The program will take place on November 17, 2016 and focus on the emerging use of online dispute resolution (ODR), which allows users with civil disputes to forgo court proceedings by using web-based technologies and the Internet to resolve their conflicts. Speakers includ UT Law Professor Ben Barton, Vanderbilt Law Professor Larry Bridgesmith and Colin Rule, the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Silicon Valley based online dispute resolution service provider Modria. Dan and Judge Bussart are members of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Special Committee on the Evolving Legal Market (ELM), which is exploring the evolution of the practice of law and the Modern Law Practice Series programs are part of the TBA’s initiative to education its member lawyers.
