Who attends the mediation is critical. My own experience bears this out—when the actual decision maker is in the room and actively participating, we have a much better chance of settling. The higher the stakes, the more important it is…

While riding my bike on a tranquil bike path, I smelled smoke. The smell became stronger. Then I saw smoke–lots of it. Beyond some adjacent shrubs was a road with small businesses and one of those businesses was on fire.…

FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) invited me to join in their latest video geared help FINRA Arbitrators. I filmed from my dining room while my colleagues were in the recording studio and we demonstrated how seamless using ZOOM can…

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Do you remember Cabbage Patch Kids; sweet, soft baby dolls with the strange faces that were such a phenomenon back in the 80s?  My Christmas story involves my much younger sister’s fervent desire for a cabbage patch kid…

Have you ever compared the design of US dollars to other countries’ notes, like the Euro? Each Euro numerical denomination includes color and architectural treasures.  I’ve included a picture of the EURO note so you can see an illustration.  Each…

As COVID ebbs and flows and we are now on our second booster shots, mediations are coming back to in-person. I am seeing hybrid mediations with most clients and attorneys in person, but a couple of participants using ZOOM.
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Just as you can hone your trial advocacy skills, you can hone your mediation advocacy skills.  I have the pleasure of presenting three continuing legal education (CLE) webinars with my mentor and colleague Mike Geigerman on mediation advocacy.  We will…