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Cynthia J. Alkon
Assistant Professor
Appalachian School of Law
B.A. magna cum laude (1985), San Francisco State University
J.D. (1990), University of California, Hastings College of Law
LL.M. (2002), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • The Increased Use of ‘Reconciliation’ in Criminal Cases in Central Asia:  A Sign of Restorative Justice, Reform or Cause for Concern?, 8 PEPPERDINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION LAW JOURNAL 41 (2007).
  • Women Labor Arbitrators: Women Members of the National Academy of Arbitrators Speak About the Barriers of Entry into the Field, 6 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 195 (2007). 
  • The Cookie Cutter Syndrome: Legal Reform Assistance Under Post-Communist Democratization Programs, 2002 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 327.

John T. Blankenship
Senior Partner
Blankenship & Blankenship, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
B.S. (1973), Middle Tennessee State University
J.D. (1977), University of Tennessee
Current LL.M. student

  • Developing Your ADR Attitude: A Template for Adaptive ADR, 42 TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL 28 (Nov. 2006).

Andrea B. Braeutigam
Program Manager
The Institute for Issue Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Oklahoma State University
B.A. (1998), University of Washington, Seattle
J.D. cum laude (2002), Oklahoma City University School of Law
LL.M. (2005), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • What I Hear You Writing Is ... Issues in ODR: Building Trust and Rapport in a Text-Based Environment, 38 UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO LAW REVIEW 101 (2006).
  • Fusses That Fit Online: Online Mediation in Non-Commercial Contexts, 5 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 275 (2006).

Roger L. Carter
Managing and Supervising Partner
Carter Law Firm, PC, Sioux City, Ia.
B.A. (1976), University of Iowa
J.D. with high distinction (1979), University of Iowa
LL.M. (2002), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Oh Ye of Little [Good] Faith: Questions, Concerns and Commentary on Efforts to Regulate Participant Conduct in Mediations, 2002 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 367.

Jeff Goldfien
Mediator, Center for Collaborative Policy
Adjunct Professor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Private practice, law and dispute resolution
A.B. (1981), University of California, Berkeley
J.D. with honors (1988), University of San Francisco
LL.M. (2005), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • What If the Lawyers Have Their Way? An Empirical Assessment of Conflict Strategies and Attitudes Toward Mediation Styles, 22 OHIO STATE JOURNAL ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION 277 (2007) (with Jennifer Robbennolt).
  • Arguing for the Eclectic: Personality and the Legal Profession, 10 LEWIS & CLARK LAW REVIEW 187 (2006)
  • Negotiated Rulemaking and The Public Interest, 5 JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ARBITRATION 81 (2006). This paper received an honorable mention in the James Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.
  • Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor:  RLUIPA and the Mediation of Religious Land Use Disputes, 2006 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 435.

Martha Halvordson
Managing Partner, Mediator/Arbitrator
Civil Alternatives, Kansas City, Mo. and Los Angeles, Calif.
B.S. (1980), University of Tulsa
J.D. (1983), University of Tulsa
LL.M. (2008), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Employment Arbitration: A Closer Look, JOURNAL OF THE MISSOURI BAR (July/August 2008).

Michael Hanagan
Attorney
Hanagan & Dousman Attorneys at Law, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
A.B. cum laude (1973), Regis University
J.D. (1976), St. Louis University
LL.M. (2003), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • If You Lose, It Is Binding, but if You Win – They Get a New Trial:  Illinois Uninsured Motorist Arbitration, 2005 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 93.

Art Hinshaw
Director, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Program
Clinical Professor of Law
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Arizona State University
B.A. (1988), Washington University
J.D. (1993), University of Missouri-Columbia
LL.M. (2000), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Mediators as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse: Preserving Mediation’s Core Values, 34 FLORIDA STATE LAW REVIEW 271 (2007).
  • How Do We Know That Training Works?, 12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION MAGAZINE 21 (Fall 2005) (with Roselle L. Wissler)
  • The Challenge of Institutionalizing Alternative Dispute Resolution: Attorney Perspectives on the Effect of Rule 17 on Civil Litigation in Missouri, 67 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW 1 (2002) (with Bobbi McAdoo).

Pablo M. Ipiña
Fellow, Stanford Program in International Legal Studies
Stanford Law School
LL.B. (1999), The Bolivian Catholic University
LL.M. (2001), Tulane University
LL.M. (2002), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Bolivian Gas Nationalization: Negotiation v. Arbitration, 1 WORLD ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION REVIEW 193 (2007).

Brian Jarrett
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Salisbury University
B.A. Honors (1985), Simon Fraser University
LL.B. (1988), University of British Columbia
LL.M. (2001), University of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D. (2006), University of Hawaii

  • Resolving Discrimination Disputes in Higher Education: Qualitative Field Research At The University of Hawaii, 6 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 219 (2007).
  • Mediators as “Neutrals”: A Case of Contested Identity. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Hawaii (2006).
  • Script for Documentary, “Land of Exodus and Beauty: Population Exchange in Turkey: 1922-1924.” Vancouver:  Bahar Image Productions Inc. (2006). (with film producer, Bahar Cinarli)
  • Resolving Discrimination Disputes in Higher Education: Qualitative Field Research at the University of Hawaii. PCR Working  Paper Series (2005).
  • Mediation Orientations, in BEYOND IMPASSE: ADVANCED NEGOTIATION SKILLS (Karla Gonzalez ed., 2005).
  • NEGOTIATION SKILLS (2001).

Lynn Malley
Program Coordinator
The Institute for Issue Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Oklahoma State University
B.A. (1973), Rockhurst College, KC
J.D. (1984), University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A. (2000), University of Missouri-Columbia
LL.M. (2003), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Enhancing Worldwide Understanding through Online Dispute Resolution: The Role of Competitions in Helping Students and Teachers Bond Across Cultures, 38 UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO LAW REVIEW 361 (2006).

Brian A. Pappas
Associate Director, ADR Program
Michigan State University College of Law
B.A. (2000), University of Michigan
M.P.P. (2003), University of Michigan
J.D. (2005), Wayne State University
LL.M. (2008), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Contributor (“Vacatur of Arbitration Awards on Public Policy Grounds”) to Frank Elkouri & Edna Asper Elkouri, HOW ARBITRATION WORKS, (ed.-in-chief, Alan Ruben), ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law, BNA Books, 7th Ed. (anticipated publication, 2008).
  • ONLINE COURT:  Online Dispute Resolution and the Future of Small Claims, 2008 UCLA JOURNAL OF LAW & TECHNOLOGY 2.
  • Confidentiality in Mediation:  A Reality Check for the Process, LACHES (May 2008), the Journal of the Oakland (Michigan) County Bar Association; ADR QUARTERLY (April 2008), the State Bar of Michigan’s ADR Section Newsletter (with Christopher J. Webb).

Donna L. Pavlick
Director of Academic Programs and Registrar
Vanderbilt Law School
B.S. (1974), University of Pittsburgh
M.A. (1979), University of Northern Colorado
J.D. (1985), University of Pittsburgh
LL.M. (2000), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Summary of Damages, 2004 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 11.
  • Apology & Mediation: The Horse & Carriage of the Twenty-first Century, 18 OHIO STATE JOURNAL ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION 829 (2003). An excerpt appears in Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, et al., INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION: CONSENSUAL ADR PROCESSES. 163-165 (2005).

Lowell Pearson
General Counsel
Office of the Governor, State of Missouri
B.S., magna cum laude (1981), University of Utah
J.D. (1984), Stanford Law School
LL.M. (2006), University of Missouri - Columbia

  • The Case for Non-Party Discovery Under the Federal Arbitration Act, 59 DISPUTE RESOLUTION JOURNAL 46 (Aug.-Oct. 2004). This paper won the James Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.

Flavia Fragale Martins Pepino
Labor Judge
The Labor Court of Brasilia, Brazil
LL.B. (1998), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
LL.M. (2005), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Mediation and Reluctant Lawyers: Suggestions for Mediators’ Approaches, 5 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 241 (2006). 

Gerardo Pico
Private practice, Puerto Rico
Adjunct Professor of Law, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
B.B.A. (1989), University of Puerto Rico
J.D. (1992), Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
LL.M. (2000), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Arbitration in Puerto Rico, 5 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 263 (2006).

Van M. Pounds
Senior Counsel
Missouri Department of Revenue
B.A. (1977), Southeast Missouri State University
J.D. (1979), University of Missouri-Columbia
LL.M. (2002), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Promoting Truthfulness in Negotiations: A Mindful Approach, 40 WILLAMETTE LAW REVIEW 181 (2004).

Jose Alberto Ramirez
Executive Director
Arbitration and Mediation Center operated by Centro Integral de Justicia
J.D. (1999), Andres Bello Catholic University, Caracas, Venezuela
Graduate Level (2004), Andres Bello Catholic University, Caracas Venezuela
LL.M. (2005), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Why Further Development of ADR in Latin America Makes Sense: The Venezuelan Model, 2005 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 399.

J. Bradley Reich
Assistant Professor of Business Law
School of Business Administration, Fort Lewis College
B.B.A. (1991), University of Iowa
J.D. (1994), Drake University
LL.M. (2001), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Caveat Vendor: Potential Progeny, Paternity, and Product Liability Online, 857 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 897 (2007) (with Dawn R. Swink).
  • Finally Admitting that “Good Faith” is a Bad Idea: A Call to Remove the Good Faith Requirement From Court-Ordered Mediation, MIDWEST ACADEMY OF LEGAL STUDIES IN BUSINESS (forthcoming 2006).
  • Getting the Skinny: Fat-Based Litigation is not a Legal Threat to Business, but it Should Be, 23 HOFSTRA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW JOURNAL 345 (2006). This paper received the award  for the best paper published in any source in 2006 by the Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
  • Trust Your ‘Broker?: Suitability, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Expert Witnesses, 17 SAINT THOMAS LAW REVIEW 173 (2004) (with Roger W. Reinsch and Nauzer Balsara).
  • Show me the Truth…Show me the Proof…and Show me the Money!:  A Close Examination of the ABA’s “Mediator Credentialing and Quality Assurance” Proposal, 3 RUTGERS CONFLICT RESOLUTION LAW JOURNAL 1 (2004).
  • Is Court -Ordered Mediation Really “Alternative Dispute Resolution” or has it Become Just Another Step in the Litigation Process?, MIDWEST ACADEMY OF LEGAL STUDIES IN BUSINESS (2004).  This paper received the award for outstanding paper in the conference proceedings in 2004 by the Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
  • All the [Athletes] Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others: An Objective Evaluation of Title IX's Past, Present, and Recommendations for its Future, 108 PENN STATE LAW REVIEW 525 (2003).
  • The Continuing Evolution of Title IX Through the Eyes of a Neutral Researcher, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPORT (2003).
  • Attorney v. Client, Creating a Mechanism to Address Competing Process Interests in Lawyer Driven Mediation, 26 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL 183 (2002).
  • A Call for Intellectual Honesty: A Response to the Uniform Mediation Act's “Privilege Against Disclosure,” 2001 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 197.

Mary Ellen Reimund
Associate Professor of Law and Justice, Central Washington University
Program Director, Des Moines Center, Central Washington University
B.S. (1978), Bowling Green State University
M.A. (1987), Drake University
J.D. (1987), Drake University
LL.M. (2000), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • The Law and Restorative Justice: Friend or Foe? A Systemic Look at the Legal Issues in Restorative Justice, 53 DRAKE LAW REVIEW 667 (2005).
  • Confidentiality in Victim-Offender Mediation: A False Promise?, 2004 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 401.
  • Is Restorative Justice On A Collision Course With the Constitution?, 3 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 1 (2004).
  • Mediation in Criminal Justice: A Restorative Approach, 46 ADVOCATE (IDAHO BAR JOURNAL) 22 (May 2003).

Daxton R. “Chip” Stewart
Ph.D. candidate, University of Missouri School of Journalism
B.A. magna cum laude, with honors (1994), Southern Methodist University
J.D. (1998), University of Texas School of Law
M.A. summa cum laude (2004), University of Missouri School of Journalism
LL.M. (2007), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • The Promise of Arbitration: Can it Succeed in Journalism as it Has in Other Businesses?, 6 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 135 (2006).

Janet M. Thompson
Assistant Public Defender, Capital Litigation Division
Missouri State Public Defender System, Columbia, Mo.
A.B. with honors (1978), University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A. (1980), University of Missouri-Columbia
J.D. (1984), University of Missouri-Columbia
LL.M. (2002), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Election Observers As Mediators: Who and What is An Intermediary? A Lesson for Mediation Theorists, FORDHAM URBAN LAW JOURNAL 77 (2001).

Carol Van Sambeek
B.A. (1971) Southwest Missouri State University
J.D. order of the coif (1974), Washington University
LL.M. (2005), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • The Four Corners Approach to Judging the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements, Which Waive Statutory Rights to Litigate Employment Discrimination Claims, 5 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 247 (2006).

Paula M. Young
Associate Professor
Appalachian School of Law
A.B. (1978), Washington University
J.D. (1982), Washington University
LL.M. (2003), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • A Connecticut Mediator in a Kangaroo Court?: Successfully Communicating the "Authorized Practice of Mediation” Paradigm to “Unauthorized Practice of Law” Disciplinary Bodies, 49 SOUTH TEXAS LAW REVIEW 101 (2008).
  • The Where of Mediation: Choosing the Right Location for a Facilitated Negotiation, mediate.com, (March 2007).
  • Take it or Leave It. Lump it or Grieve It: Designing Mediator Complaint Systems That Protect Mediators, Unhappy Parties, Attorneys, Courts, the Process, and the Field, 21 OHIO STATE JOURNAL ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION 721 (2006).
  • Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice, Give Thanks and Sing: ABA, ACR, and AAA Adopt Revised Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators, 5 APPALACHIAN JOURNAL OF LAW 195 (2006).
  • The What of Mediation: When is Mediation the Right Process Choice? mediate.com, (October 2006).
  • The Who of Mediation – Part III: Lawyers in the Mix, mediate.com, (April 2006).
  • The Who of Mediation-Part I: A New Look at Mediator “Styles” and The Who of Mediation - Part II: Wisely Choosing a Mediator, mediate.com, (April 2005).
  • Andy Griffith: TV Land Mediator, mediate.com (August 2003).
  • Practical and Ethical Limits to Lying in Negotiations: Protecting Your Reputation as a Trustworthy Negotiator May Matter More than You Think, mediate.com (June 2003).
  • Overcoming The Fears Of Freedom, Responsibility And Loss: An Opportunity Riding On A Dangerous Wind, MISSOURI LAWYERS WEEKLY (May 2003), reprinted at mediate.com.
  • Value-Based Conflicts: The Toughest Ones of All, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (April 2002).
  • Structural Causes of Conflict: Something Else May Need to Change, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (February 2002).
  • Relationship Conflicts: The Quest for Honesty, Empathy and Accountability, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (November 2001).
  • Black and Red White and Blue: What Choices do We Have to the Attacks on America?, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (October 2001). This article is reprinted at mediate.com in the articles section on the response to terrorism.
  • The Game is Changing: ADR Provides New Practice Perspectives, MISSOURI LAWYERS WEEKLY (July 30, 2001), reprinted in the Ohio Lawyers Weekly and at mediate.com.
  • Asking “Why?”: Learning To Resolve Interest-Based Disputes, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (August 2001).
  • Rocks on the Road to Agreement: Resolving Data-Based Conflicts, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (June 2001).
  • Mediation and the Power of an Apology: The Case of the Missing Snowman, MISSOURI LAWYERS WEEKLY (April 2001), reprinted at mediate.com.
  • The Story of the Bootless Coal Miner: Interest-Based Conflict Resolutions Save Time, Money and Relationships, ST. LOUIS LAWYER (April 4, 2001).
  • “Fire in the Apartment: Power Imbalances in Mediation,” Joint Sessions Column of the ADR REPORT, Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 2001).
  • “One Text Mediation Process: Clinton’s Christmas 2000 Proposal to the Israelis and Palestinians,” ST. LOUIS LAWYER (Feb. 7, 2001), reprinted at mediate.com.
  • “Online Mediation: A Personal Look at ADR on the Internet,” MISSOURI LAWYERS WEEKLY (Nov. 13, 2000), reprinted online at mediate.com.
  • ADR – Ethically Speaking, MISSOURI LAWYERS WEEKLY (July 31, 2000), reprinted in ADR REPORT, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan. 2001) and in PURCHASING LAW REPORT, Issue 04-2001 (April 2001) and at mediate.com. Used in a class at Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Fla. (2001).
  • Blessed are the Peacemakers: How I've Been Transformed by Mediation Training, MISSOURI LAWYERS WEEKLY (April 10, 2000).
  • One Insolvency's Experience with Arbitration, THE INSURANCE RECEIVER (Fall 1999).
  • Arbitration in Insurance Insolvency, ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section, EXCESS, SURPLUS LINES AND REINSURANCE COMMITTEE NEWS (Summer 1999).

Tal M. Zarankin
Doctoral student, Management Dept., University of Missouri-Columbia College of Business
LL.B. (1997), The College of Management Law School, Israel
LL.M. (2001), Bar Ilan University School of Law, Israel
LL.M. (2001), University of Missouri-Columbia

Hui-Qun “Cindy” Zhu
LL.B. (1997), Zhongshan University, China
LL.M. (2002), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • A Fairy Tale or A Creation: Is Online Mediation Realistic?, MEDIATION J., Dec. 2002, at 67.

Alexandria C. Zylstra
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Stephens College
B.J. (1994), University of Missouri-Columbia
J.D. (1997), University of Missouri-Columbia
LL.M. (2001), University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Mediation and Domestic Violence: A Practical Screening Method for Mediators and Mediation Program Administrators, 2001 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 253.
  • The Road from Voluntary Mediation to Mandatory Good Faith Requirements: A Road Best Left Untraveled, 17 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS 69 (2001). This paper received Honorable Mention in the 2001 James Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.