The first three rules of ADR
Ohio ADR — An alternative dispute resolution service provider focused on business, employment & tort matters.
Losing Your Right to Compel Arbitration
Ya just can’t have your pizza and eat it too….
Is Arbitration Economical? And Does it Matter?
Oftentimes, you get what you pay for when choosing between court and arbitration.
Compelling Arbitration
SCOTUS helps to clarify the FAA
Identifying Conflict
Discovering the problem is the first step to solving the problem.
Widening FINRA's Reach?
Could change be afoot?
Crafting Helpful Opening Statements
It is both what you say and how you say it.
The Power of Self-Determination
How ADR can help you regain control.
The Power of Emotions
It is critically important to listen for opportunities to transform the dialogue.
The Power of the Pre-Mediation Session
A well-thought-out pre-mediation process can provide the mediator with much-needed information about the dispute that will result in a more effective and efficient resolution of the dispute.
Ryan Reynolds on Mediation
“You can't address problems with other people unless you understand them” — Ryan Reynolds
Mediator Proposal -- A Powerful Tool
There is universal understanding of the timing, format, or substance of a mediator proposal, yet it is a powerful tool in mediation.
Do You Prepare to Negotiate?
The confidence to negotiate is a learned art.
The Importance of Disclosures
Neutrals have to be honest & forthcoming.
Business Partnership Conflicts
Being a business partner is like being a spouse.
Aberrant Lower Court Decision Tossed
FINRA remains committed to continually improving the arbitration system to serve all parties who use FINRA’s dispute resolution forum,
Best Lawyers Recognition
Honored and humbled!
Stop Interrupting
The tendency we may have to interrupt may be accentuated during conflict.
EEOC Embraces Online Dispute Resolution
The EEOC’s ODR program data suggests to the dispute resolution community and to the U.S. legal system that new and flexible online mediation procedures are seen by all the parties and representatives as efficient, flexible, cost-saving, attractive, and preferable to traditional in-person mediation.
Baseball Arbitrations & Mediations, Revisted
“If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off.” — Bill Veeck