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Resolving disputes out of court is gaining more popularity as more people experience increased frustration over delays, expenses and uncertainties of litigating their cases in court. The process which was previously referred to as an Alternative method of Dispute Resolution (ADR), has increasingly become the ideal approach for many lawyers and party litigants. “Mediation” is often a consensual process in which…
Divorce is the last thing people are typically thinking of when they get married – however, the sad fact of the matter is that 52% of all first marriages will end in divorce in this day and age. Divorces are already an unfortunate matter but then you add in the fact that a couple has a business, and things become…
Many people make the wrong assumption that conflict will collapse a relationship and so they attempt to avoid it like the plague. Many people also tend to close their eyes to conflict or a potential clash, thinking that if they don’t acknowledge it, it doesn’t exist. However, what many forget is that engaging in conflict doesn’t mean that a relationship…
Why Use ADR For Handling Contested Estates? Mediation, or the alternative form of dispute resolution handled by professional neutral parties, is a good way to resolve cases involving estates and wills instead of taking the case through a costly, time consuming trial. When parties are involved in a case of a contested will, according to Margarite Simon, “A good mediator…
LAW TALK BY SOHEILA AZIZI “March Toward Equality” or “Threat to American Democracy?” The US Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, issued on Friday, June 26, 2015, is by no means an end to the heated controversy and polarization over this issue. The decision was a 5-4, and the deciding vote was cast by the conservative Justice Kennedy,…
First, as readers, you need to understand what mediation is. Mediation is a form of conflict resolution in which parties who have a conflict choose a neutral third party called a mediator to help them resolve their dispute without the extra time and money involved in a trial. There are several different specific kinds of mediation, which include problem-solving mediation,…
Domestic violence is a very serious thing to keep in mind when going through a divorce, male or female. According to the Department of Justice, 14% of all homicides in the United States were perpetrated by an intimate partner. In 2007, there was a total of 2,340 – 1,640 of those being women, and 700 being men. In other studies…
LAW TALK BY SOHEILA AZIZI Let us celebrate every day as the “Race Unity Day!” Second Sunday in June has long been celebrated across the world as “Race Unity Day,” (Referenced as “Race Amity Day” prior to 1965). During the Jim Crow era, and before the U.S. Supreme Court announced laws against interracial marriages and antimiscegenation unconstitutional in 1967, “Race…
For the readers of this article, it is important to first know what mediation is and how it can be beneficial to parties that have a conflict that needs to be resolved. Mediation is a form of conflict resolution that involves having a neutral party called a mediator discuss options for resolution of the dispute with the parties involved. Mediation…
Mediation is on the rise as an alternative to time consuming, costly trials. With the option of Mediation, the dispute is settled with the assistance of a third-party mediator and without the litigation process. (Roberts) When the parties involved in a dispute have decided upon mediation as their solution, they may be wondering how to choose a mediator. There are…