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Morgan Tregenza, CEO & Founder of levelheaded
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Hosted by Morgan Tregenza, CEO & Founder of levelheaded (belevelheaded.com), with regular co-contributor Colin Rule, CEO of mediate.com and one of the architects of modern online dispute resolution. Every episode, we sit down with the practitioners, innovators, and leaders who are shaping how the world resolves disputes. Because everyone deserves to move on with life.  New episodes every two weeks.

  1. ٥ يونيو

    From Litigator to AI Mediator: Rethinking How Disputes Get Resolved, with Renee Jackson (Ep. 58)

    What happens when a self-described non-entrepreneur sets out to build an AI mediator? Host Morgan "Mo" Tregenza talks with Renee Jackson, founder of Dyspute.ai and creator of the AI mediator Adri, about her path from litigation to legal tech and why she flipped traditional mediation on its head. They cover her AI-versus-human mediator experiment, the guardrails behind responsible legal AI, and the "shadow market" of disputes that never reach resolution. A candid, optimistic look at where technology can expand access to mediation, and what we should be careful not to lose. Renee and Mo, with John Lande, speak at the 2026 ODR Conference on June 11th.

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  2. ٤ يونيو

    Modernizing Mediation and More: Welcoming Morgan ”Mo” Tregenza as Host, with Colin Rule (Ep. 57)

    In this episode, we welcome Morgan Tregenza of Levelheaded as the show's new host. Morgan sits down with Colin Rule to talk about where mediation is headed: what modernizing the practice really looks like, where technology helps (and where it gets in the way), and how the field can resolve more disputes before they ever reach a courtroom. It's part introduction, part conversation about the future of dispute resolution, and a good listen whether you're a working mediator or just curious about how the field is changing.

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  3. ٢٦ مارس

    Using Technology (not AI) for Pre-Mediation Case Assessment, with Jurie Groenewald (Ep. 56)

    In this episode Colin speaks with Jurie Groenewald, a South African commercial attorney and mediator with 25+ years experience, about his new RAMUS tool for pre-mediation case assessment. RAMUS is a self-service engine that takes your mediation brief and delivers a complete 9-section Assessment Pack in minutes — Readiness Score, ZOPA mapping, Creative Pivot™ strategy, caucus plans, prepared questions, and compliant legal templates. 40–60 pages of structured preparation. The mediator walks in knowing the settlement landscape before anyone sits down. You can learn more about the tool and run it yourself at mediate.ramus.co.za.

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  4. ٩ يناير

    Building BridgeGrades.org, a Rotten Tomatoes for Political Collaboration, with Brad Porteus (Ep. 55)

    In this episode Colin interviews Brad Porteus, founder of BridgeGrades.org, a report card for Congress that grades politicians on how collaboratively or divisively they govern by compiling objective 3rd-party data. Bridge Grades offers citizen voters an alternative lens to evaluate and assess the performance of our United States legislators beyond ideology or party affiliation. Brad was motivated to create BridgeGrades.org because he believes toxic polarization and hyper-partisanship is holding us back. His multi-year quest is to build Bridge Grades into a transparent, open source, crowdsourced, and independently governed system protected from special interests. Durable and self-sustaining, Bridge Grades aspires to be a public utility that offers citizen voters an easy way to sort Congressional bridgers from dividers, creating incentives that can lead toward more collaborative governance for our common interests. Learn more about BridgeGrades.org Learn more about Brad

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    Avoiding Online ADR Scammers, with Arbitrator and Mediator Julie Walker (Ep. 54)

    In this episode we speak with Julie M. Walker, an experienced arbitrator and mediator from Denver, Colorado, about a recent scam attempt she experienced and thwarted.  We discuss how to recognize such scams, the best steps to take in response, and the growing prevalence of such schemes. Learn more about Julie here: https://irelandstapleton.com/people/julie-m-walker/

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    Mediating court referred/litigated cases, with mediator Nelson Timken (Ep. 53)

    In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Nelson Timken, founder of http://www.resolveourdispute.com, about mediating court referred cases and the specific challenges involved with handling litigated cases. This conversation builds on many of the points Nelson made in his mediate.com article Mastering Mediation Advocacy: Essential Skills for the Modern Litigator, co-authored with John Siffert. About Nelson: Nelson is an experienced neutral whose ADR practice is driven by a deep commitment to fair process, empowering parties, fostering understanding, and achieving results by perseverance. He values impartiality, integrity, and professionalism above financial gain.  His approach to dispute resolution is to continue to work on a case until the parties are satisfied that every avenue of resolution has been explored. He has over 30 years of experience resolving cases in litigation, specialized industry knowledge, a high success rate, innovative approaches to problem-solving, and a commitment to client education. He offers a client-centric approach where self-determination is king. Nelson's website is at https://www.timkendisputeresolution.com/ and https://www.resolveourdispute.com/  His mediate.com profile page (with a list of his articles) is at https://mediate.com/mediator-profile/Nelson-Edward-Timken/

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    A Mediation Model for Self Represented Parties, with Susan Hansen, Casey Holtz, and Michael Dwyer (Ep. 52)

    In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Susan Hansen, Casey Holtz, and Michael Dwyer about their chapter in the book Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice. Their chapter (chapter four) is titled "A Mediation Model for Self-Represented Parties" and it covers the development of (and lessons learned from) the Family Mediation Center in Wisconsin, including the essential rule changes that opened the way for a major expansion of the role of mediation in the state. This podcast is part of a continuing series interviewing authors from Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice. About the book: "Over the last 50 years family justice systems in the United States and elsewhere have evolved from a predominant adversarial approach focused on litigation to the significant integration of more collaborative, settlement-oriented approaches, especially mediation. In Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice some of the field's leading practitioners, researchers, teachers, and policymakers provide an overview of the modern family dispute resolution processes designed to help separating and divorcing parents make decisions about the future of their families. Chapters in this book address the growth of divorce mediation and other specialized processes including parenting coordination, arbitration, child-inclusive mediation, and online dispute resolution. They describe how to work with families experiencing issues including domestic violence, high conflict, substance misuse, and the lack of legal representation. Case management initiatives and special issues, including social science research and conflicting standards of practice, are also explored. Family Dispute Resolution provides a wide-ranging look at contemporary family dispute resolution processes and is essential reading for everyone interested in learning more about working with separating and divorcing families, including professionals, and law and graduate students." Buy it here:  https://global.oup.com/academic/product/family-dispute-resolution-9780197545904 https://www.amazon.com/Family-Dispute-Resolution-Handbook/dp/0197545904

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    Divorce Coaching and Parenting Coordination, with Anne-Marie Cade (Ep. 51)

    In this episode Colin interviews Anne-Marie Cade, an award winning Lawyer, Mediator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Conflict Resolution Specialist, Parenting Coordinator, Speaker, and Trainer. They speak about Anne-Marie's experience as a mayor, her work as a divorce coach, and her takeaways from her international study on Parenting Coordination. After practicing law for over 15 years, Anne-Marie realized that what she was most interested in was relationships. She decided to begin training in mediation and coaching and established her own consultancy. She now works with corporate teams and local government to help them navigate conflict effectively and turn challenging confrontations into learning conversations. She also assists families who are experiencing a life crisis like divorce to resolve their disputes peacefully. She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2020 to conduct research internationally in 16 cities in “Best Practice in Parenting Co-ordination” with a view to informing the implementation of the practice in Australia.  She is also an NLP Master Practitioner, a certified Divorce / Conflict coach, has training in Transformative Relationship Mediation, Brain Based Conversation and Coaching Skills (The Neuroleadership Institute), training in Applied Neuroscience and Brain Health and is also a Mental Health First Aider. Anne-Marie was named Australian Mediator of the Year 2023 at the Australasian Law Awards and Conflict Coach of the Year in 2024. More about Anne-Marie: https://annemariecade.com/about-me/ More about Divorce Coaching: https://www.divorcecoachesacademy.com/divorcecoach An article from Anne-Marie at Mediate.com: https://mediate.com/why-words-matter-the-neuroscience-behind-careful-communication-in-local-government/

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Hosted by Morgan Tregenza, CEO & Founder of levelheaded (belevelheaded.com), with regular co-contributor Colin Rule, CEO of mediate.com and one of the architects of modern online dispute resolution. Every episode, we sit down with the practitioners, innovators, and leaders who are shaping how the world resolves disputes. Because everyone deserves to move on with life.  New episodes every two weeks.

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