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The William S. Boyd School of Law and the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution recently hosted the 2026 Memorial Beecroft Lecture, featuring Dr. Jennifer Lackey, a renowned philosopher and legal scholar from Northwestern University. The event, held in honor of former Clark County ADR Commissioner Chris Beecroft Jr., explored the profound intersection of storytelling, justice, and what Dr. Lackey terms "epistemic reparations."  

Dr. Lackey began her presentation by introducing a concept she argues is missing from the global human rights framework: The Right to Be Known. While the United

The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lackey, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University, will deliver the 2026 Beecroft Lecture on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Her talk is titled, "Epistemic Reparations and the Right be Known in our Criminal Legal System."

Professor Lackey is one of the world’s leading voices in social epistemology - how people gain and communicate knowledge through social interactions - with a particular focus on the epistemological dimensions of

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Mark your calendars for March 27, 2025, as the annual Beecroft Lecture welcomes Donna Shestowsky, an accomplished scholar and educator, to present her talk titled "Top Five Tips for Lawyers for Effective ADR Client Counseling." This highly anticipated event will delve into the often-overlooked yet essential topic of how lawyers can effectively counsel their clients on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) options.

Using a practical “top five tips” format, Dr. Shestowsky will highlight key insights drawn from empirical research, particularly in psychology, to provide

Maureen Arellano Weston has been selected as the 2024 Beecroft Lecture presenter. A professor of law at Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law, Weston also serves as director of the school’s entertainment, media, and sports dispute resolution project. 

Weston will present on “Arbitrating Sports, Politics & Human Rights: Who Decides?” on February 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Thomas and Mack Moot Court on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Arbitration is the designated and largely exclusive mechanism to resolve sports-related disputes, particularly in Olympic and

Renowned scholars share their ADR expertise as guest speakers during the Saltman Center’s annual Beecroft Lecture Series

The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the Boyd School of Law was founded on multiple core principles. One of those: to stimulate scholarly research and exchanges on the nature of conflict and explore methods for avoiding and resolving disputes.

Since its very beginning, the Saltman Center fulfilled that mission through an annual talk, bringing the nation’s foremost authorities on alternative dispute resolution to present their research and share insights on a variety of topics related to conflict and conflict resolution. Five years ago, the lecture series was named in honor of Chris

Watch Harvard Professor Martha Minow talk about “Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism” for the annual Memorial Beecroft Lecture on Conflict Resolution

This spring, the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution welcomed Marquette University Law School Professor Andrea Schneider for the 2018 Chris Beecroft Jr. Lecture on Conflict Resolution at the Thomas & Mack Moot Courtroom. Her lecture discussed the general differences between behaviors labeled as masculine and feminine in negotiation and outlined lessons for effectiveness for all genders. Schneider’s lecture also drew on research which often celebrates women's perceived advantage in terms of empathy or trustworthiness, but has not yet been used to provide more specific advice to men on how to

The Chris Beecroft Lecture on Conflict Resolution debuted last spring, when Stanford Law Professor Deborah Hensler visited the Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility to address the topic of formal versus informal arbitration settings. Hensler’s lecture inspired a handful of colleagues to weigh in on the matter by authoring response articles.