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Shape the Future of CourtADR.org

Jessica Glowinski, February 3rd, 2012

At RSI, we’ve been working on a project to redesign CourtADR.org. The site is four years old and its underlying structure needs to be updated. While we’re at it, we thought it would be a great opportunity to refresh the site design and make it even easier for visitors to find the information they need.

However, we can’t make a site work better for its audience without talking to members of that audience. So, I’m asking: what features would you like to see on the new CourtADR.org? What types of resources, covering which topics? (more…)

New Resources on CourtADR.org

Jessica Glowinski, September 29th, 2011

Here is a list of some of the articles that have been added to CourtADR.org, RSI’s national court ADR resource center, in the past few weeks. They cover a wide variety of topics related to court ADR. The links go to full abstracts and publication information on CourtADR.org.

These are just a few of the over 4,000 resources available on CourtADR.org. We are always looking to expand our collection – if you know of any new research, programs, legislation, videos, or other resources, please let us know! (more…)

Participate in the “Future of Court ADR” Webcast

Jessica Glowinski, September 15th, 2011

RSI invites you to participate in a free webcast of an upcoming conference, The Future of Court ADR: Mediation and Beyond, on Friday, September 23. Practitioners, policymakers and academics with backgrounds in family and civil ADR will come together to learn, to discuss potential cross-pollination and collaboration between these traditionally disconnected groups, and to develop recommendations moving forward. We want you to be a part of that discussion. (more…)

Requiring Court ADR Programs to Provide Interpreters: Increasing Access to Justice, and Costs

Jessica Glowinski, August 19th, 2011

This month’s “Be Neutral” newsletter from the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution highlighted the Georgia Supreme Court’s revised rule on providing interpreter services for people with limited English proficiency. The rule now requires the court to provide free access to interpreters for all court-managed functions, including court alternative dispute resolution programs. (more…)

New RSI Report on Foreclosure Mediations Conducted Per Month

Jessica Glowinski, August 18th, 2011

RSI’s foreclosure mediation expert, Heather Scheiwe Kulp, put together a report on the number of mediations being conducted by court foreclosure mediation programs around the country. She calculated these numbers using all the public statistics she could find on the programs. (more…)