I led a tutorial/discussion on the use of Zoom for my colleagues at the ADR Roundtable last Wednesday. In the interest of making the information widely available, I included a link to my PowerPoint slide deck – which includes links
Zoom slide deck
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The Not-So-New World of Virtual Dispute Resolution
Our world has been turned upside down. Streets and freeways are empty. Businesses are shuttered; parks are closed. A staggering number of hospitality workers are unemployed. As our front-line workers, medical professionals, grocery store clerks, and delivery drivers face a constant
March 16th, 2020
Philip Mediation is committed to continuing to provide excellent dispute resolution services while protecting the health and safety of my clients.I am happy to accommodate participation via telephone or video-conferencing, or to postpone previously scheduled mediations and arbitrations as needed.Please stay
Technology in a Time of "Social Distancing"
Covid-19 Gov. Inslee has announced mandatory “social distancing” measures for the State of Washington; K-12 schools are closed until late April; universities have transitioned to distance learning; conferences have been cancelled; hand sanitizer is sold out in stores and online. The novel Coronoavirus (Covid-19)
Leading With Trust
Just last week, an attorney told me that their litigation strategy is to “lead with trust and see what happens”. I watched this strategy play out in a hearing over which I was to preside as the arbitrator. When opposing counsel arrived, the attorney
Navigating the Holidays
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I am once again reminded that I have much for which to be grateful. I am blessed to have a loving family, kind and caring friends, and the luxuries of health and economic security.The Stress of
Lessons from Quantum Physics
Wait… what? Quantum physics?! Stay calm and read on – I promise that this is (whimsically) related to mediation.Frontiers of PhysicsI attended a “Frontiers of Physics” lecture at the University of Washington a week ago, presented by CalTech’s Prof. Sean Carroll. Besides
Please join us for the Seattle Chapter Relaunch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators on October 22, 2019!
"A World of Three Zeros"
I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer, enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend, and – for those of you who have school-age children – survived the first day of school. Labor Day I find myself writing this newsletter on Labor Day, which
Lessons from the World of Sports
There were several very exciting finishes in sporting events over the past two weeks, all of them in sports that I follow to some extent. The U.S. Women’s National Team won the Soccer World Cup in an amazing show of