I mentioned in the last blog the importance in my opinion of having a pre-mediation caucus (fancy mediator jargon for a phone call) with the lawyers involved in the case. I do not always have the mediation submissions by the
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April 12, 2018 Case Summaries
Ahrendt v. Chamberlain, 2018 SD 31. Divorce case where both spouses attained new jobs during the marriage, allowing them to accumulate significant assets, consisting primarily of real estate, business interests, and retirements accounts. The spouses separated, and wife remained…
Mediation is a Service
The more mediations I handle the more I learn how much mediation is a service business and the more I understand the services I can provide to distinguish my practice from that of others.
As I have said before, a
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March 29, 2018 Case Summary
State v. Quist, 2018 SD 30. Defendant was at a bar in Aberdeen and drinking with his “self-described” best friend. Defendant and his friend got into an argument about loaned money. Surveillance video recorded Defendant leaving the bar to…
The Process of Mediation
Mediation is a process which starts at the initial contact with the parties or their lawyers. In that initial contact I want to find out how interested the parties actually are to resolving the case. I also want to start…
March 8, 2018 Case Summary
State v. Dunkelberger, 2018 SD 22. Defendant was indicted of first-degree robbery of a casino after being implicated by his accomplice, who testified against Defendant. During the direct examination at trial of the detective in the case, the State…
Harvey v. Regional Health Network: Takeaways for the Employer and Advising Practitioner
By Lisa Marso
In January, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued Harvey v. Regional Health Network, Inc., 2018 SD 3, 906 N.W.2d 382, wherein it affirmed summary judgment for the employer and dismissed the terminated employee’s claims for slander, malicious prosecution, intentional and…
March 1, 2018, Case Summaries
Howlett v. Stellingwerf, 2018 SD 19. Biological Father appealed from an order granting primary physical custody of his minor child to minor child’s maternal Grandmother. At the initial custody trial, the trial court found that minor child’s mother had…
Positions v. Interests: Important Distinctions for the Lawyer and Mediator
The parties to every mediation have interests that they are trying to satisfy. Whether those interests are substantive or procedural or more of a psychological nature (an apology, acknowledgement of wrong doing, respect etc.) there is always an underlying reason…
February 22, 2018, Case Summaries
Wyman v. Bruckner, 2018 SD 17. This case involved a dispute between sisters related to the handling of the financial affairs of their now-deceased Mother. Plaintiff, as personal representative of the estate, brought this action against Defendant, her sister, premised…