From the Disputing Blog of Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly Hayes. The California Supreme Court has ruled that private attorney-client communications related to a mediation remain confidential communications protected...
By Victoria VanBurenFor most of my practice, cultural competence was facilitating cultural differences between the parties. But we must also consider how mediators ourselves contribute to conflict by an unwillingness or incapacity...
By Lisa DerrLast week, legal marketing guru Larry Bodine put his foot in it with a blog post describing the “Best ‘Elevator Pitch’ Ever…?”, courtesy of a “silver-haired senior-most litigator” who relies...
By Diane J. Levin