Disputes among co-owners in a closely-held business can arise over a number of issues, such as day-to-day control, compensation, or access to information. Left unresolved, these arguments can fester and eventually destroy the business.
Not only are small business co-owners
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Here’s a basic fact of life. People like to feel in control, whether it’s at their workplace, at home, or in a negotiation. But we are seldom in sole control of any of those situations, and that’s how disputes arise and
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Judgment of Solomon – Nicholas Poussin
Pretty much everyone knows the bible story about King Solomon. Two women claimed they were the mother of an infant after a different child had died. Solomon ordered the baby to be split in
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HOW CCP 599 HELPS AND HURTS
Due to the pandemic, very few cases are being tried. Reports from the legal community indicate that the absence of an imminent trial date is inducing parties to put off settlement as well.
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LaQuan Tremell Taylor’s injuries were horrific. The 27-year-old veteran, was robbed, carjacked, and shot in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta, Georgia. After three weeks in a coma, roughly a year in the hospital, multiple surgeries, and
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The #1 predictor of mediation success is whether the participants have come with a seriousness of purpose. They understand that mediation is their best chance to avoid delay and expense, not to mention a bad result. They have readied themselves
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You’re ready for your remote video mediation. Everyone has the latest version of the technology and knows how to join. You rehearsed with your client; maybe you did a practice session with the mediator. You submitted the mediation confidentiality form
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Have Yourself a merry mediation
Settlement’s in sight
From now on
Our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry mediation
Enjoy the holiday
From now on
Our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in
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A MEDIATION CAROL
Sung to the tune of Jingle Bells
Mediate, Mediate
Mediate all day
Oh, what fun it is to see
The disputes go away
Hey
Mediate, Mediate
Make nice, it’s Christmas time
Or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa time
Remember
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W-A-I-T: these four letters remind you to ask yourself Why Am I Talking? Silence is often your most effective negotiation technique.
Silence has two big benefits
The first benefit of silence is to be better able to respond. Too many
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