October 2023 Archives

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

You may already know that we do arbitrations at Miles — it is in our business name, after all. But you may not realize how quickly this division of Miles is growing. Let’s take a …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Parag Shah   Early in my career, when I was a public defender in Atlanta, I recall a client of mine – a young African-American man – who was wrongly accused of shoplifting at …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

In this month’s Thoughts from the Top, we speak with Jake Miles, Miles’ Chief Financial Officer, about our firm’s expansion into the Tampa market.   Q: Miles Mediation & Arbitration has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Hon. Tabitha Ponder grew up understanding the importance of giving back. Now, as a mediator, and judge, she still finds time to give back to the legal community through the organizations she’s involved with, including …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Donna V. Smith   The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with fifteen (15) or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s or applicant’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Barry Howard   Planning to mediate a construction law case? Whether your case involves construction defects, environmental issues, breach of contract, construction delays, or other construction-related claims, there may be multiple claims and defenses …

Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles’ mediator and arbitrator Winter Wheeler will present at the National Bar Association (NBA)‘s 2023 Labor and Employment Section Annual Conference hosted at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel from October 26–29, 2023. She will present …

Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles’ neutrals Jennifer Grippa and David Matthews will present during the Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law Section Breakfast on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM. The topic of the meeting will …

Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles’ CEO Parag Shah and neutral Michael Eshman will speak at the State Bar of Georgia Conflict Resolution Day, held virtually on October 19, 2023 from 8:30 AM – 3: 30 PM, hosted by the …

Mon, Oct 9th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles’ neutrals Bunnie Todd, Chris Osborn, and Salim Uqdah will present during a Mecklenburg County Bar (MCB) CLE virtual event, “Cutting-Edge ADR Techniques – In Honor of Conflict Resolution Week,” on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. …