James Boskey ADR Writing Competition

Sponsored by The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and the Association for Conflict Resolution in association with the Center for Dispute Resolution of Penn State Dickinson School of Law

James B. Boskey- an intellectual, humanitarian, law professor, and mediator--became known and beloved world-over for his publication of The Alternative Newsletter, a resource guide on ADR published quarterly. It was in its tenth year when Jim died in 1999. The publication provided a comprehensive yet very accessible window into the diverse dimensions of the ADR field. In many respects, Jim Boskey-through the alternative newsletter--was the voice of the ADR community.

Purpose of the Boskey ADR Writing Competition
The purpose of the competition is to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of dispute resolution and collaborative decision-making among students enrolled in ABA accredited law schools and also graduate programs in the United States and abroad.

The essay may address any aspect of dispute resolution practice, theory or research that the contestant chooses. Essays are limited to 15-20 typewritten pages, including footnotes or endnotes. The text of the essay must be double-spaced, with twelve-point font and one-inch margins.

First Prize: $1000 in each of two divisions, Law Student or Masters/Doctoral Student. The first prize winners will also receive an invitation to publish in The Journal of American Arbitration or The World Arbitration and Mediation Report and the essays will be posted online at the Section of Dispute Resolution's website.

(Note: No Masters/Doctoral Student award will be given in 2006)

For submission information, procedures, or an entry form, visit the Penn State Dickinson School of Law website at http://www.dsl.psu.edu/academics/boskey.cfm.

2007 Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition
October 8, 2007

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution and the Penn State Dickinson School of Law are pleased to announce the results of the 2007 Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition for Law Students.

The purpose of the Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition is to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of dispute resolution and collaborative decision-making among students enrolled in ABA accredited law schools.

The winner of the competition is Kimberly Grant of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law for her essay entitled Ten Dollars for Twenty Years: Providing Justice for Exonerees Using Victim-Offender Mediation.

Honorable mention was awarded to Christopher McKinney of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law for his essay entitled Too Many Motions for Vacatur of Commercial Arbitration: The Eleventh Circuit Sanctions Unwary Litigants.

The Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition honors the memory of James B. Boskey, humanitarian, law professor, and mediator, who became known and beloved world-over for his publication of The Alternative Newsletter, a resource guide on ADR published quarterly. It was in its tenth year when Jim died in 1999. The publication provided a comprehensive yet very accessible window into the diverse dimensions of the ADR field. In many respects, Jim Boskey-through the alternative newsletter--was the voice of the ADR community.

The Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition is a project of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's Law Schools Committee. The Essay Competition is chaired by Professor Robert Ackerman, from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law."

 

Past Law Student Division Winners Include:

2007 Winner: Kimberly Grant Ten Dollars for Twenty Years: Providing Justice for Exonerees Using Victim-Offender Mediation Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Honorable Mention: Christopher McKinney Too Many Motions for Vacatur of Commercial Arbitration: The Eleventh Circuit Sanctions Unwary Litigants University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law

2006 Winner: Carol Pauli News Media as Mediators Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Honorable Mention: Gillian Goldberg A Second Look at Community Mediation as a Means to Increase Access to Justice for the Poor UCLA School of Law Megan Dunham Evaluative Mediation: The Usefulness of Evaluative Techniques Within a Mediation University of California Hastings College of Law Michelle Robinson Mediator Certification: Realizing Its Potentials and Coping With Its Limitations Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

2005 Winner: Nivine Zakhari ADR Class Action Waivers University of Houston Law Center Honorable Mention: Tracey Pastan Permission Plus: Reaching the Pareto Optimal Guideline for Contingency Fees in Mediation Benjamin Cardozo School of Law Jeff Goldfien Negotiated Rulemaking and the Public Interest University of Missouri School of Law

 

2004 Winner: Kristen Blankley Confidentiality or Control: Which Will Prevail as Confidentiality and "Good Faith" Negotiation Statutes Collide in Court-Annexed Mediations? The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Honorable Mention: Philip Kimball Syndi-Court Justice: Judge Judy and Exploitation of Arbitration Benjamin Cardozo School of Law

2003 Winner: Henry Abromson The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy: Will Alternative Dispute Resolution Succeed Where the Courts Have Not: A Proposed Solution to an Imperfect System. Marquette University Law School Honorable Mention: Cynthia Miller Jones NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitration and The Minimum Standard of Treatment Under NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitration Article 1105: What Does International Law Guarantee to Investors? University of California-Hastings College of Law

2002 Winner Stephen Anway Mediation in Copyright Disputes: From Compromise Created Incentives to Incentive Created Compromises. Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Honorable Mention Alyssa Shenk Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements: The Key to Avoiding a Charge of Unconscionability The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Edward R. Ergenzinger, Jr. Conversations With Phineas Gage: A Neuroscientific Approach to Negotiation Strategies Wake Forest University School of Law

2001 Winner Rene Rimelspach Mediating Family Disputes in a World with Domestic Violence: How to Devise a Safe and Effective Court-Connected Mediation Program The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Honorable Mention Alexandra Zylestra Good Faith Requirements in Mandatory Family Mediations: Process Protection or Potential Disaster? University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law Christopher Todd Hagins University of South Carolina School of Law Marcus J. Rael, Jr. The Storm on the Horizon: Mediator Certification in New Mexico University of New Mexico School of Law

2000 Winner J. Keith Essmeyer, Jr. Are We Playing the Same Game: The Black Self-Image and Negotiations University of Missouri College of Law Honorable Mention Lydia Lazar When Mandatory is not Mandatory: The Case of Eco Swiss China Time Ltd. V Benetton International NV Case C-126/97 Chicago-Kent College of Law Brenda Tofte When Public Policy, Public Perception and Public Employment Collide: The Public Policy Exception to the Finality of Arbitration Awards. Why the Narrow Interpretation Best Furthers the Goals of Labor Arbitration City of Minneapolis v. Policy Officers' Federation of Minneapolis. Hamline University School of Law

Past Graduate Student Division Winners Include:

2004 Winner: Lowell Pearson The Case for Non-Party Discovery Under the Federal Arbitration Act. University of Missouri-Columbia Honorable Mention: Michael Pappas A Flexible Framework for the Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes The University of Texas at Austin

2003 Winner: Heidi Marie Tauscher Spiritual Practices for Mediation Challenges: Pragmatic Mediation Approaches from Five Major World Religious Traditions Emory University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Religion Honorable Mention: Clarissa Keil The International Criminal Court and International Law Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2002 Winner Jessie Sutherland Colonialism, Crime, and Dispute Resolution: A Critical Analysis of Canada's Aboriginal Justice Strategy. The University of Victoria Honorable Mention Gregory Todd Jones Evaluative ADR, Uncertainty & Information Georgia State University

2001 Winner David Perlman Mediation and Ethics Consultation: Towards a New Understanding of Impartiality University of Tennessee, Knoxville