Category Archives: Mediation

Integrating the ABA Futures Report and the Justice For All Components

Posted on August 14, 2016 by richardzorza

Its finally here, the ABA Future of Legal Services Report. As expected, it covers a lot of ground, and is a lot to read. As an aid to speedy integration into other projects, I have prepared this table that compares … Continue reading →

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Lisa Foster’s ATJ Commissions Meeting Speech Focuses on Big Changes

Posted on May 15, 2016 by richardzorza

Lisa Foster’s speech at the ATJ’s Commission focus not on the usual self-congratulation, but on the encourages big changes in focus and vision.  While I did not travel to Chicago for the Conference this year, just the text alone conveys … Continue reading →

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The Begining of A Discussion of ADR and 100% Access to Justice

Posted on November 20, 2015 by richardzorza

One of the many impacts of the Chief’s 100% resolution is that it is starting to stimulate discussion in many communities that are or should be part of the broad 100% solution. So it is great to hear that Resolution … Continue reading →

Posted in Mediation, Mixed Model, Outcome Measures, Research and Evalation, Triage | 2 Comments

Canadian Group Offers Guide to Settlement for the Self-Represented

Posted on August 7, 2014 by richardzorza

The Canadian Group, the National Self-Represented Litigants Project, has released a very interesting resource: Settlement Smarts for SRLs. It goes through the process step by step, very much from the self-represented litigant’s point of view.  All too often such documents … Continue reading →

Posted in Mediation, Self-Help Services | 3 Comments

Mediation and the Self-Represented — Towards a New Paradigm

Posted on April 25, 2012 by richardzorza

The mediation world seems to be starting seriously to engage the issue of self-represented litigants. Indeed, last week at the ABA Conference of the Section on Dispute Resolution, I was on a panel on the subject with Heather Scheiwe Kulp, … Continue reading →

Posted in Judicial Ethics, Mediation, Supreme Court | 5 Comments

Interesting Post on South Africa Proposed Law on Traditional Courts

Posted on April 1, 2012 by richardzorza

There is obviously substantial dispute about the concept of traditional courts, with advocates promoting their use of non-adversarial values, and opponents fearful that such an approach removes the key power of courts to protect the weak and vulnerable against the … Continue reading →

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On the Role of Mediators and Neutrals with the Self-Represented

Posted on September 7, 2011 by richardzorza

A recent conversation made me realize how little attention we have paid to what happens to the self-represented in mediation and other environments that involve a supposed neutral.  After all, it is not at all unusual for states to mandate … Continue reading →

Posted in Judicial Ethics, Mediation | 4 Comments