Publications
Topics Principles for Policymaking about Collaborative Law and Other ADR Processes, 22 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 619 (2007) (received award from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution for Outstanding Original Professional Article that advances understanding in the field of ADR)
Recommended ADR Policy Principles (four-page article summarizing principles described in "Principles for Policymaking about Collaborative Law and Other ADR Processes")
Judging Judges and Dispute Resolution Processes, 4 Nevada Law Journal 457 (2007).
Listening to Experienced Users: Improving Quality and Use of Commercial Mediation (with Rachel Wohl), 13 Dispute Resolution Magazine 18 (Spring 2007).
How Much Justice Can We Afford?: Defining the Courts. Roles and Deciding the Appropriate Number of Trials, Settlement Signals, and Other Elements Needed to Administer Justice, 2006 Journal of Dispute Resolution 213.
Shifting the Focus From the Myth of “The Vanishing Trial” to Complex Conflict Management Systems, or I Learned Almost Everything I Need to Know About Conflict Resolution From Marc Galanter, 6 Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution 191 (2005).
Replace 'The Vanishing Trial' with More Helpful Myths, 23 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 161 (2005). Procedures for Building Quality into Court Mediation Programs, 23 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 17 (2005).
Why a Good-Faith Requirement Is a Bad Idea for Mediation, 23 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 1 (2005).
Focusing on Program Design Issues in Future Research on Court-Connected Mediation, 22 Conflict Resolution Quarterly 89 (2004).
"The Vanishing Trial" Report: An Alternative View of the Data, 10 Dispute Resolution Magazine 19 (Summer 2004).
Using Dispute System Design Methods to Promote Good-Faith Participation in Court-Connected Mediation Programs, 50 UCLA Law Review 69 (2002). (received honorable mention from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution for Outstanding Original Professional Article that advances understanding in the field of ADR)
Getting the Faith: Why Business Lawyers and Executives Believe in Mediation, 5 Harvard Negotiation Law Review 137 (2000). Posted with permission of William S. Hein & Co., Inc.. Note that this is a large file and may take a while to download.
Failing Faith in Litigation? A Survey of Business Lawyers’ and Executives’ Opinions, 3 Harvard Negotiation Law Review 1 (1998). Posted with permission of William S. Hein & Co., Inc.. Note that this is a large file and may take a while to download.
Lawyers’ Routine Participation Directs Shape of ‘Liti-Mediation,’ 16 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 53 (1998).
How Will Lawyering and Mediation Practices Transform Each Other?, 24 Florida State University Law Review 839 (1997).
Procedures for Handling Complaints of Student and Faculty Misconduct: A Report for the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University (with William C. Warters) (1997).
Internal Dispute Resolution: The Transformation of Civil Rights in the Workplace (with Lauren B. Edelman and Howard S. Erlanger), 27 Law and Society Review 497 (1993).
Private Courts and Public Authority (with Marc Galanter), 12 Studies in Law, Politics, and Society 393 (1992).
Collaborative and Cooperative Law
Principles for Policymaking about Collaborative Law and Other ADR Processes, 22 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 619 (2007) (received award from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution for Outstanding Original Professional Article that advances understanding in the field of ADR)
Wisconsin Lawyers Use “Cooperative Practice” in Divorce Cases (six-page summary of forthcoming study)
Common Misconceptions About Cooperative Legal Practice (three-page article)
Lessons for Collaborative Lawyers and Other Dispute Resolution Professionals from Colorado Bar Association Ethics Opinion 115, mediate.com (April 2007)
The Promise and Perils of Collaborative Law, 12 Dispute Resolution Magazine 29 (Fall 2005). Fitting the Forum to the Family Fuss: Choosing Mediation, Collaborative Law, or Cooperative Law for Negotiating Divorce Cases, (with Gregg Herman) 42 Family Court Review 280 (2004).
Recommendation for Collaborative Law Groups to Encourage Members to Offer Cooperative Law in Addition to Collaborative Law (three-page article)
Frequently Asked Questions About Cooperative Practice, including Why Should You Care? (four-page article)
Possibilities for Collaborative Law: Ethics and Practice of Lawyer Disqualification and Process Control in a New Model of Lawyering, 64 Ohio State Law Journal 1315 (2003).
Negotiation: Evading Evasion: How Protocols Can Improve Civil Case Results, 21 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 149 (2003).
Mediation Theory and Practice
Listening to Experienced Users: Improving Quality and Use of Commercial Mediation (with Rachel Wohl), 13 Dispute Resolution Magazine 18 (Spring 2007).
Using Dispute System Design Methods to Promote Good-Faith Participation in Court-Connected Mediation Programs, 50 UCLA Law Review 69 (2002). (received honorable mention from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution for Outstanding Original Professional Article that advances understanding in the field of ADR)
Mediation Madness, ABA Section of DR ADR Advocacy in Litigation Practice Committee videotape (co- producer) (2003).
Toward More Sophisticated Mediation Theory, 2000 Journal of Dispute Resolution 321.
Child Protection Mediation, Report on Trends in the State Courts, National Center for State Courts (2000).
Confidentiality in Dependency Mediation: Where Does it Begin and End? (with Susan Butterwick), AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) Newsletter 3 (Fall 1999).
The Children Are Why We’re Here, dependency mediation videotape (executive producer with Laurie Sadler) (1999).
A Call for Respect and Collaboration by Proponents of Rival Mediation Philosophies, 16 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 1 (1998).
Relationships Drive Support for Mediation, 15 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 95 (1997).
Court-Mandated Mediation in Rock County, Wisconsin (with Edward Nelson), report prepared for the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Rock County Bar Association (1991).
Speaking for Mediation: How Can Mediators Educate the Public About Options for Mediation, Promote Individual Mediation Practices, and Enhance the Quality of Mediation Services?, Mediation Quarterly, Fall 1987 (Issue 17), at 23.
Mediation: A Good Way to Resolve and Prevent Disputes in Child Care Center Legal Handbook. Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA (1986).
Mediation Paradigms and Professional Identities: Can Mediators Activate a New Movement for Justice? Mediation Quarterly, June 1984 (Issue 4), at 19.