Mediation Blog
Dispute Resolution 101!
My husband’s stay in the hospital has taught me a very basic lesson: knowing how to resolve disputes is a necessary tool in every aspect of life, especially in stressful situations such as hospital stays. [Read More]
Not Just Another Set of Lamb Chops!
Someone once said to me that while to a butcher a pair of lamb chops is just another set of lamb chops, to a person who has not eaten in a long while, it will be [Read More]
New Rules
After many years of study and discussion, the California Supreme Court has finally adopted a modified version of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. By order entered May 10, 2018, the Court approved the [Read More]
Emotional Triggers
My office is in downtown Los Angeles. I usually start my mediations at 10:00 a.m. For a reason: so that the parties do not have to fight rush hour traffic to be on time (even [Read More]
“Trusting” the Expert
In its Smarter Living section on April 29, 2018, the New York Times posted an interesting article about how our unconscious biases can play tricks on us when it comes to experts. In an article [Read More]
Detachment
Recently, I wrote about the lack of preparation. This week, I am taking that topic one step further: detachment! I had a bizarre mediation the other day. As usual it was a lemon law matter [Read More]
