“The young advocate would be remiss in not familiarizing themselves with the ever-expanding world of ADR.” As a fresh out of law school attorney starting out as a litigator with a municipal agency, I ...

Even seasoned mediators and trial lawyers, may not be aware of participants’ reaction to one aspect of the mediation process—the bargaining. Civil litigation can be triggered by injury, injustice, ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A question has always confused and haunted the litigants as to what is the effectiveness and enforceability of a decision that has been taken mutually by the parties in aid with a mediator. Though it ...

As a fresh out of law school attorney starting out as a litigator with a municipal agency, I was eager to try every case I could get my hands on to gain valuable trial experience—a goal I'm sure many ...