Monthly Archives: August 2015

Transforming disputes into transactions via Collaborative Law

When I work with people to help them resolve their disputes, I often find that they are very preoccupied with finding fault and placing blame for what has happened to trigger the dispute. We spend a lot of our energies, time and emotion – clients and lawyers alike – looking backward at what happened and seeing who we can hold …

The post Transforming disputes into transactions via Collaborative Law appeared first on Dispute Resolution Counsel.

Continue reading

Posted in Collaborative Law | Comments Off

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 …

The post Brian Jerome, Michael Zeytoonian Present on ADR to Nigerian Judges appeared first on Dispute Resolution Counsel.

Continue reading

Posted in News-Articles | Comments Off

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 …

The post Ten things to think about before you decide to file a lawsuit (or start to defend against one). appeared first on Dispute Resolution Counsel.

Continue reading

Posted in Dispute Resolution Resources | Comments Off