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Fri, Jan 5th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Christopher “Smitty” Smith   What makes a good mediator? Patience. Listening skills. Negotiation skills. More patience. An ability to connect with different types of people from diverse backgrounds. And most of all, an ability …

Fri, Jan 5th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Kelly K. James   The end of one year and the beginning of another is an excellent time to take stock, and to plan for a successful year. With that in mind, I’d like …

Fri, Jan 5th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Kelly K. James   Supply chain issues. Labor shortages. A lack of qualified subcontractors. Even amid a building boom, the construction industry faces a number of challenges, many of which lead to legal disputes …

Tue, Dec 5th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Donna V. Smith   While there are certain elements present in every mediation, some types of cases are unique. A wage-hour collective or class action breaks the typical mediation paradigm. In most employment law-based …

Tue, Dec 5th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Jennifer Grippa   Arbitration is a commonly used alternative dispute resolution process where parties involved in a legal dispute contract for a private and more expedient approach to resolve their issues. When arbitrating a …

Mon, Dec 4th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Drew Lewis   Premises liability cases are a common part of most plaintiff’s lawyer’s practices, with slip-and-fall claims typically making up a sizeable number of cases. As a longtime Florida defense attorney, and a …

Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Blane McCarthy   The goal of mediation is to settle a claim or lawsuit. However, there is an important element of mediation that should never be overlooked — creating, and signing, the mediation agreement …

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

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, …