Litigated Cases

  • Toxic Co-Workers – Six Great Ways to Be Immune to Toxic Co-Workers

    [ad_1] We’ve all had them. There’s no escaping it. Toxic co-workers are everywhere, no matter what industry, how big or small the organization, or the company’s culture. Everyone defines “toxic co-worker” in their own way. I define it as them withholding needed information, being uncooperative, overly sarcastic, derogatory, backstabbing, hypocritical, passive-aggressive, dysfunctional, creating a negative […]

  • How To Talk Like A Mediator Part 3

    [ad_1] How the Mediator Can Reframe the Other Party’s Position. The parties are often upset when they are taking to the mediator alone in caucus. One side might be angry, distraught, and accusatory and say things that would solicit a negative response if unedited. To relay the party’s position, the Mediator often needs to change […]

  • Seven Benefits Of Mediation

    [ad_1] Should I take him to court? What are my options? Well, lawsuits and litigation have their appropriate place and function in our society, but in some instances, such as preserving on-going relationships, suing someone is like trying to remove a fly from a person’s head with a hatchet. I am often asked what are […]

  • Mediation and Mediators – Some Common Myths Debunked

    [ad_1] A few years ago, a national conflict resolution association conducted an informal, for-fun survey on the streets of Washington, DC. They asked passersby to identify the definition of mediation from a multiple-choice list. The good news is that the majority of people correctly chose, “a way to resolve conflict.” The bad news is that […]

  • What is the Alarm Reaction?

    [ad_1] The alarm reaction takes place during the first stage of stress. Your body’s warning system activates and starts to mobilize all of it’s resources against the stressor. During this time the hypothalamus will trigger an emergency response in your hormonal system. This results in a flood of steroidal hormones into your bloodstream. At the […]

  • Learn How to Meditate Correctly

    [ad_1] So you want to learn how to meditate but you don’t know where to start from. Well if this is your purpose, you came to the right place, because in this article I will explain the most important things about meditation and what you need to know to start this amazing insight journey. First […]

  • How to Help Your Employees Handle Issues With Co-Workers

    [ad_1] Unless you have been working alone all your life, you realize quickly that not all people get along with each other. In managing employees, you have or will get the opportunity to run interference between two employees who are in conflict with each other. There are endless reasons why people challenge each other, and […]

  • The 5 D’s to Resolve Personal Conflicts

    [ad_1] Conflict conversations often go wrong when the two parties disengage too soon. As Daniel Dana, author of Conflict Resolution, says; people often don’t “argue” long enough because of a hard-wired behavioral approach commonly known as the “fight-or-flight” response. This natural response can serve us well as a protection from physical harm, but it seldom […]

  • Walking the Line – Financial Professionals in Divorce Mediation

    [ad_1] There is a fine line between impartiality and advocacy and financial professionals and divorce mediators must balance this high wire everyday. Financial Planner, Alan Nadolna of the Associates Group and Mediator, Brian James of CEL Associates are intimately aware of this challenge. When couples find their marriages dissolving the professionals they consult enter into […]

  • California Court Side Steps Mediation Confidentiality and Stretches to Find a Settlement Agreement

    [ad_1] Counsel can no longer assume that anything that happens, especially written notes, is protected by the confidentiality provision. Even if the parties sign the confidentiality agreement at the beginning of mediation that does not mean that everything is confidential, aside from a Settlement Agreement signed by the parties. If a party produces, documents during […]

  • Strategies for Preparing a Parenting Plan in Mediation

    [ad_1] For many divorcing parents, a family court will recommend mediation services to work out issues concerning a parenting plan and visitation schedule. In some states, mediation is mandatory. Whether private mediation or through the court, mediation is an excellent way for you and the other parent to work together to create a parenting plan […]