Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice, and Law (Aspen Casebook)

Folberg, Jay; Golann, Dwight; Stipanowich, Thomas J.; Kloppenberg, Lisa A.

ISBN 10: 1454838744 / ISBN 13: 9781454838746

Published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (edition 3), 2016

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Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice, and Law, Third Edition, features a logical four-part organization that covers negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and hybrid approaches, which prepares law students to represent clients in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Drawing on the authors’ decades of experience as teachers, neutrals, and ADR trainers, this casebook provides vivid examples presented from headline cases, literature, and the authors’ files. In addition, it offers excerpts from other leading authors so that diverse ideas are juxtaposed on major issues. The text integrates coverage of law, ethics, and practice and interesting notes, thoughtful problems and provocative questions throughout the text illustrate the role of the attorney, the perspective of the client and practical challenges. 

Key Features:

•  Retains the same popular format as previous editions while incorporating user recommendations.
•  Updated and new excerpts from leading experts presenting different views on challenging topics.
•  Fresh notes and examples from actual cases.
•  Additional coverage on causes of conflict, heuristics, the role of emotions, and decision science.
•  A single chapter now contrasts commercial, no-caucus and transformative mediation techniques
•  Completely revised arbitration section, features interesting new material and engaging exercises.
•  Presents practical information on drafting arbitration agreements, selecting arbitrators, and procedures.
•  Recent legislative and judicial developments in arbitration law, award enforcement, and fairness issues.
•  New treatment of hybrid ADR and dispute systems design.

About the Author: Jay Folberg is Dean of the Law School at the University of San Francisco. He has served as president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, chair of the Mediation and Arbitration Committee of the American Bar Association-Family Law Section, chair of the Oregon State Bar Family Law Section, chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Association of American Law Schools, and as a member of the National Accrediting Commission for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is the immediate past president of the Academy of Family Mediators. In addition to numerous other publications, he is co-author of "Mediation: A Comprehensive Guide to Resolving Conflicts without Litigation," and co-editor of "Divorce Mediation: Theory and Practice,"

Bibliographic Details

Title: Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice, and ...
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (edition 3)
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 3.