If you are interested in becoming a civil/business mediator, I am teaching the basic 40-Hour Civil Mediation Training Course in December 2021 and January 2022. This course covers the training qualification for admission to the New Jersey Superior Court roster.…

When I teach mediation, one of the definitions we discuss is how mediation is a guided negotiation. Participants need to be able to negotiate, yet we live in a society where we rarely negotiate. And when we do (buying a…

Usually when people think of force majeure, they think of hurricanes and other natural disasters — not usually a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought force majeure to the forefront of legal issues.

Force majeure is a contractual concept where…

The default in our society for resolving disputes is litigation — filing a lawsuit in court. It beats dueling. Ask Alexander Hamilton how that worked out for him. Generally speaking, we do not put enough resources into running our court…

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted into law to help people who are sick or who have family members who are sick take time to address the illness and not lose their job. A recent case…

If you are interested in becoming a civil/business mediator, I am teaching the basic 40-Hour Civil Mediation Training Course in May and June 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being held online via Zoom. For more information, please…

The pre-COVID NBA championship of the Toronto Raptors over the Golden State Warriors had a controversial ending. Raptors president Masai Ujiri, who is Black, was prevented from going on the floor at the Warrior’s court in Oakland, California by Alan…