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Active exchange on mediation and ADR at Suffolk Law School

Three experienced ADR practitioners recently joined Suffolk University School of Law Professor Ericka Gray for panel presentation on mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) attended by second and third year Suffolk Law students.  The program is part of a series of presentations offered to the area law schools by the MBA’s ADR Committee. Christine Yurgelun, Jeffrey Stern …

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Zeytoonian presents on Collaborative Law in Washington, D.C.

Over 500 Collaborative lawyers, mental health professionals and financial advisors from all across the United States, Canada, and 21 nations gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 16th Annual Forum of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) during the week of October 14-18, 2015 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel.  The Forum is the largest annual gathering of Collaborative Professionals and …

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Zeytoonian Presents on Business Collaborative Law at Annual MCLC Training

MCLC Trains more Collaborative Lawyers in New England Since Collaborative Law was introduced in Massachusetts in 2000 and the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council (MCLC) was formed, over 500 lawyers in Massachusetts have been trained in Collaborative Law (CL) and how to use it to resolve disputes without litigation and without going to court. The MCLC added to the numbers of …

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Collaborative Law Growing in Tampa Bay: Training attracts 80 lawyers and professionals

The Tampa Bay Rays may not be able to get a new baseball stadium any time soon, but the use of Collaborative Law is growing in the Tampa, Florida area.  Over 80 people – lawyers, financial planners and mental health professionals took part in an Introductory Collaborative Practice Training in Tampa, Florida on September 11 and 12, 2015.  The training …

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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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Brian Jerome, Michael Zeytoonian Present on ADR to Nigerian Judges

Brian Jerome and Michael Zeytoonian made a presentation on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to a group of 12 Nigerian Judges and high ranking court officials on August 5, 2015 in Cambridge, MA. The presentation was part of a program the judges are attending offered by the UMASS Center for Peace, Democracy and Development. The presentations were followed by a lively …

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Zeytoonian to present on ADR to Nigerian delegation

A delegation from Nigeria is traveling to the United States and working with the UMASS Center for Peace, Democracy and Development to learn more about ADR. The delegation is made up of several high level judges from Nigeria and includes the Chief Justice and the President of the Court of Appeals. The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has spread …

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Zeytoonian Moderates MCLC Panel on Homeowner-Contractor Disputes

Using Collaborative Law to resolve multi-party homeowner-contractor disputes was the focus of a special program at the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council’s (MCLC) annual meeting on March 12, 2015 at the Wellesley Community Center in Wellesley, MA. A team of ten Collaborative Law professionals and attorneys presented a case scenario in which the parties to a homeowner–contractor-subcontractor dispute opted to use …

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Applying Collaborative Law to Business Disputes

The Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council presents an advance training in Applying Collaborative Law to Business Disputes. Friday December 12, 2014 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm McLane Law Firm 300 Trade Center, Suite 7000 Woburn, MA 01801 (For GPS purposes, use 100 Sylvan Road)  If you are interested in advancing your Collaborative Law training as it applies to business law – …

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