Miles Memoranda

Mon, Apr 7th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Usher Winslett   What is an arbitrator’s primary obligation? If you put that question to most arbitrators or representatives of arbitral institutions, you will get the same answer: to render an enforceable award. That …

Wed, Apr 2nd, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

HOUSTON, TX, April 2, 2025 – Miles Mediation & Arbitration, one of the fastest-growing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) providers in the country, is pleased to announce that Gary McGowan has joined its panel in Houston. …

Fri, Mar 28th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Steve Groom   Although law firms recognize that collaboration is the key to effective decision-making, some firms have also realized that “collaboration drag”, attending too many meetings, seeking too much feedback from peers, unclear …

Fri, Mar 28th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Gary Snodgrass   Multiparty construction mediations are often complicated due to the number of liability, causation, and damages issues. Whether the mediation occurs prior to litigation or after litigation is initiated, there are several …

Thu, Mar 27th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By M.J. Blakely   Mass tort cases present unique challenges for both plaintiff’s and defense counsel. Unlike a class-action case, where a representative plaintiff stands in for the other members of the class, each plaintiff …

Wed, Mar 26th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles Mediation & Arbitration is proud to sponsor the Houston Bar Association (HBA) & Houston Bar Foundation (HBF)’s 2025 Civil/Appellate Bench Bar Conference on April 11, in Houston. This conference will feature in-depth discussions on …

Wed, Mar 26th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Robins Brice   The goal of mediation is not always compromise. Rather, the goal of mediation is agreement, and compromise is only one tool to achieving that goal. Another tool is a change of …

Fri, Mar 21st, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles Mediation & Arbitration is proud to sponsor the North Carolina Bar Association’s (NCBA) Dispute Resolution Section Council Meeting on Thursday, March 27, in Greensboro, NC.   Miles’ mediator, Steve Dunn will speak at the …

Thu, Mar 20th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Kelly K. James   Back in the Dark Ages (i.e., the 1980s), mediator Louis Selig was among the very first to introduce the process and mediate cases in Louisiana. He subsequently moved to Texas, …

Thu, Mar 20th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

In this Q&A, we speak with mediator and arbitrator, Felicia Harris Hoss, one of the independent neutrals in Miles’ Houston office. Felicia’s work as a neutral spans a wide range of business and commercial disputes, …