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Wed, Oct 28th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Bianca Motley Broom, Mediator & Arbitrator   As both an elected official and a conflict resolution specialist, many of the events of 2020 have deeply saddened me. It seems as if there is greater …

Tue, Oct 20th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Winter N. Wheeler, Mediator & Arbitrator   When mediating personal injury cases, I often notice attorneys falling into the same traps time and again—especially when it comes to how they use medical records to support …

Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

by Nigel Wright, Mediator & Arbitrator    Most corporate counsel do not like litigation. For many, it is a distraction from the main task of keeping the company moving forward and can expose the company …

Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

by Nigel Wright, Mediator & Arbitrator    The short answer to this question is “by preparing their cases thoroughly.” However, like most things in life, the true answer to resolving commercial litigation cases lies in …

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 …

Thu, Oct 15th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Litigation lawyers have long been viewed as fierce gladiators, battling on their clients’ behalf, in winner take all contests.  Over time, however, many lawyers, including Danae Woodward, recognized that litigation was one way to resolve …

Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

​Miles mediator and arbitrator, Winter Wheeler, can add podcast host extraordinaire to her resume after the streak of dynamic and thought-provoking episodes of The Future of Resolution Podcast she has hosted during the past several …

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 …