The recent housing crisis has not been easy on home-owners. Many home-owners have been forced to foreclose. Often, this ends in bankruptcy and taking down large banks with them in the process. Bank of America, Wachovia and US Bank Corp are all large corporations that lost billions in the mortgage crisis. Mediation mitigates housing disputes. But a less-discussed off-shoot of …
Alternative Law’s mediation and consulting solutions work for you and your company and it is guaranteed. We can do that because we are the industry leader in these types of services.Our processes produce engaging and challenging experiences. Mediators are Problem Solvers That Produce Resolution, Rewards & Measurable Results. We believe that, in mediation and consulting, the more experienced, disciplined, and creative …
Mediation is an often an art as much as a science. No two mediators are the same, just as no two people are. Mediators come from different backgrounds, different geographies, different educational backgrounds, different ethnic influences and so on. And all that makes a big difference in their approach to mediation. Some are direct problem solvers and more “solution developers.”Others …
Sexual harassment is one of the most common forms of employment disputes and has grown in numbers and in media attention that it receives over the past few years. The growing awareness into this area, however, unlike other crimes, has not prevented it from remaining among the top source of distress and dispute at the workplace. Between the year 2000 …
Parents and teachers both have the same objective – to ensure the best possible education of the student. Their interests are well aligned and their incentives are, to some degree, as well. What I mean by that is, that parents have a natural incentive to see their children do well in school. Teachers have a monetary as well as a …
Alternative Law Mediation Results settlement processes are very engaging and challenging experiences that produce resolution, rewards, and above all results. Mediation results focus resolution. We believe that in successful mediations the more disciplined and creative that you are in designing practical realistic options for settlement, the more productive that you will be. When you have reached that nadir, the most difficult …
The majority of us are or have been employees at some organization. We may have agreed to lengthy contracts, rules, and regulations that detail what we can and can’t do at work. We agreed to benefits we receive for our contribution to the company’s business and so on. And, we all just sign those contracts, don’t we? According to leading …
In our line of work, we work on dozens of mediation cases every year. However, like many other professionals, we are not at liberty to discuss our cases in public forums such as this one due to reasons of confidentiality and privacy. When we get questioned about past experiences, we often resort to fabricating names or situations in order to …