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How to Make Yourself Work When You Just Don’t Want To
March 8, 2014
There’s that project you’ve left on the backburner – the one with the deadline that’s growing uncomfortably near. And there’s the client whose phone call you really should return – the one that does nothing but complain and eat up your valuable time. Wait, weren’t you going to try to go to the gym more often this year? Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you don’t want to do when you are actually...
March 8, 2014
There’s that project you’ve left on the backburner – the one with the deadline that’s growing uncomfortably near. And there’s the client whose phone call you really should return – the one that does nothing but complain and eat up your valuable time. Wait, weren’t you going to try to go to the gym more often this year? Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you don’t want to do when you are actually...
Copyright Office Ex-GC Calls Foul on Google Books
March 8, 2014
What does the former general counsel of the Copyright Office, Jon Baumgarten, think about the Southern District of New York’s...
March 8, 2014
What does the former general counsel of the Copyright Office, Jon Baumgarten, think about the Southern District of New York’s...
Challenging Technical Inertia at Law Firms
March 8, 2014
The panel "Why Does It Cost $800,000 to Produce a Document?" at the Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum started with a story and ended with good advice on how to mesh technology with law firm culture. Roberta Gelb has seen many things in her position as President of Chelsea Office Systems, which she has run since its inception in 1984. She began the panel “Why Does it Cost $800,000 to Produce a Document?” at the Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum with...
March 8, 2014
The panel "Why Does It Cost $800,000 to Produce a Document?" at the Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum started with a story and ended with good advice on how to mesh technology with law firm culture. Roberta Gelb has seen many things in her position as President of Chelsea Office Systems, which she has run since its inception in 1984. She began the panel “Why Does it Cost $800,000 to Produce a Document?” at the Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum with...
Local Police Department Wins Top Honors in Negotiation Competition
March 7, 2014
The ability to negotiate effectively is a useful tool for attorneys and other professionals. Sometimes, however, good negotiation skills can mean the difference between life and death for everyone involved. An Austin Metro-area police department has reportedly won first place in a recent law enforcement negotiation competition. Earlier this month, negotiators from the Round Rock, Texas Police Department and SWAT team took top honors following the Texas State University Department of Criminal...
March 7, 2014
The ability to negotiate effectively is a useful tool for attorneys and other professionals. Sometimes, however, good negotiation skills can mean the difference between life and death for everyone involved. An Austin Metro-area police department has reportedly won first place in a recent law enforcement negotiation competition. Earlier this month, negotiators from the Round Rock, Texas Police Department and SWAT team took top honors following the Texas State University Department of Criminal...
West Virginia Supreme Court Supplies Guidance on Compelling Consumer Arbitration
March 7, 2014
In the ongoing dialectic between West Virginia’s high court and the U.S. Supreme Court (e.g., Marmet Health Care Center...
March 7, 2014
In the ongoing dialectic between West Virginia’s high court and the U.S. Supreme Court (e.g., Marmet Health Care Center...
Exponentials: Artificial Intelligence
March 7, 2014
Artificial intelligence Computer science researchers have been studying Artificial Intelligence (AI) since John McCarthy introduced the term in 1955.5 Defined loosely as the science of making intelligent machines, AI can cover a wide range of techniques, including machine learning, deep learning, probabilistic inference, neural network simulation, pattern analysis, decision trees and random forests, and others. For our purposes, we focus on how AI can simulate reasoning, develop knowledge, and allow...
March 7, 2014
Artificial intelligence Computer science researchers have been studying Artificial Intelligence (AI) since John McCarthy introduced the term in 1955.5 Defined loosely as the science of making intelligent machines, AI can cover a wide range of techniques, including machine learning, deep learning, probabilistic inference, neural network simulation, pattern analysis, decision trees and random forests, and others. For our purposes, we focus on how AI can simulate reasoning, develop knowledge, and allow...
Texas’ First COA Refuses to Compel Arbitration in Second Lawsuit Regarding Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society Governance
March 7, 2014
On appeal, the plaintiffs asserted that their claims fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement included in the HAHS bylaws. According to the appeals court, however, the plaintiffs’ argument was irrelevant as their actions waived any right they may have had to engage in arbitration. The court stated despite that both Texas and federal law favor arbitration and there is a strong presumption against any waiver of the right to engage in arbitration, a party’s conduct may demonstrate...
March 7, 2014
On appeal, the plaintiffs asserted that their claims fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement included in the HAHS bylaws. According to the appeals court, however, the plaintiffs’ argument was irrelevant as their actions waived any right they may have had to engage in arbitration. The court stated despite that both Texas and federal law favor arbitration and there is a strong presumption against any waiver of the right to engage in arbitration, a party’s conduct may demonstrate...
Federal Circuit: Claim Construction Should be Avoided Unless Associated with a Recognized Meaningful Case Outcome
March 7, 2014
Superior Industries v. Masaba (Fed. Cir. 2014) Superior Indus. is an interesting short non-precedential opinion from...
March 7, 2014
Superior Industries v. Masaba (Fed. Cir. 2014) Superior Indus. is an interesting short non-precedential opinion from...
Other Structural Aspects of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements—What am I Agreeing to Arbitrate?
March 6, 2014
In the last installment of our B-2-B Arbitration series we focused on one of the most important structural aspects of pre-dispute arbitration agreements: the mutual promise to submit disputes to arbitration, what it means and how its performance by the parties through their post-dispute submission defines and delimits the scope of authority parties actually delegate—as opposed topromise to delegate—to arbitrators to resolve particular disputes. But there are other important structural aspects...
March 6, 2014
In the last installment of our B-2-B Arbitration series we focused on one of the most important structural aspects of pre-dispute arbitration agreements: the mutual promise to submit disputes to arbitration, what it means and how its performance by the parties through their post-dispute submission defines and delimits the scope of authority parties actually delegate—as opposed topromise to delegate—to arbitrators to resolve particular disputes. But there are other important structural aspects...
Building Trust & Rapport With Robin Dreeke (FBI)
March 6, 2014
Building rapport is one of the most important skills a mediator must be able to properly develop in order to be effective. It is one of the main aspects of my PhD research and many others before me have explored this within the context of mediation as well. Robin Dreeke of the FBI wrote a fantastic book on building rapport and recently answered questions for the Farnam Street Blog. The Q&A's are listed below while further below are ten tips for building rapport. Links to read more on each...
March 6, 2014
Building rapport is one of the most important skills a mediator must be able to properly develop in order to be effective. It is one of the main aspects of my PhD research and many others before me have explored this within the context of mediation as well. Robin Dreeke of the FBI wrote a fantastic book on building rapport and recently answered questions for the Farnam Street Blog. The Q&A's are listed below while further below are ten tips for building rapport. Links to read more on each...
