Miles Memoranda

Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Eric J. Frisch    A common definition of mediation is a process with an impartial neutral who assists the parties in resolving a dispute. In most civil litigation mediations, the goal is a final …

Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Glenn Hutchison and David Matthews   Conflict occurs when two parties have differing perspectives on a matter of importance and each of them believes that his or her own view is correct. As research …

Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Trevor Howell   When I started practicing law in 1981, I focused on labor and employment law. My practice involved management and union matters such as unfair labor practice charges and breaches of collective …

Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Dave Connor   Representing a client in a trust case? A signed mediation settlement agreement (MSA) needn’t mean that your work is done. The requirement of a signed final MSA, while indispensable, nevertheless can …

Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Casey C. Crumbley   After sitting on hold for a phone call for over 30 minutes in a failed attempt to speak with a human being about a pressing matter and having been transferred …

Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Sasan Nematbakhsh   In a highly globalized world, commercial disputes are more likely to involve cross-cultural features. (“Cultural features” refers to aspects like language, expression, body language, value systems, governments, and negotiation styles that …

Thu, Dec 19th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Bryan Rendzio   Roughly 42% of Florida residents live in homeowners’ associations (HOAs). While HOAs, or community associations, offer a host of benefits to the residents that live there, they are frequently involved in …

Mon, Dec 9th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Miles is proud to sponsor the Nashville Bar Association‘s Annual Meeting & Banquet, on December 12 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN.   Click here for more information.   ABOUT MILES MEDIATION & …

Fri, Dec 6th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Wiley George   A year or so ago, I became a full-time mediator. While mediation had been a routine component of my 35-plus years as a trial lawyer, conducting mediations as the mediator is …

Thu, Dec 5th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

ATLANTA, GA, December 5, 2024 – Miles Mediation & Arbitration, the fastest-growing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider in the Southeast, is pleased to announce that Usher Winslett has joined its panel – working primarily out …