How UWWM Is Addressing E-Discovery’s Burgeoning Role
John Upchurch
A presentation by Hon. Richard Allen Nielsen, Tampa, the incoming chair of the Florida Bar Rules of Civil Procedure…
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…
The Advocate and Counselor in You
To be maximally effective, the mediation advocate needs to be both knowledgeable and capable in the eyes of the “other side”, and a trusted counselor…
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…
The Challenges of Mediating in Probate (Part 1)
My last few posts have concerned “endgame” tactics to break a mediation impasse. While I have more to say on that subject (particularly “ baseball…
Ten Values For Designing a Mediation Through Pre-Mediation Communications
As mediators we want to do our best to give the parties and their counsel value for their mediation day to either resolve their case or to achieve a…
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…