With hurricane season starting in Florida where I am, I thought it might be germane to talk about First-party property...

AI has moved from possibility to practice in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The focus now must be on how we implement...

The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (AAA-ICDR®) has published new AAAi Standards for AI in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). They...

If opening LinkedIn lately has made you feel like AI evolved while you were busy working, you are not imagining...

Introduction: The following Agreement to Mediate updates previous iterations by directly addressing the use of Artificial Intelligence in mediation for...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday ADR practice. Mediators and arbitrators now encounter AI tools in document review,...

You’ve probably seen those signs in subways, buses, airports and other public places that asks the public to report anything...

The Real Practice Systems Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach) is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help mediators, lawyers,...

NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association (AAA®), the global leader in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), today announced the...

If you are feeling the squeeze of the 80/20 rule in the general commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) market, the...

I have known Colin Rule for more than twenty years.  During that time, I knew that he had done a...

The dominant way people talk about artificial intelligence, especially lately after the explosion of generative models and the uneasy scramble...

The limitations of negative definitions  Mediation is often defined by what the mediator is not allowed to do: not taking sides, not...

Robert Bergman is CEO of Southwest Management Technology and Next Level Mediation. Every conversation I have with a compliance officer...

There are two ways to read the SECURE Data Act, introduced in the House yesterday. The first way: as a...

What Compliance-Oriented Teams in Legal, Healthcare, and Finance Actually Need to Watch A few weeks ago, a colleague on our...

The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) and the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) announce the issuance of a...

For the sake of transparency and self-protection, let me start by saying I am not an attorney, and I am...

Next Steps in Groundbreaking Partnership Seek to Unlock the Potential of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) The Superior Court of Los...

To be clear, I have far more experience with AI than with reviewing movies, which may explain both the insight...

We have expressed concern with Access to Justice in Family Law for years; since the turn of the century.  ...

Neutrality Is Not a Style — It Is a Structural Obligation When lawyers step into mediation as neutrals, they often...

YARF (Yet Another Regulatory Framework) Introduction Artificial intelligence governance, at least right now, feels less like a system and more...

Abstract The landscape of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is currently traversing a foundational paradigm shift. Moving away from a reliance...

The Question? Last week a California colleague forwarded me the following question. If I as the mediator put confidential case information...

In high-stakes commercial litigation, every variable is intensely scrutinized—except, often, the one person with the power to facilitate a multi-million-dollar...

Artificial intelligence is no longer speculative in the legal profession. It drafts, analyzes, predicts. The question for commercial mediators is...

Part 1 Here. This article is the second instalment in a three-part practice series on controlling anchoring risk when using...

David Hoffman is a very highly regarded US mediator and an equally authoritative Harvard academic, whose writing about mediation and...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the practice of law, from legal research and document review to case strategy and client...