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Stephanie Blondell Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute faculty

Professor Stephanie Blondell Presents "What Attorney Mediators Need to Know About ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518" -- ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Professor Stephanie Blondell presented "What Attorney Mediators Need to Know About ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518" for the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

David Dowling and Selina Shultz

David Dowling (MDR ’09) and Selina Shultz (LLM ’14) Appointed to Leadership Positions at Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

Pepperdine Caruso Law has appointed David Dowling and Selina Shultz to leadership positions at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Straus DRLJ 2025

Dispute Resolution Law Journal Symposium Explores Mediator Identity, Technology, and the Future of Mediation

On November 7, 2025, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, the Graduate Law Programs, and the Dispute Resolution Law Journal hosted the annual Dispute Resolution Law Journal Symposium.

Helen Winter Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus faculty

Professor Helen Winter Presents "Community for Community: Empowering Change Through Student-Led Conflict Resolution Workshops” -- UC Law San Francisco

Professor Helen Winter presented "Community for Community: Empowering Change Through Student-Led Conflict Resolution Workshops” at a recent Works in Progress Conference hosted by UC Law San Francisco.

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Professor Maureen Weston Presents "Resolving Olympic and International Sport Disputes" -- Marquette University School of Law

Professor Maureen A. Weston presented "Resolving Olympic and International Sport Disputes" for the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University School of Law.

Helen Winter Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus faculty

Professor Helen Winter Presents "Catalysts for Change: Exploring the Mediator’s Role in Social Activism" -- SCMA Annual Conference

Professor Helen Winter presented "Catalysts for Change: Exploring the Mediator’s Role in Social Activism" at the Southern California Mediation Association Annual Conference.

Nathalie Adourian Pepperdine Caruso Law alumna

Nathalie Adourian (JD '10/MDR '12) Appointed City Attorney of the City of Orange

Pepperdine Caruso Law and Straus Institute alumna Nathalie Adourian (JD '10/MDR '12) has been appointed the city attorney of the City of Orange.

William Nix Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute faculty

Professor William Nix Speaks at United Nations SDG Media Zone 2025

Adjunct professor William Nix brought his expertise in storytelling and impact media to the global stage at the United Nations during Climate Week in New York.

Maureen Weston Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Maureen Weston, Strategic Shifts: The Corporate Playbook on Arbitration, Class Actions, Mass Arbitration, and Privatized Justice -- Discussions in Dispute Resolution

Professor Maureen A. Weston's article, Strategic Shifts; The Corporate Playbook on Arbitration, Class Actions, Mass Arbitration, and Privatized Justice, is published in Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Coming of Age (2000-2009).