The Golden Rule of Employee Handbooks: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Mon, May 9th, 2022 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Steve Dunn With over 20+ years representing employers, I have reviewed more employee handbooks than I care to remember. I have seen it all, from a hodgepodge of stapled sheets to stylish published …
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Prepare for Mediation With Ranges Instead of Bottom Lines
Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Steve Dunn One of the most common mistakes I see in mediation is when a party comes into the process with a firm “bottom line” in mind. For plaintiffs, this is the minimum …
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Did I Help Cause That Impasse?
Wed, Dec 1st, 2021 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
Written by Andy Lax Your case should have settled at mediation. You wanted it to settle. It didn’t. Of course, you blame the mediator. But did you contribute to the impasse? I have …
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Five Easy Ways to Fail at Mediation
Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Leigh M. Wilco, Mediator & Arbitrator I know that most lawyers and clients go into a mediation with the hope that the case will settle if the terms are acceptable. But in watching …
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Bracketology: Using Conditional Offers To Settle Your Case at Mediation
Fri, Jul 30th, 2021 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Steve Dunn It’s mid-afternoon. Mediation has been dragging on for hours, and the clients are getting frustrated. Both parties feel as though they have been making good moves, but the other side is being …
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Nigel Wright, Esq., on What to Expect from a Mediation
Fri, Feb 26th, 2021 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
Uncertainty is never a pleasant feeling, and while it seems to be the name of the game for the past year, that doesn’t have to apply to the mediation process. A lot goes into a …
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Alternate Court Services: How to Find Certainty and Resolve Cases Now, with Hon. Forsling, Hon. Harper, and Joe Murphey
Wed, Jan 27th, 2021 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
Covid-19 has done its best to put society on hold – courts are swamped, jury trials are still on hold, and case after case gets stuck in limbo. At Miles, resolution is within reach. Miles …
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Top 3 Misconceptions Attorneys Have About Virtual Mediation
Wed, Nov 11th, 2020 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Winter Wheeler, Esq. Although largely unknown to the average litigant, alternative dispute resolution providers across the country have offered virtual mediation services for upwards of a decade. The sudden increase in the popularity …
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Mediation Strategies to Overcome Bias, Prejudgments and Assumptions
Sun, Oct 18th, 2020 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
by Bianca Motley Broom, Mediation & Arbitrator One of the bedrocks of our profession is the ability to help those who are most in need, without regard to race, gender, socio-economic status or the …
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Mediating in a New Normal
Tue, May 19th, 2020 |
by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Winter N. Wheeler, Esq. Reflecting on the first mediations in a new space while welcoming those to come. On March 1 of this year, Miles Mediation & Arbitration opened its new Atlanta …
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