Colin Rule

The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) and the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) announce the issuance of a new jointly produced document. The Guidance is an extension of the NCTDR-ICODR Online Dispute Resolution Standards issued in May 2022, and adopted by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) in March 2025.  The general guidance covers all … Continue reading "Guidance for Third Parties Using Artificial Intelligence in Dispute Resolution: Applying the Online Dispute Resolution Standards"

In this episode, Colin chats with Sateesh Nori, a lawyer, law professor, and author on the leading edge of AI and A2J.  Sateesh is a Senior Legal Innovation Strategist at Just-Tech and the visionary behind Claimsy, a new AI-powered resolution platform. For twenty years, Sateesh represented tenants across New York City at various legal services organizations.  … Continue reading "The Court ODR Podcast: Envisioning AI-powered Small Claims – with Sateesh Nori, Senior Legal Innovation Strategist at Just-Tech"

Colin Rule discusses the threats to conflict resolution institutions in the U.S. and calls for defending values of fairness and justice.

Rekha Rangachari interviews Bridget M. McCormack & Colin Rule on AAA-ICDR’s recent partnership with ODR.com and Mediate.com. They share their working relationship over the past years, their shared goal of democratizing ADR, and why we are at a critical juncture of AI development and knowledge building relating to meaningful access to justice.  Tune in to learn how lawyers can stay involved in the new … Continue reading "Democratizing ADR: An Interview with AAA-ICDR, ODR.com & Mediate.com"

In this episode, Colin Rule (CEO of Mediate.com) speaks with Bridget McCormick, the CEO of the American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR), about the path that led her from being a public defender in NYC, to a law professor in Michigan, to the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and now CEO … Continue reading "Mediate Podcast: Bridget McCormick (CEO, AAA & ICDR) Interviewed by Colin Rule (CEO, Mediate.com & ODR.com)"

Colin Rule is CEO of Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc. (“RIS”), home of Mediate.com, MediateUniversity.com, Arbitrate.com, CaseloadManager.com and a number of additional leading online dispute resolution initiatives. From 2017 to 2020, Colin was Vice President for Online Dispute Resolution at Tyler Technologies. Tyler acquired Modria.com, an ODR provider that Colin co-founded, in 2017. Previously, from 2003 to 2011, Colin was Director of Online Dispute Resolution for eBay and PayPal. Furth…

Colin Rule is CEO of Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc. (“RIS”), home of Mediate.com, MediateUniversity.com, Arbitrate.com, CaseloadManager.com and a number of additional leading online dispute resolution initiatives. From 2017 to 2020, Colin was Vice President for Online Dispute Resolution at Tyler Technologies. Tyler acquired Modria.com, an ODR provider that Colin co-founded, in 2017. Previously, from 2003 to 2011, Colin was Director of Online Dispute Resolution for eBay and PayPal. Furth…

Explore the history of Mediate.com, founded in 1996, and its impact on online mediation and conflict resolution in the digital age.

Jim and Colin review changes that have taken place both over the years and as a result of the pandemic to bring mediation fully online. The pandemic provided a “mass training event” for both professionals and consumers to take advantage of online mediation. Now that both mediation and mediation training are able to be fully online, we need to rethink the future, including standards for mediation training. Mediators also need to be aware of the development of “artificial intelligence” (AI) which…

What could be bigger than the rise of generative artificial intelligence in 2023? How about the next iteration of AI in the legal field in 2024? Experts in law firms and vendors told Law360 Pulse about their boldest legal technology predictions for 2024, all of them involving AI. Some predictions see the use of AI … Continue reading “8 Bold Legal Technology Predictions For 2024”