Each year for the last 10 years, the ADR Section of the State Bar of Michigan has teamed up with the Institute for Continuing Legal Education to sponsor the Advanced Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute (ANDRI). It is the premiere ADR event in Michigan, and I’ve been honored to present a workshop at it almost […]

Some of the rules governing mediation in Michigan may change in 2011. As I mentioned in November, Michigan’s court rule on mediation was adopted in 2000 and has not been amended since then. A new Court Rule on Confidentiality in mediation is being considered. The current rule (MCR 2.411(C)(5)) is two paragraphs; the proposed rule is […]

Having done two arbitrations in the last month, I’m reflecting on some troubling aspects of Christian arbitration. How can a witness be cross-examined to cast doubt on credibility, without violating  biblical commands to love one another? Should a Christian arbitrator permit cross-exam that dredges up dark incidents in the witness’s past, for the sole purpose […]