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Marjorie Corman Aaron serves as Professor of Practice and Director of the Center for Practice at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she teaches negotiation, client counseling, trial practice, mediation, and decision analysis. Her leadership oversees the law school's trial practice program and student competition teams in dispute resolution.
Her academic foundation includes a BA from Princeton University and JD from Harvard Law School.
Professor Aaron's research revolutionizes lawyer-client communication through structured decision-making frameworks. She pioneered methodologies for counseling clients through legal uncertainties, emphasizing decision tree analysis to quantify risks and outcomes. Her seminal works "Client Science" and "Risk and Rigor" bridge psychological insights with practical legal strategy, transforming how attorneys navigate complex negotiations and settlement discussions while maintaining ethical rigor.
Her scholarly trajectory reveals consistent innovation in dispute resolution pedagogy, evolving from foundational decision analysis techniques to contemporary explorations of mediator neutrality in politically charged contexts and ethical implications of nondisclosure agreements.
Her distinguished recognition includes:
- Harold C. Schott Scholarship Award (2019)
- Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2010)
- University President’s Excellence Award for Teaching (2006)
- American College of Civil Trial Mediators Education/Training Achievement Award (1998)
- CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Second Prize for Excellence (1995)
As an educator, she mentors students through national competition teams while extending her impact via workshops for law firms, corporations, and government entities. Her digital platforms (clientsciencecourse.com and riskandrigor.com) provide global resources for legal educators, complemented by frequent guest lectures at Harvard, Michigan, and international institutions.
The Center for Practice functions as an experiential learning hub under her direction, integrating theoretical knowledge with hands-on trial advocacy training and dispute resolution simulations that prepare students for real-world legal practice.
