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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO MEDIATION

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO MEDIATION

“Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” was a groundbreaking movie focusing on an interracial love story. Who were the suburbanite parents expecting their daughter to bring home to dinner in this 1967 movie?  Unmet expectations make for a great story, but they do not make for...
What to Expect During Virtual Mediations

What to Expect During Virtual Mediations

At the start of 2020, very few people knew much about – let alone utilized – online meeting platforms such as Zoom. But the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns it brought worldwide changed all that. Seemingly overnight, business as well as private individuals were...
Moving Forward As An Attorney In The Pandemic

Moving Forward As An Attorney In The Pandemic

2020 was a year of slowing down. Everyone’s day-to-day life – no matter your profession or where you live – looks drastically different today than it did a year ago. In my industry, lawyers have had to mourn the loss of sometimes the most rewarding parts of their job...
ZOOM Mullets

ZOOM Mullets

A young executive Vice president in the entertainment industry came clean that he wore the same shirt for ZOOM work calls for 70 consecutive days and NO ONE noticed.  Granted it was a nice shirt—Brooks Brothers, black, red and white small plaid with a button-down...
The Advantages of Virtual Mediation and Arbitration

The Advantages of Virtual Mediation and Arbitration

When COVID19 brought current legal proceedings to a halt with closures of courthouses and law offices, many wondered – what does this mean for mediation and arbitration? Could it be done virtually? Would it … could it, be an alternative route for those waiting for the...