Lawyers acting as third-party neutral mediators need to be careful to ensure that unrepresented parties in negotiations ...

I had the privilege of sitting down with John Burke, a veteran Chicago litigator and former Ice Miller office managing ...

The first hour is most times Kumbaya, the true meaning of which is “characterized by or exhibiting a belief in harmony ...

Austin’s family court system has undergone a substantial shift in how it processes divorce and custody disputes. Once viewed ...

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Some lawyers lack the requisite nuance, others the requisite family law grounding. Mediators can note that reasonable lawyers may disagree, analogize to the world of medicine where second opinions can ...

Speakers at the EUIPO’s IP Mediation Conference discussed how lawyers can act in tandem with clients during mediation, and ...

Litigation is expensive, time-consuming, emotionally exhausting and people with legal disputes are increasingly seeking out other options. Mediation and arbitration are two alternative dispute ...