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Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

American Justice

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Presented by:

Pepperdine University School of Law and Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Cosponsored by the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal and
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

Location: 

Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California

Date and Program Schedule:

Thursday, April 15, 2010
9 am to 5 pm

Registration

Early Registration is $95.00 by April 2
Registration is $120 after April 2
Materials, continental breakfast, and lunch are included.

Pepperdine students attend without charge, but must pre-register. Please note, food service is not included for students, but may be added for $25.
Other non-Pepperdine law students are invited to attend for a $45 fee - please be sure to use your law school email address when registering.  

Program:

American Justice at a Crossroads: 
A Public and Private Crisis

Keynote Speaker:  Rebecca Love Kourlis, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, University of Denver

Sessions and Panelists

  • "And Justice for All?"  The Current State and Future of the American Justice System

    Ken Starr, Dean, Pepperdine University School of Law
    The Honorable Barbara Rothstein, Federal Judicial Center, Western District, Washington, DC
    The Honorable Tim McCoy, Los Angeles County Superior Court
    The Honorable Vaughn R. Walker, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

  • Rethinking and Reforming Litigation:  The ATCL Task Force Report and the Economical Litigation Agreement

    Kathleen Bryan, President & CEO, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
    Rebecca Love Kourlis, University of Denver
    Daniel B. Winslow, Duane Morris LLP
    Honorable Benjamin Tennille, North Carolina Business Court

  • Rethinking and Reforming COMMERCIAL Arbitration, the "New Litigation"

    Thomas J. Stipanowich, Professor of Law, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
    Lisa Kloppenberg, Dean, University of Dayton School of Law
    Jack Coe, Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law
    Michelle Leetham, Esq., Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California

  Closing Remarks:  Maureen Weston, Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law

For more information call Lori Rushford at 310.506.6342 or email

Approved for 6 hours of MCLE Credit