Professor Amy J. Schmitz presented ODR Through the Lens of A2J, on February 1 at Conflicts Analytics Lab, Queen’s University School of Law, Ontario, Canada via Zoom. Professor Schmitz talked about Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) and the research that is necessary to examine how it is working and can be improved to expand access to justice. She also discussed artificial…
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Professor Schmitz to talk about online arbitration at upcoming symposium
Professor Amy J. Schmitz will present on the topic of Online Arbitration, at the Creighton Law Review Symposium on February 26 (via Zoom). The Creighton University School of Law’s topic is Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Business Setting and will celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the Werner Institute. Professor Schmitz will contribute to the discussion on the latest academic research,…
Professor Schmitz recently presented on Comparative Consumer Remedies and ODR through the lens of A2J
Professor Amy J. Schmitz presented on Comparative Consumer Remedies and ODR through the lens of A2J, as part of the International, Comparative, Foreign and Domestic: A Virtual Gathering of Friends at University of Toledo, OH, Jan. 22, 2021 (via Zoom). The conference was a celebration in honor of Prof. Ben Davis, a leader in ADR and proponent of advancing diversity…
Professor Schmitz to present on Decentralized Justice at Blockchain Law and Policy Summit
Professor Amy J. Schmitz will present on “Decentralized Justice,” as part of the Stanford University Law School and the RegTrax Blockchain Regulatory Tracking Initiative Blockchain Education Program, Jan. 26-27, 2021 (via Zoom). Professor Schmitz will join leaders in blockchain dispute resolution to discuss various processes, including crowdsourced dispute resolution. For more information and to register, see…
Professor Schmitz presentation: OArb and COVID-19
Professor Amy J. Schmitz will present on the topic of “OArb” as part of the McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution (MJDR) Arbitration Symposium “Online Dispute Resolution and Arbitration: A Brave New World” on January 20, 2021 starting at 4 pm (CT). “OArb” is the label Professor Schmitz has developed over the past 15 years to distinguish online arbitration from other…
Professor Schmitz publishes in Mediation Theory and Practice journal
Professor Amy J. Schmitz has published, Reviving the “New Handshake” in the Wake of a Pandemic in an internationally recognized journal, Mediation Theory and Practice, Vol. 5, Issue 1 (2021). Professor Schmitz was asked to join the journal with her submission, and it was published after peer-review. The article revives and builds on ideas Professor Schmitz developed in her earlier…
Podcast: Professor Jerry talks about his article on COVID-19 rationing
Professor Robert Jerry recently joined Dr. David Hyman of Georgetown Law to talk about his article COVID-19: Responsibility and Accountability in a World of Rationing, Journal of Law and the Biosciences. The podcast, COVID-19: Responsibility, Accountability, Liability, and Health Care Provider Duties of Care in a World of Rationing, is part of a podcast series, Marketplace of Ideas, hosted by…
Professor Schmitz Contributes to New Book on Arbitration
Professor Amy J. Schmitz contributed the preface, “Considering Technology in Arbitration’s Promise for Access to Justice,” in Leonardo V.P. de Oliveira and Sara Hourani (eds), Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice (Wolters Kluwer, 2020). Professor Schmitz was asked to provide the preface in light of her expertise and leadership in arbitration. She will also deliver the introduction…
Professor Schmitz: Scholarship Addresses the Legal Challenges of COVID-19
Professor Amy J Schmitz explores online dispute resolution in varied exchange contexts, with special focus on consumer claims and means for consumers to obtain remedies. She also has been active in recent debates regarding consumer protection more generally, consumer arbitration, and contracting behavior, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for and importance of virtual options for access to justice…
Featured LLM Student: April Sawhill
Fifteen years after graduating with a JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law and living abroad in South Korea and Singapore, April Sawhill returned to school as an LLM student at Mizzou Law. “While living in Southeast Asia, I observed a global trend toward greater participation in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and realized it would impact my return…