Author Archives: Michael Zeytoonian

Dispute Resolution Starts With The Sacredness Within Each Of Us

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Recently I was in a group discussion triggered by a book called Start with Why, by Simon Sinek. Each of us offered responses to the question of why we do the work we do. With each response, we peeled away another layer of the onion, like a small child responds to every answer you give him or her with another …

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Ferguson: Are we asking the wrong questions?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Long before a Missouri grand jury deliberated on whether to indict a policeman when a young man was shot and killed, there was already a problem in Ferguson, by all accounts. Michael Brown’s tragic death, whether justified or not, didn’t cause the problem; it just triggered the symptom. For those who practice law and understand the grand jury process, the …

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How You Go About Resolving Your Dispute Is Up To You

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Part III in a series about tiered dispute resolution clauses One point we want to drive home with clients in this series about tiered dispute resolution clauses is that parties have the right and the need to find the right process choice. Not only do parties have options, but with good, creative advice from their lawyers, they can sometimes design …

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What is a “tiered dispute resolution clause” and what options does it offer?

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Part II in a series about tiered dispute resolution clauses Our most recent blog post discussed “tiered dispute resolution clauses” in contracts. This is the first step in providing clients with alternatives to court and litigation. It gives parties value in three ways: (1) It gives them the opportunity to work together on how they will resolve a dispute; (2) …

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How do you want to resolve that dispute, when it comes?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Part I in a series about tiered dispute resolution clauses> I am fortunate enough to have some great clients. They do their jobs well, they run their businesses and organizations well. They do right by their employees. They go the extra mile for those … Continue reading →

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The place for Alternative Dispute Resolution in our community life

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is widely used in the business world and in divorces. But ADR can have a far more valuable role to play in our communities and the conflicts that arise as part of our lives. Because of its flexibility, its ability t… Continue reading →

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Lessons from Jerusalem, Part III: Connection and Differences Co-exist

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Walk through the busy Damascus Gate or the popular Jaffa Gate, and you enter the Old City of Jerusalem. Within its walls, different cultures and faiths breathe and abide side by side as they have for thousands of years. When you pass through one of the… Continue reading →

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Lessons from Jerusalem, Part II: The trouble with false assumptions

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

I wanted to continue the theme from my last Blog post about the Sea of Galilee and the notion of “being a Galilee” a bit with this blog post. As I am still in the glow of a religious pilgrimage I just made to Jerusalem and Israel, I want to stay wi… Continue reading →

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Lessons from Jerusalem; Part I: What attitude do we bring to our conflicts?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

In August, 2014, I spent 12 days in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel. My purpose was to go on a religious pilgrimage with my wife Lisa and a group from St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, MA, the parish I grew up in. The religious and spiritual … Continue reading →

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Collaboration is something that is inside every one of us; That is why collaboration in dispute resolution is a really good idea

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Michael Zeytoonian

Collaborate: verb, to work together toward a common goal. We have all collaborated on something in our lives. In fact, you probably did at some time today. Some of us are better at it than others. I’m wondering if collaboration is also an intuitive p… Continue reading →

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