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| Corporate Governance: A Practical Guide for Dispute Resolution Professionals, (ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 2005). | |
| | Catalog | |
| Dispute Resolution and Lawyers with Leonard L. Riskin, James Westbrook, Chris Guthire, Jennifer K. Robbennolt and Timothy Heinsz, (3rd-Standard and Abridged, Thomson/West 2005). | |
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| Carve-outs in Workers' Compensation: An Analysis of the Experience in the California Construction Industry with David I. Levine, Frank W. Neuhauser, Jeffrey S. Petersen and Christian Escheverria, (The Upjohn Institute, 2002). | |
| | The Upjohn Institute | |
| Ombuds, with Nancy G. Harter, Philip J. Harter, Judy Kaleta, Sharan Levine in DEVELOPMENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND REGULATORY PRACTICE: 2003-2004, (ed. Jeffrey S. Lubbers. ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2004). | |
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| (Reporter) Uniform Mediation Act, (NCCUSL 2001). | |
| | NCCUSL | |
| Bringing Mindfulness into the Law School Classroom: A Personal Journey, JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION (forthcoming 2012). | |
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| FAA Law, Without the Activism: What if the Bellwether Cases Were Decided by a Truly Conservative Court, 60 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAW REVEW 883 (2012). | |
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| Personal Autonomy and Vacatur After Hall Street, 113 PENN STATE LAW REVIEW 1103 (2009). | |
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| The Impact of News Coverage on Conflict: Toward Greater Understanding, 93 MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW 45 (2009). | |
| | SSRN | Westlaw | Keycite ® | LexisNexis | Shepard's ® | HeinOnline | |
| Process Purity and Innovation in Dispute Resolution: A Response to Professors Stempel, Cole, and Drahozal, 8 NEVADA LAW JOURNAL 271 ( 2007). | |
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| News Reporting and Its Impact on Conflict, 2007 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 143 (2007). | |
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| Confidentiality in Arbitration: Beyond the Myth, 54 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAW REVIEW 1255 (2006). | |
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| Impartiality in Arbitration: Accounting for Arbitrator Self-Interest, 4 JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ARBITRATION 293 (2006). |
| Justice Blackmun and the Spirit of Liberty (symposium, Reflections on Judging : A Discussion Following the Release of the Blackmun Papers), 70 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW 1199 (2005). | |
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| Democracy and Dispute Resolution: Systems Design and the New Workplace, 10 HARVARD NEGOTIATION LAW REVIEW 11 (2005). | |
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| Fear and Risk in 'Times of Crisis': The Media's Challenge, 69 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW 1123 (2004). | |
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| Democracy and Dispute Resolution: The Problem of Arbitration, 67 LAW & CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS 279 (Winter/Spring 2004). | |
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| First Options, Consent to Arbitration, and the Demise of Separability: Restoring Access to Justice for Contracts with Arbitration Provisions, 56 SMU LAW REVIEW 819 (2003). | |
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| The Sound of Dust Settling: A Response to Residual Criticisms of the UMA, 2003 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 99. | |
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| Constitutional Gravity: A Unitary Theory of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Public Civil Justice, 47 UCLA LAW REVIEW 949 (2000). | |
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| Public Justice: Toward a State Action Theory of Alterative Dispute Resolution, 85 CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW 577 (1997). | |
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| Public Civil Discourse: A New Domain for Dispute Resolution, 18 no.2 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 4 (2012). | |
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| ADR and the Rule of Law: Making the Connection, 16 no.4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 4 (2010). | |
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| Several Initiatives on Media and Conflict Under Way, with Susan Hackley, 13 No.4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 23 (Summer 2007). | |
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| A Special Publication, 14 No. 1 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 31 (Fall 2007). | |
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| The Democratic Legitimacy of Government-Related Dispute Resolution, 12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 23 (2006). | |
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| When Arbitration Subverts Democracy, 42 TRIAL 34 (2006). | |
| | Westlaw | Keycite ® | LegalTrac | |
| Growing Pains, 22 CALIFORNIA LAWYER 35 (2002). |
| Ashcroft Sends Signal of Support for ADR in Justice Department, 8 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 29 (2002). | |
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| UMA Set for Key Vote in August, 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 35 (2001). | |
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| Uniform Mediation Act Becomes a Reality, 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 31 (2001). | |
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| CRINFO Helps Fill Conflict Resolution Information Gap, 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 32 (2001). | |
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| Strictly in Confidence, 43-Nov. ADVOCATE (Idaho) 9 (2000). | |
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| States Starting to Offer Legal Protection for Apology, 6 No. 4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 30 (2000). | |
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| UMA Drafters Extend Their Work a Year, 6 No. 3 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 34 (2000). | |
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| Harvard Conference Goes Back to Basics: Teaching of Negotiation, 6 No. 2 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 32 (2000). | |
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| Deconstructing Confidentiality, 20 CALIFORNIA LAWYER 29 (2000). |
| Court Issues Major Ruling on Mediation Confidentiality, 6 No. 1 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 25 (1999). | |
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| The Pendulum Swings Again: Badie, Wright Decisions Underscore Importance of Actual Assent to Arbitration, 6 No. 1 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 18 (1999). | |
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| Proposed Uniform Mediation Act Goes Public For Commentswith Nancy H. Rogers, 5 No.4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 18 (1999). | |
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| No Consent, No ADR, 19 CALIFORNIA LAWYER 42 (1999). |
| The Right Mix, 5 No.1 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 4 (1998). | |
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| Choppy Waters, 5 No.2 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 4 (1998). | |
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| Perspectives on the Rand Report: The Dialogue Continues, 3 No.4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 3 (1997). | |
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| In Pursuit of Health, 82 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 54 (1996). | |
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| The Lawyer Turns Peacemaker, 82 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 54 (1996). | |
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| The Blackmun Legacy: Justice Defined, 80 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 46 (1994). | |
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| The Dark Side of ADR, 14 CALIFORNIA LAWYER 53 (1994). |
| Man in the Middle: Justice Anthony Kennedy, 12 CALIFORNIA LAWYER 34 (1992). |
| An Inside Look at How Roe v. Wade Survived, SACRAMENTO BEE, Aug. 30, 1992 at F-1. |
| The Rehnquist Court Brings Habeas Review Full Circle, LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, July 15, 1991 at A-1. |
| Democracy and Dispute Resolution: Toward a Structural Approach to the Rule of Law, (in progress 2006). |