If you are not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Chances are, most of us have heard this phrase at some point during our lives. This phrase is often used in conjunction with social justice. In that context, it is most often used to encourage people to join the cause, as inaction …
Pre-negotiation is a stage in the negotiation process that is often overlooked, but it is an important step in ensuring that when the parties are actually negotiating, they have the proper understanding of what is needed and how to move forward. Pre-negotiation is beneficial for parties that are facing a large and multifaceted conflict that …
What are the 5 stages of mediation? Let’s take a look. Jim and John had been successful design partners for six years. The business had grown from the two of them to twelve engineers. Now Jim wanted to accept an acquisition offer, but John wanted to expand while they could buy new buildings cheaply. If …
The last things someone running a business would like to think about is the right time to hire a business dispute attorney. For most business owners, the goal is to stay out of business disputes and litigation if possible. Disputes and litigation can be stressful and expensive for the parties involved. However, many disputes may …
Running any business is hard. It is especially hard if you are trying to do it by yourself. After all, a sole proprietor has to do everything, from choosing where and when to open, to provide a profitable product or service, to paying the bills, to bringing in new business. If he or she is …
ADR processing is the system of placing disputes that have arisen between parties into alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes that will help to resolve the dispute. This process helps parties keep their disputes out of litigation and the public eye and allows them to have some control over the outcome of a case. Several forms …
Court dispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes that are already within the court system. It may happen because the court will suggest or require the parties to attempt resolution in alternative dispute resolution methods, or the parties may tire of waiting to get the suit into the court and choose to pursue another …
When companies and employees face business disputes, they may question how to resolve these disputes through alternative dispute resolution. Many people may only see the courts as a valid way to resolve disputes; however, alternative dispute resolution allows the parties to come together and find a resolution without having to go through the entire litigation …
Alternative dispute resolution has a great many advantages over civil litigation. Even the courts have realized this, and institutionalized some forms of ADR as part of the litigation process. Beginning in the last half of the twentieth century, businesses of all types and sizes, as well as individuals, became aware of the advantages of ADR. …
Family conflict and stress are often a part of life for most of us. Many people have a person in the family that everyone is slightly uncomfortable around. Other families will cut off relationships and refuse to gather for decades because of old feuds that were never resolved. With the current political and social atmosphere, …