Professor Blankley has an upcoming article in the Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution entitled "Agreeing to Collaborate in Advance?" The article examines the likelihood that pre-dispute collaborative law agreements would be enforced over a party’s objection.
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Professor Kristen M. Blankley published "Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution," with co-author Maureen Weston, in August 2017: http://www.cap-press.com/books/isbn/9780769862507/Understanding-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution#.
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Professor Blankley also published "Is a Mediator Like a Bus? How Legal Ethics May Inform the Question of Case Discrimination by Mediators" in the Gonzaga Law Review: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3002823. This Article examines both mediator and legal ethics on the question of the permissible reasons why professionals may refuse to serve clients who ask for their services. Ultimately, the Article encourages honest self-reflection by mediators to avoid bias that adversely impacts the legal rights of the participants.