Category: technique

Pre-mediation conference
While the mediation day is foremost in everyone's mind, 15 minutes a week or two
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Family law inventory – a good thing
Meaning, having your family law inventory prepared -- and better yet, exchanging inventories -- can
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Family law agreements — many forms
A very useful blog piece by Michelle O'Neil and Jennifer Satagaj covering the various kinds
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Joint session: the modern dinosaur
In the basic mediation training courses the joint (or general) session is part of the
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Pre-mediation: Why?
Pre-mediation description What is "pre-mediation?" I am referring to a pre-mediation conference between at least
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Mediation brackets
This article is intended as a survey of the practice of using brackets in a
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Electronic briefs should be bookmarked
Ok, I stole this from Blake Hawthorne, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Texas. Find
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Zoom success – tips and equipment
The world of Zoom and other teleconferencing is here. Zoom is the better platform for
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Digital signatures
A recent decision in a bankruptcy court in Nebraska indicates an issue that could rear
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The Forceful Mediator
Is the forceful mediator effective? I recently read an article that included the following invective: There
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