Category Archives: trust

Situational Dispute Resolution is focus of Armenian Business Network Presentation

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Michael Zeytoonian

What do Bill Belichick’s coaching approach, grapevines and dispute resolution have in common?  They were all tied together in a creative and engaging way by employment lawyer and mediator Michael Zeytoonian, in his September 13 presentation to the Armenian Business Network (ABN).  Zeytoonian was the guest speaker for the organization’s program and meeting at Abbey Lane restaurant in Boston, and …

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Replacing the Affordable Care Act; How to NOT Resolve Disputes

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Michael Zeytoonian

President Trump and his team gave us a quick course on how not to resolve a dispute in their efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare).  Their effort and its shortcomings help to show the importance of four key ingredients to approaching dispute resolution to get a good result. Most Americans agree that the ACA has shortcomings …

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The Power of Lawyers’ Trusting Each Other

Posted on June 25, 2015 by adminDRC

One of my early experiences as a litigator in New York came at a court conference on a case I had in Bronx Supreme Court. For those of you who don’t practice in New York, the Supreme Court there is the trial court (I guess it’s an ego thing) and the Bronx courthouse is anything but supreme. With long daily …

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Atheists, Trustworthy or Not?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by stevemehta

  In litigation, one of the biggest unstated principles is whether the plaintiff or defendant is trustworthy.  In other words, are they credible.  Well a new study revealed some interesting news about whether religion affects the trustworthiness of a person. According to a new study conducted at the University of British Columbia, distrust is key [...] Continue reading →

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