mediation

Useful Information about Foreclosure Mediation

January 08, 2009 16:53

David Moora of the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution advised me about a new resource page regarding residential foreclosure mediation. The resources, put together by the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution’s Mediation Committee, include, “descriptions and links to programs from ten states...

Women with Advanced Degrees More Likely To Get Divorced

Al Nye
January 08, 2009 07:01

The Wall Street Journal reports that Women M.B.A.s are twice as likely to divorce as are their male counterparts. To a lesser degree, the same thing applies for women with law or medical degrees. I suppose that it’s not surprising...The Wall Street Journal reports that Women M.B.A.s are twice as l...

Conflict: It's ALL Cross-Cultural

Victoria Pynchon
January 08, 2009 05:31

There's a great new LinkedIn Group Mediators and Peacemakers that anyone interested in the dynamics of conflict and its resolution should think about joining.  Recently, a group member posed this question: How do you as a mediator recognize the signs of cross cultural differences and how do...

Registration Deadline – ABA Representation in Mediation Competition

January 07, 2009 17:19

Consider this a friendly reminder that the registration deadline for the ABA’s Representation in Mediation Competition is quickly arriving - January 31, 2009.  Entry forms are online and a list of regional host schools is accessible from the competition’s home page at http...

RI Supreme Court Proposes Use of Former Judges as Private Decision-Makers

January 06, 2009 14:12

Litigants in publicly filed civil cases in Rhode Island may soon have another means of resolving their dispute, by hiring a private, retired judge to hear their cases confidentially. The proposal is based on a law that was enacted in 1984 but has not been used. According to an ABA Journal's...