By Michelle Profit “The “Great Transfer”, over 30 trillion dollars in US wealth, is supposed to pass from baby boomers to their heirs in the coming decades, according to a study by the consulting firm Accenture. How contentious this transfer is, will be influenced by the ability of attorneys to draft wills that avoid litigation and…
By Ian Szlazak, Resolution House “There are many definitions of the mediation process. Perhaps one of the most accurate, certainly the simplest, is that it is “assisted negotiations”. Recognizing that this definition does not provide new participants with much guidance on what to expect and how to prepare for mediation, please consider the following guiding principles,…
By Jean Murray “You may see in the news that a conflict is being “taken to mediation.” For example, in a 2016 conflict between the National Parks Service and concessionaire Delaware North over naming rights at Yosemite National Park, the parties “have agreed to a mediation session.” So what does that mean? What is Mediation? Mediation is…
By Divorce Magazine “In few other areas of law do the parties to a lawsuit share an intimate a knowledge of each other as do those in a divorce case. In addition, in few other areas of law will the parties have an ongoing relationship with each other after the lawsuit is completed. In a car…
