By Holly Hayes Robert Bordone, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program at Harvard Law School and co-editor of the widely used book “The Handbook of Dispute Resolution” discusses mistakes in the health care reform debate that could have been avoided by a better negotiation process in two interviews posted below. Watch the interview with Harvard Law Online: See this interview with CNN’s “Situation Room” hosted by Wolf Blitzer on February 24 (click here). Holly Hayes is a mediator at Karl Bayer, Dispute Resolution Expert where she focuses on mediation of health care disputes. Holly holds a B.A. from Southern Methodist University and a Masters in Health Administration from Duke University. She can be reached at: holly@karlbayer.com.

The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution announced the 2010 winners of its First Annual Mediation Video Contest on YOUTUBE. The Second Prize Winner was “Mediation: A Better Way to Resolve Disputes” submitted by: Kristie Giaimo, Sue Ritter, Ian Long, Melissa Guise, Linda Hartman, Michael Reed, Jeff Bowen, Reed Stewart. Check it out! Stay tuned to Disputing for the Honorable Mention Winners! Technorati Tags: ADR, law, arbitration

As more cases involving arbitration between a lawyer and client make their way through the courts, we question if it is a good idea to include arbitration clauses in retainer agreements. Last year, the Honorable Bea Ann Smith, Charles F. Herring Jr., and Karl Bayer presented that topic at a Texas Bar CLE Webcast (available here). Any thoughts? Related Posts: Texas Appellate Court Enforces Attorney-Client Arbitration Agreement (March 11, 2010) Fifth Circuit Compels Arbitration of Attorney’s Fees Dispute Between Law Firm and Former Client (Feb. 4, 2010) Arbitration of Attorney/Client Disputes Webcast Post-Mortem (with paper by Chuck Herring) (Feb. 19, 2009) The Texas Perspective on Arbitration of Attorney/Client Disputes (Feb. 4, 2009) Arbitrating With Your Client? (with paper by Dicky Hile) (Jul. 28, 2008) Technorati Tags: ADR, law, arbitration

Texas Bar Journal March 2010 | Volume 73, 3 Blogging and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have quickly become a part of our daily lives. This month, the Texas Bar Journal examines the role social media is playing in a changing legal landscape. In this issue, you can find ways to effectively utilize social media in your law practice while ensuring you comport with the ethical rules that guide the legal profession. This issue features an interesting article entitled “Internet Jurisdiction Makes Life Interesting” written by Peter S. Vogel, contributor to this blog. (download the article here) The magazine is available online here.