Associate Professor Kristen Blankley’s article The Ethics and Practice of Drafting Pre-Dispute Resolution Clauses has been published by the Creighton Law Review. This Article is part of a larger symposium on ethics for transactional lawyers. The Article considers lawyers’ ethical duty to advise clients of ADR options even before disputes occur, and the Article gives practical advice on how to draft an effective ADR clause. The article is available on ssrn at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2837902.
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Associate Professor Kristen Blankley’s Article, Is A Mediator Like A Bus? How Legal Ethics May Inform The Question of Case Discrimination by Mediators, has been accepted for publication in the Gonzaga Law Review. This Article grapples with the important question of whether mediators can decline appointments on the ethical basis of bias even when the basis for refusing the work is based on a protected classification.
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Associate Professor Blankley was recently awarded a $5,000 grant to work with the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center on the project “Using Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Autonomy, Trust, and Parenting Plan Effectiveness.” In the project, Professor Blankley and the Public Policy Center will train local mediators on the techniques of motivational interviewing and determine whether these skills enhance the mediation process in cases under the Nebraska Parenting Act.
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Kristen Blankley has been appointed to serve on the Council for the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. Council membership is an honor, and Professor Blankley is looking forward to her new leadership role in the Section of Dispute Resolution. In addition to this position, she will continue to serve as co-chair of the Ethics Subcommittee.
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Associate Professor Kristen Blankley was a keynote speaker at the 9th Annual Arbitration Training Institute hosted by the ABA Sections of Dispute Resolution and Litigation. Professor Blankley’s presentation covered “Current Trends and Hot Topics in Arbitration”.