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Author Archives: Michael Zeytoonian
Tom Brady: “We have all lost”
Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady’s sentiments about the ordeal of “Deflategate”, a story and a litigation that needlessly lingered around for seven months, reflects Abraham Lincoln’s sentiments over 150 years ago. Brady’s statement, reported recently in TIME magazine, came after he won his appeal of the NFL’s decision to suspend him for four games for his alleged “general knowledge” about the …
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The Collaborative Review features article by Zeytoonian: So what is a Meitheal anyway?
So what is a Meitheal anyway? The Fall issue of The Collaborative Review (Vol. 15, Issue 2), has just been published and features an article by Michael Zeytoonian, Director of Dispute Resolution Counsel, LLC in Wellesley and Westborough, MA about the essence of Collaborative Law. The article is entitled “What Makes Collaborative Law Collaborative Law (really)?” and it focuses on …
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Ten things to think about before you decide to file a lawsuit (or start to defend against one).
Ten things to think about before you decide to file a lawsuit (or start to defend against one) So you find yourself as an individual or your small, successful family or closely held business faced with a potential lawsuit about a dispute in the workplace between employee or employer, or between business partners or between adult family members trying to …
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Why taking the high road to deflate “deflategate” is important
It’s the most talked about dispute in New England and in sports these days. Deflategate. But really, how important is this issue? Whether the league rule was violated and footballs were intentionally deflated to a weight less than the range allowed. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being most important, this topic is a 1, if that. Ask …
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Posted in deflategate, patriots, Perspectives, robert kraft
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Courts are limited when it comes to problem solving
Recently I represented a party in a dispute over some business equipment. This case would have been better resolved by the parties either directly communicating with each other or communicating and negotiating with each other through their lawyers. … Continue reading
Courts are limited when it comes to problem solving
Recently I represented a party in a dispute over some business equipment. This case would have been better resolved by the parties either directly communicating with each other or communicating and negotiating with each other through their lawyers. But before that could be done, one party opted to file a complaint in federal court and as a result, we were …
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Is this the best dispute resolution we can do?
A few weeks ago, there was a picture in Time magazine’s “LightBox” section (2/16/2015 issue), depicting the city of Kobani, Syria, days after Kurdish forces had recaptured the city from ISIS. In the picture were the remains of dozens of bombed out buildings in ruin, as far as the lens could reach. There were only two people in the picture, …
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Posted in conflict, history, Perspectives, resolution
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Is this the best dispute resolution we can do?
A few weeks ago, there was a picture in Time magazine’s “LightBox” section (2/16/2015 issue), depicting the city of Kobani, Syria, days after Kurdish forces had recaptured the city from ISIS. In the picture were the remains of dozens of bombed ou… Continue reading
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Situational law: Lessons from Super Bowl XVIX
What do you want your lawyer to be? Hired gun? Technician? Negotiator? Legal Counselor? What determines which lawyer you should hire? Often a person hires a lawyer before thinking about exactly what he needs the lawyer to do. You want the lawyer to “represent” you. But what does that mean? In different situations, lawyer are called on to do different …
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Why Our Practice Areas Include Special Education Cases
There is a personal reason and a law practice philosophy reason why we represent clients – parents and families of special education children – in disputes involving special education matters and include this area of practice in our services. The personal reason is that I’ve gotten to know some of these people and the challenges they face when they are …
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