Jack Esher: Publications
Publications
Author, Using Mediation Without a Program: A Guide for Implementing Dispute Resolution Procedures in Bankruptcy Matters (American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”), 1995 Annual Meeting)
Author, Mediation Manual (American Bankruptcy Institute, ADR Subcommittee, 1996 Annual Spring Meeting)
Author, Use of ADR in Bankruptcy Practice, Cracking the Code (Electronic Journal, ABI, Series of Articles, 1996-97)
Co-Author, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chapter 11 Theory and Practice, Queenan, Hendel and Hillinger (LRP Publications, 1998, rev. 2002)
Author, Using Structured Negotiation for Resolution of Claims (ABI, 1999)
Author, Valuing and Selling Intellectual Property (ABI, 2000)
Co-Author, Fast, Painless Claims Relief for Judges (National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Conference News, Winter and Spring, 2001)
Co-Author, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chapter 11 Theory and Practice, Queenan, Hendel and Hillinger (LRP Publications, 1998, rev.2002)
Author, How to Succeed in Mediation Without Trying…Your Case (ABI, 2002)
Co-Author, ADR in the Bankruptcy Court: Claims Resolution Facilities (Center for Public Resources, Annual Meeting, 2003)
Author, ADR Comes to Bankruptcy: Claims Resolution Facilities in Reorganization Cases (ABA Dispute Resolution Magazine, Summer 2003)
Co-Author, ABI Guide to Bankruptcy Mediation (ABI, 2005)
Author, Arbitration and Judicial Discretion: Circuits Are Split (Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, May 2006)
Co-Author, ABI Guide to Bankruptcy Mediation, 2nd Ed. (ABI, 2009)
Author, Alternative Dispute Resolution in U.S. Bankruptcy Practice, 4 S.New.Eng.Roundtable Symp.L.J. 76 (2009)
Author, Compendium of Bankruptcy Court Local Rules on ADR (ABI, 2009) (revised, PLI, 2012)
Author, Recent Use of Mediation for Resolution and Effective Management of Large Case Insolvencies, International Corporate Rescue, Volume 12, Issue 6 at 349 (Chase Cambria Company (Publishing) Ltd, 12/2015)
Co-Author, Bankruptcy Mediation (ABI, 2016)
Author, Insolvency Mediation Around the Globe (Global Restructuring Review, 2018; ABI Caribbean Conference, 2019)
Co-Author, The Emergence of Mediation in Cross-Border Cases (Insol Journal, 2nd Quarter 2018; ABI Caribbean Conference, 2019)
Lectures And Presentations
Various Presentations, Application of ADR in Bankruptcy Court Practice, Boston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee (1994-96)
Various Presentations, American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”), ADR Committee, Annual and Midyear Meetings (1994-present)
Lecture, ADR in the Bankruptcy Courts, ABI, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (1995)
Co-trainer, Mediation Skills, Civil & Commercial Disputes, New Hampshire Superior Court, Nashua, NH (1997)
Panel Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution, American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (1997)
Role Play Coach, Joint Federal-State Judiciary Mediation Training, Federal Judicial Center,Anchorage, Alaska (1998)
Panel Member, Valuing and Selling Intellectual Property, ABI Winter Leadership Conference (2000)
Trainer, Effective Negotiation, ABI, Northeast Conference, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire (1999) and Stowe, Vermont (2001)
Panel Member, ADR & Bankruptcy: The Next Generation, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Orlando, FL (2001)
Panel Member, ADR in the Bankruptcy Courts, Center for Public Resources, Annual Meeting, New York City (2003)
Role Play Coach, Mediation Trainings for Judges and Professionals, JAMS (1998-2004)
Panel Chair, ADR and Mediation Options in Bankruptcy Cases, ABI Winter Leadership Conference (2004)
Panel Member, Developments in International ADR, ABI Winter Leadership Conference (2005)
Trainer, Basic and Advanced Mediation Trainings, Thailand Office of the Judiciary, Bangkok, Thailand (2001-2005)
Panel Chair, Effective Strategies in Mediation, ABI Winter Leadership Conference (2007)
Panel Chair, ADR in Mass Tort and Complex Reorganization Cases, ABI Winter Leadership Conference (2008)
Panel Member, Foreclosure Mediation Project, US Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass. 2009)
Panel Member, Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Court Mediation (ABI, 2009)
Panel Member, Mediation in Bankruptcy: A Complement to the Judicial Process (NCBJ, 2011)
Panel Member, Representing Clients in Mediation (MCLE, 2013)
Presentation, Bankruptcy Court Mediation, IIAMA International (Brazil) and MWI Mediation Training Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 21-25, 2015)
Panel Member, The Emergence of Mediation in Cross-border Cases (R3-Insol Europe, 2017)
Panel Member, The Potential for and the Challenges of Mediation in Cross-border Insolvencies, ABI Spring Leadership Meeting (2017)
Panel Member, The Emergence of Mediation in Cross-Border Cases, R3-Insol London Conference (2017)
University of Toronto, Global Professional MBA Program, Use of Mediation in Cross-Border Cases (2017, 2018, 2019)
Panel Member, ADR in Cross-Border Insolvency Cases, ABI Caribbean Conference (2019)