The ICODR Podcast

"You need to believe in a project. If you don't believe in it, you can't take it forward."  In this episode, host, Ian Macduff, talks with guest, Mirèze Philippe--a French lawyer and dispute resolution practitioner---about the following: The problems that have stopped justice services from moving online What is the definition of ODR? ODR as a court-based process as opposed to a settlement process...

Chances are you've heard about ChatGPT, but have you thought about the potential influence of ChatGPT on ODR? In this episode, host, Ian Macduff, chats with guest, Noam Ebner (professor of negotiation and conflict resolution at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business) about the impact of ChatGPT on ODR directly and indirectly, as well as other related topics: Court ODR Access to Justice,...

Similar to the phrase "fit the forum to the fuss", the type of dispute should determine the the type of ODR tool that is used. In this episode, host, Ian Macduff, talks with guest, Dr. Nicolas Vermeys about a variety of topics related to incorporating ODR into Courts in Canada. Episode highlights include a discussion of the following: An overview of the PARLe odr platform The JusticeBot project Cy...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Colm Brannigan and Marc Bhalla, co-authors of the new book Online Dispute Resolution: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.   Colm Brannigan holds an M.A. in history and technology, an LL.B. from Queen’s University, and a LL.M.(ADR) from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. Colm is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the U.K. and...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Dr. Tsisana Shamlikashvili, an international expert in ADR, international mediator, lawyer, neurologist and psychologist (with both medical and law degrees). She has been Professor of the Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, holder of the chair in “Mediation in social practices”; academic and scientific supervisor of the Center f...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Professor Orna Rabinovich-Einy of the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa. Her areas of expertise are alternative dispute resolution (ADR), online dipsute resolution (ODR), and civil procedure, with research focusing on the relationship between formal and informal justice systems, dispute resolution system design and the impact of technolo...

In this episode, Ian interviews ODR Pioneer Daniel Rainey, a principal in Holistic Solutions, Inc. ( HSI  ), and an adjunct faculty member in graduate dispute resolution programs and law schools. Daniel is currently a Fellow of the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution , a member of the Board of Directors for the  InternetBar. Org , and a founding member and founding Board Member,...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Dorcas Quek Anderson, Assistant Professor in Singapore Management University’s School of Law. Dorcas has more than a decade of experience as a practising mediator and in dispute research.  Prior to joining academia in 2016, Dorcas was a District Judge in the State Courts for almost seven years, where she conducted mediation and early neutral eva...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews David Allen Larson, Professor of Law at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and Senior Fellow at the Dispute Resolution Institute. He has been involved with online dispute resolution (ODR) since 1999 and is the System Designer helping create an ODR platform for the New York State Unified Court System. David is the John H. Faricy Jr. Chair for Emp...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Graham Ross, Head of International Marketing at Smartsettle Resolutions Inc.  Graham is a UK lawyer and mediator with over 20 years of experience in IT and the law. Graham is the author of legal application software (accounts and time recording) and the founder of LAWTEL, the popular web-based legal information update service. Graham co-founded...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Chittu Nagarajan, Founder and CEO of CREKODR, as well as co-founder of odr.com. Chittu co-created Modria.com and served as Managing Director of Modria India.  She also founded ODRworld and ODRindia, the first Online Dispute Resolution Service Provider in India in 2004. She served as Head of the eBay and Pay Pal Community Court initiative. Chittu...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Professor Pablo Cortes of Leicester University Law School.  Pablo holds a chair in Civil Justice at Leicester Law School where he teaches and conducts research in the field of dispute resolution civil procedure and consumer law. He has been invited to speak at international conferences and expert meetings in over 20 different countries including...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Professor Amy Schmitz, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. From 2016-2021 Professor Schmitz was the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law and the Center for Dispute Resolution. Previously she was a Professor at the Unive...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Dr. Alberto Elisavetsky, the Founder and Director of ODRLatinoAmerica.com.  Alberto is also Founder of the Social Network Online Dispute Resolution Latin-American, the Director of Social Conflict Observatory and Postgraduate Online Dispute Resolution Program in Spanish the National University of Tres de Febrero Buenos Aires Argentina, the Chairm...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Morenike Obi-Farinde, Founder of ODRAfrica.com and managing partner of the law firm of ADIGUN OGUNSEITAN & CO. in Lagos, Nigeria. She is actively involved in corporate and commercial litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Processes with particular emphasis on Mediation and Arbitration. Morenike is a Fellow of the National Center for...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Petros Zourdoumis, an experienced dispute resolution specialist and deal facilitator specializing mainly in the private business and financial sector. He is a practicing negotiator and a mediator accredited by the Greek Ministry of Justice and highly acknowledged international mediation training providers in Europe and the U.S.A. on Civil, Comme...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Colin Rule, CEO of mediate.com , arbitrate.com , and odr.com . In 2011 Colin co-founded Modria, an ODR provider based in Silicon Valley, which was acquired by Tyler Technologies in 2017. From 2017 to 2020 Colin served as Vice President of ODR at Tyler. From 2003 to 2011 Colin was Director of Online Dispute Resolution for eBay  and  PayPal . Coli...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Professor Leah Wing, the Director of the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) as well as President of the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) . Leah heads the  Ethical Principles for Online Dispute Resolution  initiative of NCTDR and serves on the ABA Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Standards Task...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Professor Ethan Katsh, the founder of the field of online dispute resolution. Along with Janet Rifkin, he conducted the eBay Pilot Project in 1999 that led to eBay’s current system that handles over sixty million disputes each year. With Professor Rifkin, he wrote Online Dispute Resolution: Resolving Conflicts in Cyberspace (2001), the first boo...

Welcome to the ICODR Podcast!  This short introduction from Ian explains the design and focus of the podcast, along with anticipated guests and topics.