Contemplative lawyers: Some mindfulness resources

Note (added May 10, 2015): In the last nearly seven years since I began this list of links, the number of articles related to law and mindfulness, meditation, reflection, or contemplative practices has greatly grown. Because I am unable to keep up with all of them, I no longer add them here unless I get a specific request to do so. If you have a recommendation for an addition, please contact me; I will be happy to hear from you. And I am delighted to see this explosion of articles and interest in the topic!

Here are the resources for you.

• "Meditating Lawyer Group Going Strong One Year Later" by Matt Masich (Law Week Colorado)
• "The business of meditation" by Georgina Jerums (The Daily Telegraph - Sydney)
• "Is Buddhism a Religion? Should This Matter to Legal Practitioners?" by Marc Poirier (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Law and Society Association, 2010)
• "Mindfulness program aims to help law students live in the moment" by Mark Killian (The Florida Bar News)
• "At Roger Williams University, a ‘mindful’ class for trial lawyers" (The Providence Journal)
• "Teaching lawyers to be in the now" by John Starzynski (The Lawyer's Weekly) Or pdf (begins on page 23)
• "Move From Being a Mindless Lawyer To a Mindful Lawyer" by Stephanie West Allen (The Complete Lawyer) Article in pdf
• "Awareness and Ethics in Dispute Resolution and Law: Why Mindfulness Tends to Foster Ethical Behavior" by Leonard Riskin (South Texas Law Review) [pdf]
• "Who’s minding the mediator? Mindfulness in mediation" by Tom Fisher (ADR Bulletin)
• "Meditation great way to ease stress" by John Starzynski (The Lawyers Weekly)
• Leonard Riskin speaking on  “Awareness in Dispute Resolution and Law" (The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at UNLV Boyd School of Law)
• Charles Halpern on Empathy, Meditation, and the Practice of Law (video from Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy, University at Buffalo Law)
• "Rest in Silence: Meditation for Lawyers" by Nancy Werner (Michigan Bar Journal) [pdf]
• "After Basic Mindfulness Meditation: External Mindfulness, Emotional Truthfulness, and Lie Detection in Dispute Resolution" by Clark Freshman (Journal of Dispute Resolution) [pdf]
• "The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Contributions of Mindfulness to Law Students, Lawyers, and their Clients" by Leonard L. Riskin (Harvard Negotiation Law Review) [pdf] Or download at SSRN.
• "Adapting Meditation to Promote Negotiation Success: A Guide to Varieties and Scientific Support" by Clark Freshman, et al. (Harvard Negotiation Law Review) [pdf]
• "Meditating Lawyer No Oxymoron" [pdf] by Matt Masich (Law Week Colorado)
• "Meditating—Even Lawyers Do It" by Glenn Kadish (To be published in the September 2010 issue of the Snohomish County Bar Association Newsletter) [pdf]
• "Practicing From the Inside Out" by Steven W. Keeva (Harvard Negotiation Law Review) [pdf]
• Scott Rogers: Mindfulness Based Methods to Become Present and Connected (video at Cutting Edge Law)
• "Increasing 'mindfulness' through meditation" (LawyersUSA) [pdf]
• "Law Students: Create a Well-Rounded Life" [link not working-Article in pdf] by Stephanie West Allen and Jeffrey Schwartz (The Complete Lawyer) 
• The Law Program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
• "The Meditative Perspective" by Douglas Chermak (PBS)
• "Experiencing Grade Anxiety? Mindfulness Offers Clarity" (on page 15) by Scott Rogers (Res Ipsa Loquitur of U of Miami School of Law) [pdf]
• "Some Attorneys See Meditation as Relief From Stress of Law Practice" by Thomas Adcock (New York Law Journal) [pdf]
• "Contemplative Practices in Law Schools" by Leonard L. Riskin (prepared for a workshop at Association of American Law Schools conference) [pdf]
• "Meditation for Professionals" by Jennifer Holder (Shambala Times Community News Magazine)
• "Identity, Beliefs, Emotion, and Negotiation Success" (The Handbook of Dispute Resolution) by Clark Freshman [pdf]
• "Lawyers Turn to Meditation to Fight Stress and Improve Performance" by Craig Cormack (Canadian Lawyer)
• "Venting or Vipassana? Mindfulness Meditation's Potential for Reducing Anger's Role in Mediation" by Don Ellinghausen Jr. (Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution) [PDF]
• Video: "Joseph Goldstein on Mindfulness and the Practice of Law" (Interview by Charlie Halpern)
• Video: Interview of Judge Thelton Henderson on his mediation practice (conducted by Charlie Halpern, courtesy of Center for Contemplative Mind)
• "Meditation goes to work" by H.J. Cummins (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• "President's Message: A call for mindfulness in our profession" by Edward W. McIntyre (Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal) [pdf]
• "Mindfulness, Neuroscience & the Lawyer’s Brain" by Scott L. Rogers (Global Negotiation Insight Institute)
• "The Mindful Lawyer" by Robert Zeglovitch (ABA's GP/Solo)
• "Awareness in Lawyering: A Primer on Paying Attention" by Leonard Riskin (Affective Assistance of Counsel) [pdf]
• Audios of six talks given by Zoketsu Norman Fischer at lawyers' retreats in 2008 sponsored by the Contemplative Mind in Society (go about halfway down the page to find them)
• Audio on "Mindfulness for Lawyers" by Zoketsu Norman Fischer
• "A Mindful Law Practice" by Steve Keeva (ABA Journal)
• "Become a Better Counselor Through Meditation" by Thomas Adcock (New York Law Journal)
• "Economic Downturn Raising Suicide Risk Factors Among Attorneys" (National Law Journal) [mentions meditation]
• "Buddhism and the art of negotiation" (Harvard University Gazette Online)
• "How Meditation, Yes Meditation, Can Improve Your Performance And Enhance Your Satisfaction With Work" - Interview of Leonard Riskin (The Complete Lawyer)
• "A Mindful Practice Is A Sustainable Practice" by Stella Rabaut (The Complete Lawyer)
• Institute for Mindfulness Studies (specializing in the practice of law)
• Notes from a presentation by Thomas Fisher: "Bringing Peace into the Room: The Mindful Mediator" [pdf]
• Four audio talks related to lawyers (Dharmaseed.org) Also here
• Video of 2002 Harvard symposium: Mindfulness in the Law & ADR
• "From 'The Art of War' to 'Being Peace': Mindfulness and Community Lawyering in a Neoliberal Age" by A.P. Harris, J. Selbin, and M. Lin (California Law Review)
• "Exercise Mind Hygiene On A Daily Basis" [link not working-Article in pdf] by Stephanie West Allen and Jeffrey Schwartz (The Complete Lawyer) 
• "Stressed Out by Law Practice? Meditation May Do the Trick" (New York Law Journal)
• "Knowing Yourself: Mindfulness" by Leonard Riskin from The Negotiator's Fieldbook [pdf] [download from SSRN]
• "ZEN and the art of lawyering: Legal eagles find meditation a stress solution" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• "Try a Course in Meditation After Other Law School Classes" by Amanda Bronstad (National Law Journal)
• "In Court: Lawyers and judges who practice dharma" (Tricycle)
• Links to overviews of several talks on contemplative practices and programs given at past conferences of Association of American Law Schools
• "A Conversation with Professor Leonard Riskin about Mindfulness, Dispute Resolution, and Mindfulness Resources for Mediators" (mediate.com)
• "Look Inward, Attorney" by James H. Johnston (Legal Times) [pdf]
• "Mindfulness: Foundational Training for Dispute Resolution" by Leonard L. Riskin (Journal of Legal Education) [pdf]
• Legal Ease: Mindfulness in the Practice of Law (Shambala SunSpace blog)
• "The Mindful Lawyer: Mindfulness Meditation and Law Practice" by J. Patton Hyman (The Vermont Bar Journal) [pdf]
• "Mindfulness Meditation: The Cultivation of Awareness, Mediator Neutrality, and the Possibility of Justice" by Evan M. Rock (Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution) [pdf]
• "Commentary: Law, Buddhism and Social Change: A Conversation with the 14th Dalai Lama" Buffalo Legal Studies Research Paper Series [pdf]
• "Enhancing the health of medical students: outcomes of an integrated mindfulness and lifestyle program" (Advances in Health Science Education) [pdf]
• "Can Saints Negotiate? A Brief Introduction to the Problems of Perfect Ethics in Bargaining" by Scott Peppet (Harvard Negotiation Law Review) [pdf]
• "Lawyers Meditate to Elevate Skills" by Bernice Yeung (California Lawyer)
• "Five Habits for Cross-Cultural Lawyering" by Sue Bryant & Jean Koh Peters [pdf]
• "The Mindful Lawyer and the Challenges of Diversity: The Benefits of Mindfulness in Differently Diverse Practice Settings" by Rhonda V. Magee (Center for Contemplative Mind in Society) [pdf]
• Video 1 of Professor Leonard Riskin talking about the value of meditation for lawyers   Video 2
• "Calming your thoughts through mindfulness" (Miami Herald) - Quotes from, and video of, lawyer Scott Rogers, director of the above Institute for Mindfulness Studies
• "Promoting Truthfulness in Negotiation: A Mindful Approach" by Van M. Pounds (Willamette Law Review) [pdf]
• "The Mindful Society: The Law of Mindfulness" (Shambhala Sun)
• "Quiet Justice" by Charles Halpern (Greater Good)
• "Mindfulness, Emotions, and Ethics: The Right Stuff?" by Ellen Waldman (Nevada Law Journal) [pdf] [download at SSRN]
• "Further Beyond Reason: Emotions, the Core Concerns, and Mindfulness in Negotiation" by Leonard Riskin (Nevada Law Journal) [pdf] [download at SSRN)
• "Yes, and: Core Concerns, Internal Mindfulness, and External Mindfulness for Emotional Balance, Lie Detection, and Successful Negotiation" by Clark Freshman (Nevada Law Journal)
• "Using Mindfulness Practice to Work with Emotions" by Deborah Calloway (Nevada Law Journal)
• "Lawyers in Character and Lawyers in Role" by Katherine Ruse (Nevada Law Journal)
• "What Does it Mean to do the Right Thing?" by Ran Kuttner (Nevada Law Journal)
• "Feeding the Right Wolf: A Niebuhrian Perspective on the Opportunities and Limits of Mindful Core Concerns Dispute Resolution" by Jeffrey Stempel (Nevada Law Journal)
• "Mindfulness, Emotions, and Mental Models: Theory That Leads to More Effective Dispute Resolution" by Peter Reilly (Nevada Law Journal)
• Law School to Cultivate Peaceful and Ethical Lawyers Through ‘Mindfulness’ Techniques (University of Buffalo Law School News Blog)
• Videos from Symposium: The Negotiation Within at Harvard Law School: 1, 2, 3. An article provoked by the Symposium. A recap of the Symposium.
• The Mindful Lawyer 2010 Plenary – Conference Opening and Introduction
• The Mindful Lawyer 2010 Plenary – Putting Mindfulness to Work: The Benefits of Contemplative Practice for Judges and Lawyers
• Talk by Jack Kornfield at The Mindful Lawyer 2010
• The Mindful Lawyer 2010 Plenary – Educating Lawyers: The Meditative Perspective as a Complement to Traditional Education and Training
• "Miami Law Increases Support for Mindfulness Practices" (University of Miami News)
• "ABA offers Mindful Lawyer CLE" by Richard Weiner (Akron Legal News posted on Akron/Canton Shambala Web site)
• "The Mindful Lawyer: Not Your Usual Law Conference" by Timothy Tosta (Los Angeles Daily Journal) [pdf]
• "Can Meditation Make You a Better Lawyer?" by Michael Saunders (Nevada Lawyer) [pdf]
• "Meditation: a new practice for lawyers" by Diane Curtis (California Bar Journal)
• The Law of Mindfulness by Barry Boyce (Mindful.org)
• Videos from The Mindful Lawyer 2010
• "Seeking Serenity: When lawyers go Zen" by Amanda Enayati (CNN.com Blogs)
• "A meditation on the inconspicuous Buddhists around us" by Petula Dvorak (Washington Post)
• "Inviting the Bell: A Preliminary Exploration of Buddhist Lawyers in the United States" by Deborah Cantrell (SSRN)
• "The mindful lawyer meditation and the practice of law" by Joel Orenstein (Law Institute Journal - Law Institute Victoria)
• "Mindfulness Program Set to Break New Ground at Berkeley Law" by Andrew Cohen (Berkeley Law News Archives)
• "Escalation and Mindfulness" by Leo F. Smyth (Negotiation Journal)
• "Awareness and the Legal Profession: An Introduction to the Mindful Lawyer Symposium" by Leonard Riskin (Journal of Legal Education) [download at SSRN]
• "The Mindful Lawyer: Why Contemporary Lawyers Are Practicing Meditation" by Charles Halpern (Journal of Legal Education)
• "The Mindful Law School: An Integrative Approach to Transforming Legal Education" by Scott L. Rogers (Touro Law Review) [pdf] (Other related articles in same edition of the Review)
• "How to learn the law without losing your mind" by Karen Sloan (National Law Journal)
• "Mindfulness in legal practice is going mainstream" by Becky Beaupre Gillespie (ABA Journal)
• Article on mindfulness and lawyers begins on page 11 of the mini-digital version of the June, '13 edition of Mindful.
• "Interview with Jeena Cho: Zen Lawyering" by Chris Bradley (Lawyerist blog)
• Video-Charlie Halpern: Building a Mindfulness in Law Program (at the 2013 Workshop on Mindfulness in Legal Education, at Berkeley Law)
• "Smarter, Saner Law Practice: Five Mindful Steps to Stopping Our Internal War" by Judi Cohen (Above the Law blog)
• "Law prof teaches meditation techniques for lawyers" by Leslie A. Gordon (ABA Journal)
• "A Better You: Becoming a Mindful Lawyer" by Stephanie West Allen (The Docket-Denver Bar Association)
• "Just in Time: The Advantage of Mindfulness for Lawyers" by Judi Cohen (Solo Practice University blog)
• "Mindful meditation series: good for mind and body" by Nancy Doolittle (Cornell Chronicle)
• "Too Much Information? Time For Meditation!" by Elizabeth Adams (Above the Law blog)
• "Making the Case for Mindfulness and the Law" by Rhonda Magee (NWLawyer)
• "UNM professor: Lawyers could use yoga for knotty problems" by Gary Gerew (Albuquerque Business First)
• "Mindful Lawyering" by Sara Tollefson (Greater Good blog)

Some of my past posts on lawyers and meditation:

• "Zen and the art of lawyering" — Meditation again (idealawg)
• Interview with Jason Meek about mindfulness in the teaching of law (idealawg)
• Perhaps it is in the best interest of your clients that you meditate (idealawg)
• Inviting mediation to "T": Should mediators meditate? (Brains on Purpose™)
• Mind advice? Bring attention to the conflict (Brains on Purpose™)
• Article on mindfulness features lawyer Scott Rogers: Your clients deserve your awareness and mindfulness (idealawg)
• "Finding Interior Peace In the Ordinary Practice of Law" (idealawg)
• Lawyer and public interest entrepreneur Charlie Halpern speaking in Denver this month on reflective practice (idealawg)
• Some studies showing the benefits of loving-kindness meditation, a practice that can improve lawyer-lawyer and lawyer-client interactions (even though it has kind of a hokey name) (idealawg)
• New York has a City Bar Contemplative Lawyers Group (idealawg)
• Why are all these lawyers meditating? And in the boardroom of a large firm! Here are just a few reasons (idealawg)
• Interview of Scott Rogers: Mindfulness in the law (idealawg)
• Deceased lawyer Susan Jordan taught meditation to other lawyers: Hear her speak about "Feelings and the Adversary Process" (idealawg)
• Attention lawyers: A method for strengthening and sharpening your warrior mind (idealawg)
• Colorado Contemplative Lawyers Society: "Meditating Lawyer No Oxymoron" (idealawg)
• Some lawyer meditation events in the past, and the challenges of teaching meditation in some settings (idealawg)
• Overview of many of the contemplative practices happening in the legal profession all over the US (idealawg)
• Meditation helps this lawyer to "mediate and inspire" (idealawg)
• Stress reduction may not be of interest to lawyers (idealawg)
• More mindfulness events for lawyers and law students, including an ethics course incorporating mindfulness (idealawg)
• Law school contemplative, mindfulness, and meditation programs (idealawg)
• 10 lectures for law students (suitable for lawyers and others, too) on mindfulness meditation (idealawg)
• Interview of a mindful law professor (idealawg)
• New blog: Contemplative Law (idealawg)
• Another lawyer meditating (and some reasons why) (idealawg)
• May issue of THE MINDFUL LAWYER now available (idealawg)
• Upcoming conference - The Mindful Lawyer: Practices for Law School, Bench, and Bar (idealawg)
• Videos of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi speaking to Harvard Law Forum in 1970 (idealawg)
• Contemplative pedagogy: Training and teaching (even coaching) using contemplative practices to increase skills in attention and self-awareness (idealawg)
• Twitter hashtag for The Mindful Lawyer conference is #mlc10: "Join" us? (idealawg)
• If Lawyers Can Thrive by Meditating at Work, Anyone Can (idealawg)
• Mindful Ethics: New blog by two teachers at U of Miami School of Law (idealawg)
• Seattle starts a mindful lawyering group: Joins Denver, DC, Portland, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area (idealawg)
• Recordings of talks on mindfulness in the law (idealawg)

I will continue to add to these resources as I learn of others. Please check back at http://www.ContemplativeLawyers.com. I have that URL forwarded to this post.

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