Upcoming Events

Past

March 30, 2022, 5:00pm-6:30pm: Truth and Reconciliation and Anti-Lynching Commissions. C-DRUM and the International & Comparative Law Program at Maryland Carey Law will host a webinar to explore the theory of transitional justice and application to Truth and Reconciliation Commissions to address the legacy of lynchings in Maryland.
March 23, 2022, 12:00pm-1:30pm: Repairing the Harm: An Introduction to Restorative Justice in Maryland. Stacy Smith and Quince Hopkins will join the Maryland State Bar Association ADR Section and other panelists for an introduction to the use of restiratove justice in different contexts in Maryland.
February 18, 2022, 1:10-2:00pm: Quince Hopkins served as a panelist on the topic of Building Resiliency and Communtiy for Youth as part of the 2022 Re-Imagining the Movement to End Gender Violence Symposium at the University of Miami School of Law.
February 11, 2022, 9:30-11:30am: Navigating ADR Online: Ethical Practice Decisions from Beginning to End, Toby Guerin and Stacy Smith co-presented the fifth session in the series.
February 4, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (EST): New Voices in Dispute Resolution Virtual Works-in-Progress Series. Featuring Guillermo Jose Garcia Sanchez, Associate Professor of Law, Texas A&M University School of Law, presenting: In the Name of Energy Sovereignty and Mitchell Zamoff, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Minnesota School of Law, presenting: Stop the Unseal! The Importance of Safeguarding Confidential Commercial Arbitration Awards in Uncontested Confirmation Actions with commentary. This program is hosted and moderated by Deborah Thompson Eisenberg, Piper & Marbury Professor of Law; Director, Center for Dispute Resolution, Maryland Carey Law.
January 21, 2022, 9:00am-12:00pm: Toby Guerin presented the continuing legal education workshop for the Dispute Resolution Section at the 2022 South Carolina Bar Convention.
January 5-9, 2022, AALS Annual Meeting. Associate Dean Professor Eisenberg, co-chair of the ADR AALS Section participated in "Court-based Restorative Justice: Hope or Hype?".
Deborah Eisenberg, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Piper & Marbury Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland’s Francis King Carey School of Law, discusses her recent article, “Beyond Settlement: Reconceptualizing ADR as Conflict Process Strategy” as part of the Texas A&M video conversations, an extention of the 2020 symposium on "ADR's Place in Navigating a Polarized Era." The full discussion is available here.
July 29, 2021, 9:00am-12:00pm: Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference. Deborah Eisenberg and Toby Guerin joined a Discussion Group on the topic of "Is Remote Justice Still Justice? Shifting Dispute Resolution Processes Online"
July 20-22, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am each day: "Restorative Violence Prevention Strategies for Maryland Middle and High Schools." This three-part series focuses on restorative approaches to disrupt violence among middle and high school students. The program highlights techniques suitable for middle and high school environments with guest speakers representing youth, school leadership, and community organizations. Limited scholarships avaialble upon request. The program is limited to Maryland educators
June 28, 2021, 12:00pm-1:30pm. Toby Guerin presented on the topic of "Insights from Around the Table: Exploring our Past and Future Mediator Selves" at The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution 2021 Virtual Conference.

May 4, 2021, 9:00am-10:00am: Dr. Abdul-Malik Muhammad talked about "Restorative Approaches: From Reform to Real Social Justice". The one hour online workshop is part of the Restorative Approaches Collaborative Continued Learning Series, a joint program of the Maryland State Department of Education and the Center for Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey Law. Recording forthcoming.

April 28, 2021, 1:00pm-2:00pm: "Virtual Chat: Engaging Leadership, Building Infrastructure to Support Restorative Approaches" is an online forum lead by C-DRUM's Barbara Grochal and Chella Drew. The program is designed for local school system and school level leaders to consider the mindset and structures needed to support Restorative Approaches in Maryland schools.
April 17, 2021: 10:30am-11:30am. Toby Guerin (with Stephanie Blondell and Natalie McFleury) will explore the impact of COVID-19 on mediation clinics as part of the ABA Dispute Resolution Conference. The discussion titled, "Mediation Clinics: Responses, Redesign and Other Roles post-COVID" is part of the conference's Legal Educator's Colloquium.
April 15, 2021: 1:30pm-2:30pm. Professor Deborah Eisenberg (with Professors Jill Gross and Cynthia Alkon) will present, "Is Remote Justice Remote?" at the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution conference. Based on their experiences and observations as advocates, neutrals and empirical researchers, panelists will explore the impact of the shift on processes like mediation and arbitration, and in practice areas such as criminal law, family law and securities arbitration.

April 14, 2021, 8:30am-10:00am: Chella Drew and C-DRUM's Barbara Grochal continue their discussion of restorative approches in Maryland schools. "Why Restorative Approaches?" highlights the reasoning behind the use of restorative approaches. The presenters consider brain science, special needs students, equity, aligmnent, and addressing adult needs during these challenging and uncertain times. This event is part of the "Restorative Approaches Collaboritive" between the MD State Department of Education and C-DRUM.
April 14, 2021, Quince Hopkins presented a webinar on sexual assault and restorative justice offered by One Standard of Justice entitled "Experience from Practicing Restorative Justice for Sexual Harm: Trauma, Justice Needs, Participant Satisfaction, Equity, Law, and the Future."
April 8, 2021, 11:00am-1:00pm: Facutly and guest speakers, including Professor Toby Guerin, will join a webinar on "Responding to Violence: What We Can Learn from Others" as part of the University of Maryland Graduate School Vulnerability and Violence Reduction Program Webinar Series.
March 30, 2021, 9:00am-10:00am: Join Robin McNair, restorative apporaches coordinator for Prince George's County Public Schools to explore "The Restorative Classroom and Beyond." The one hour online workshop discussed the nuts and bolts of building a restorative school community starting with the classroom and beyond into the halls, cafeteria, and playground.
March 29, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm: Professor Toby Guerin (with Professor Bill Froehlich and Professor Stephanie Blondell) will present at the 9th International Seminar for Colleges and Universities Developing and Enhancing their Peace and Conflict Studies Programs. The program will focus on "Innovative Use and Best Practices for Utilizing Technology for Teaching Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Online".