To open or not to open?
OPEN OPEN OPEN! Do not let a mediation begin without taking an opportunity to address the other party. Do not let a mediation begin without... Read More
Will the real lender please stand up?
As the Florida Supreme Court Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force is presumably gathering information and crafting procedures for... Read More
Opportunity Lost...
Patty Salkin writes in her April 1, 2009 blog Denial of Zoning Amendment Constituted Reverse Spot Zoning of a Miami-Dade land use case... Read More
Top 10 Ways to Botch Up a Mediation
As mediation counsel at Upchurch Watson White and Max I obviously believe wholeheartedly in alternative dispute resolution and the stress that... Read More
Lessons From Geese - By Milton Olson
Interdependence
1. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an "uplift" for the bird following. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole... Read More
Negotiating on Venus and Mars
I sit and ponder “What do I bring to the table that is different from other mediators?” The most common answer? I have local government expertise.... Read More
