Arbitration Conversation No. 65: Prof. Michael Pitton of the University of Iowa College of Law

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Prof. Michael Pitton of the University of Iowa College of Law. Prof. Pitton has also practiced law since 1977 in the areas of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, which has included trials, appeals, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorneys and is a co-founding member of Iowa Arbitration Association LLC d/b/a Iowa Arbitrators.

The discussion focuses on conducting in-person arbitrations safely by following the CDC Guidelines and the US Supreme Court Protocol during the age of Covid-19, and conducting arbitrations in a University setting.

Michael Pitton

Michael Pitton has been an experienced arbitrator since 1997, is AV-rated, admitted to practice in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, and is included in the nationwide Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He has also been a member of the adjunct faculty of the University of Iowa College of Law for more…

Amy Schmitz

Professor Amy Schmitz is the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. From 2016-2021 Professor Schmitz was the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law and the Center for Dispute Resolution.…