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Mon, Oct 12th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Michael Eshman, Mediator & Arbitrator   In injury cases involving a party with limited English proficiency, especially catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, both defendants and plaintiffs benefit from a bilingual mediator. My basis …

Wed, Oct 7th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Nancy Black Norelli, Mediator & Arbitrator    No one ever said practicing law or mediating cases was going to be easy.  If it was, then just about anyone could do it and that’s emphatically …

Tue, Sep 29th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Nigel Wright, Mediator & Arbitrator    In years past, insurers dreaded the advent of a trial at the end of a year. The thought was that juries were likely to be more generous with …

Mon, Sep 21st, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Nancy Black Norelli   In North Carolina, as in 31 other states, many trial judges will be running in contested elections in November. In a noisy election season, the contested races for trial court …

Mon, Sep 14th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

by John Miles, CEO   The Need for Control Most of us want to feel in control of our circumstances. When I was a young man, I believed aptitude and hard work brought success. The …

Tue, Sep 1st, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Nigel Wright, Mediator & Arbitrator    “Don’t worry, we will get it back in subrogation.” These words are often heard in the insurance claims world to soften the blow of a significant settlement or …

Thu, Aug 27th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Shuli Green   Do not underestimate the benefits of mediation.  Many litigants believe that a jury trial is their chance to finally “tell their story” in front of an emphatic and understanding group of peers.  As attorneys, we know that is …

Tue, Aug 25th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Jennifer Grippa, Mediator & Arbitrator    On August 5, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a new law, Senate Bill 315, changing Georgia’s lien law statute, O.C.G.A. 44-14-366. The new statute, effective January 1, 2021, makes clear that …

Tue, Aug 25th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

As part of our ongoing newsletter series, today we are talking with Matt West of West Construction Company, which is based in Savannah, Georgia.  Matt was born and raised in Moultrie, Georgia.  He is a graduate …

Tue, Aug 25th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Nigel Wright, Mediator & Arbitrator    Construction defect claims are often resolved in mediation, frequently because it is a convenient forum in which to gather all of the interested parties to address liability, quantum, …