Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates
At the first gate, ask yourself, “Is it true?”
At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?”
At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?”
~ Rumi
Sanns ADR
Sanns ADR, published by Sanns ADR, focuses on alternative dispute resolution methods including mediation, arbitration, neutral fact finding, and facilitation. The blog covers commercial, civil, and business dispute resolution, deal mediation, conflict management, and team building. It also addresses mediation training for various groups and provides insights on labor and employment issues, lawsuits, and legal procedural updates. The content includes practical guidance on dispute resolution processes, updates on relevant legal developments, and commentary on mediation competitions and workplace discrimination law. The blog serves as a resource for understanding and applying ADR techniques to resolve conflicts efficiently outside of traditional court litigation.
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Judging Mediation Competitions
One of the more fun things I do as mediator is judge mediation competitions. There are many around the world, but I primarily go to two of them:
- The International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France
- The IBA-VIAC CDRC in
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Be Sure to File Your EEO-1 with the EEOC
The EEO-1 is a form required to be filed by most employers with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission annually. This form reports the demographic breakdown of a company’s workforce, such as race, ethnicity, sex, and job category. This allows the…
Title VII Discrimination No Longer Needs Be “Significant Disadvantage”
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on several protected classes (like race, sex, and religion). Courts had previously held that the impact to the employee claiming discrimination had to be a “significant…
Civil Trials Resume in Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties
As I’ve mentioned previously, judge shortages in NJ Superior Courts plus COVID delays have created significant backlogs in cases. In seven NJ counties (Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, Somerset, Hunterdon, Warren, and Passaic) the judge shortages were so severe that the court…
Honored to Speak to Employment and ADR Inns of Court
On Tuesday, I was honored to speak to a joint meeting of the Reitman Employment Inn of Court and the Garibaldi ADR (alternative dispute resolution) Inn of Court. Inns of Court are statewide groups with members from the bar (lawyers)…
Why You Should Settle A Fee Shifting Case
Fee shifting is permitted when a statute or contractual provision provides for the loser of a lawsuit to pay the winner’s legal costs. Generally in the United States, we follow the “American Rule” where each party in a lawsuit pays…
ChatGPT is Not Your Lawyer
ChatGPT is all the rage these days. Ask it a question and it gives you an answer. But use it at your own risk, as some New York attorneys recently discovered.
If you are unfamiliar, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence…
Get Your Mediated Agreement in Writing and Signed! (Or it didn’t happen)
In 2013, the NJ Supreme Court ruled in Willingboro Mall, LTD. v. 240/242 Franklin Avenue, L.L.C. that in order for an agreement coming out of mediation to be enforceable by the courts, it must be in writing and signed…
What is Summary Judgment?
Perhaps you’ve heard the term summary judgment and always wondered about it. If so, read on.
What is Summary Judgment?
Generally speaking, trials in civil cases are about determining facts. The finder of fact, whether it is a jury or…