3rd Annual ACEDS Conference a Springboard for Firm’s E-Discovery Services
John Upchurch
The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) presented its third annual conference in Ft. Lauderdale earlier…
What’s going on over there?
I am often asked questions akin to, “What’s going on in the other room?” The “other room” is your counterpart in the process of mediating. …
Mediating in Mayberry
North Carolina lost its favorite son earlier this year when Andy Griffith died at the age of 86. Griffith starred on The Andy Griffith Show …
“The Principle” May Very Well Play a Role in Achieving Resolution
Understanding of the facts and legal principles of a particular case is only half of the equation of mediation. An understanding of the personal…
Discovery Violations May Lead to Rescission of Mediated Settlement Agreements
It requires no citation of authority to say that the law favors settlements. Yet settlement agreements are contracts and, as such, are subject to…
Is Baseball Arbitration a Viable Mediation Endgame?
My last two blog posts have discussed “endgame” tactics to break a looming mediation impasse. One such tactic is the “ Dutch Auction ”; another is…
Traits of the Effective Mediation Advocate
By and large, the attorneys with whom I am privileged to mediate are good at what they do. They persuasively advocate for their client, they give…
Early Mediation Anyone?
In general, the benefits of mediating a dispute to a successful conclusion are greatest when done early. In meaningful cases, since success is only…
CHALFONTE REDUX
I recently wrote about the Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion in Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Association v. QBE Insurance Corp. , holding…
Positivity
I was having a heart-to-heart recently with a friend and out of the blue she said, “You know what Sandy, at your very core you are a soul searcher.” …