I’ve been doing appellate mediation since the program began, and I’ve been genuinely surprised by the success rate. At the program’s inception, I anticipated a significantly lower success rate than I’ve had with non-appellate mediations — but it’s about 70%, which isn’t much lower than my rate for other matters. While my approach to conducting …
Who’s Who in ADR is an Invitation-Only Worldwide Roster of Top Caliber Mediators and Arbitrators Who Exemplify ADR Excellence. October 24th, 2022 Irvine, California — Forrest “Woody” Mosten, mediation pioneer and accomplished family collaborative lawyer of Mosten Mediation, bestselling author of numerous books, educator, and sought-after trainer of the Mosten Guthrie Academy, has been accepted into …
If you or someone you love was injured in some way, you may be wondering how to win your personal injury claim. Personal injury claims make up a large portion of the civil claims that are heard each year because people will often be hurt by negligence or other conduct on the part of manufacturers, …
Who’s Who in ADR is an Invitation-Only Worldwide Roster of Top Caliber Mediators and Arbitrators Who Exemplify ADR Excellence. October 10th, 2022 Irvine, California — Hon. Layn R. Phillips, former United States District Judge of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, accomplished commercial Mediator, Arbitrator, and CEO of Phillips ADR Enterprises (PADRE), …
With the rise of arbitration as a way to resolve many consumer and employment disputes in somewhat recent history, it has become more common for companies to begin including class action waivers in their consumer and employment contracts. For example, the Microsoft Advertising Agreement includes a section labeled “Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver.” This …
Who’s Who in ADR is an Invitation-Only Worldwide Roster of Top Caliber Mediators and Arbitrators Who Exemplify ADR Excellence. September 26th, 2022 Irvine, California — Jeff Kichaven, Esq., accomplished independent Commercial Mediator of Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation, has been accepted into the inaugural edition of “Who’s Who in ADR” by ADR Times – the foremost dispute …
There are five main approaches to conflict resolution that people and parties can use when there are in the midst of a conflict. Most people will have a specific approach or style that works for them or is their default approach. However, any person can use any one of the approaches with a little practice. …
A common question that a person considering arbitration will ask is whether the arbitration decision, called an award, may be appealed. Critics of arbitration will often discuss the heavily limited scope of review of arbitral awards and state that this is a severe disadvantage to arbitration given that people surrender the control of their dispute …
Who’s Who in ADR is an Invitation-Only Worldwide Roster of Top Caliber Mediators and Arbitrators Who Exemplify ADR Excellence. September 12th, 2022 Irvine, California — Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., accomplished lawyer, therapist, mediator, author, keynote speaker, and Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder of the High Conflict Institute, has been accepted into the inaugural edition of “Who’s …
When considering whether to use alternative dispute resolution to settle a dispute, the parties may consider the advantages and disadvantages of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Alternative dispute resolution can be an excellent opportunity to resolve a dispute without the time and money required by the litigation process. However, alternative dispute resolution is not the best …