Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation: What's The Difference?
Leonard P. Reina of
Everyone in our society is familiar with litigation and its ramifications. One party hires an attorney and files a lawsuit requiring the other party to also hire an attorney and defend the lawsuit. Anyone who has ever been involved in litigation knows that it is expensive, time consuming, emotionally draining and unpredictable.
Issues for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to Consider Regarding Litigation
Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C.
Small and medium-sized businesses work differently than larger businesses in many important respects. One significant difference is how businesses of different sizes handle litigation.
Community Dispute Resolution Centers Provide Accessible ADR Throughout the State
Dykema Gossett PLLC
In 1988, the Michigan Legislature passed the community Dispute Resolution Act which established the Community Dispu.
Mediation from a Plaintiff's Perspective
The Law Offices of Robert K. Scott A Professional Corporation
A very few years ago mediation never even came into our vernacular. For the majority of most of our professional .
Mediation: An Effective Process to Resolve Complex Commercial Disputes
Richard M. Shusterman of White and Williams LLP
With the continuing rise in litigation costs coupled with the length of time it takes to fully litigate most comple.
Ten Steps To A Successful Mediation
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
This article discusses the steps that can be taken to maximize the possibility that a reasonable and mutually satisfactory settlement can be achieved through the use of mediation.
Frequently Asked Questions About Divorce Mediation
Law and Mediation Offices of David L. Price
Why Should I Consider Mediation For My Divorce? Mediation allows separating and divorcing couples to take .
Divorce Mediation
Bartholomew & Wasznicky LLP
Handling a divorce can be a very distressing experience. Divorce mediation can help to ease the stressors surrounding this traumatic time in your life.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Michael L. Muirhead of Michael L. Muirhead
The term "Dispute Resolution" includes litigation, but is much broader than that. Litigation is the involveme.
Mediation Today
Harold B. Gold of
On-going Consultation Perhaps it has been your experience that you have one mediation session, and you do not .
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr) May Be An Effective Way Of Avoiding Costly And Prolonged Litigation
Mansfield, Tanick and Cohen, P.A.
ADR consists of various methods of resolving legal disputes without resorting to conventional lawsuits. Most forms.
What are the Benefits to Alternative Dispute Resolution?
Robert E. Woods of Briggs & Morgan
Time According to statistics compiled by Judith Resnik, 95 percent of all federal lawsuits settle, most of them.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy Statement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Final statement of policy on the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve appropriate disputes in a fair, timely, and cost efficient manner from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Art of War, Litigation and Mediation
ASHLEY MEDIATION CENTERS
INTRODUCTION Twenty-five centuries ago, during the reign of Ho Lu, the King of Wu, an extraordinary philosopher.
Improving Negotiation Skills: Rules for Master Negotiators
Thomas Noble of Law Offices of Thomas Noble, P.C.
”A negotiation is an interactive communication process that may take place whenever we want somethi.
Divorce--Litigation And The Mediation Alternative
Judith Margulies Knopf of Margulies, Wind & Herrington, P.A.
Divorce is a time of changing financial arrangements and parenting responsibilities. Creative and flexible .
Complex Divorce Cases
Hammerle Finley
Most divorces concern issues such as temporary alimony, child support, child conservatorship (custody) and division of marital property and, in qualified cases, post divorce, spousal maintenance; these issues are considered common to divorce cases. Dissolutions may become more complex, and the issues less common, when the assets in dispute are of higher value.
New California Mediation Confidential Law
Roderick M. Thompson of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The California legislature recently passed, and the governor signed last month, a law (AB 939) substantially re.
Mediation Is Not For Sissies
Jeff Kichaven of Jeff G. Kichaven
Last month, a reporter from the Los Angeles Daily Journal asked me a question about mediation which gave me quite a.
Mediating Probate Disputes or Herding Cats
John V. Dowdy of John V. Dowdy Jr., P.C.
The Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act (Texas Civil Practice and .
Rules for Mediation
John W. Hughes
Mediation is a process under which an impartial person, the Mediator, facilitates .
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mandated by Minnesota Court
Robert E. Woods of Briggs & Morgan
Effective July 1, 1994, new amendments adopted by the Minnesota Supreme Court to the General Rules of Practice ma.
Alternative Dispute Resolution in North Carolina
Beverly D. Teague of Beverly D. Teague, P.C.
Until recent years, clients' only legal recourse in resolving a controversy was either to attempt to settle the .
Mediation Saves M.E.T.
Sherill (Sheri) Youngberg Dean of Sheri Y. Dean & Assoc.
What is M.E.T.? It is the acronym for MÃÂMoney, EÃÂEmotion, and T- Time. The following information is intended .
Ten Mediation Do's And Don'ts
Leonard P. Reina of
Now that mediation is a permanent part of the litigation landscape, trial lawyers must learn to deal effectively not only with the process of mediation, but with the mediator himself.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Q & A
Kelly, Kelly & Allman
My husband and I are having a boundary line dispute with our neighbors. Our neighbor's attorney ha.
Mediation Plus: An Inexpensive Way to Dispose of International Disputes
Charles Donelan of Angela E. Peters
Mediation plus is the combination of known dispute resolution devices in an effort to circumvent the morass of litigation and arbitration, while still retaining the useful features of each.
Mediation Can Be Binding
James W. Elliott of Elliott, Lawson & Minor P.C.
Mediation is non-binding. That statement is true, but only up to and until a settlement agreement is reached. In a .
Family Mediation
This article is an discusses the issues and implementation of a family mediation program.
Internal Dispute Resolution Programs: A Growing Trend
Tracey S Wiltgen
This article discusses the changing nature in-house grievance structures and the expanding use of ADR procedures.
Keys to a Successful Mediation
Kenneth O. Simon
Mediations are funny things. Sometimes the parties scratch, claw, fight, attack, and hammer each other, and move .
What Is Mediation And How Does It Work?
Joyce Ann Gates Mitchell of Joyce Ann Gates Mitchell Attorney at Law
Mediation is a procedure in which the parties discuss their disputes with the assistance of a trained impartial third person(s) who assists them in reaching a settlement. It may be an informal meeting among the parties or a scheduled settlement conference.