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The Congress usually does not hire mediators to settle budget of other parliamentary disputes. The process usually involves direct debate between Congressmen and Senators on the floor, with the Speaker taking on the role of a facilitator. Mediation is usually not part of this process. However, given the length  of the current stalemate and the [...]

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 [...]

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, 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 [...]

Family businesses are incredibly sensitive. Like they say, never mix business and pleasure. Well, that’s exactly what family businesses are all about. Members of the family wear different hats at different times. During the day, the parent, son, husband, sibling or wife, might become the boss and in the evening, the roles might reverse for [...]

The recent housing crisis has not been easy on home-owners. Many home-owners have been forced to foreclose, ending up nearly bankrupt 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. But a less-discussed off-shoot of [...]

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 and teachers have [...]

Sexual discrimination cases are by far, the most prominent employment-related issues that make it to court, that could be most effectively resolved by employment mediation. In particular, sexual harassment enjoys a fair bit of publicity and  limelight,  due to the fact that many of these cases become news stories that excite the general media. Let’s [...]

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 [...]

Divorce is stressful; there is almost no way around that. But in some extreme cases, it gets so stressful that incidents of long-term trauma, irreparable relationships, family turmoil or even hospitalization, long-term depression, substance abuse, etc. are not uncommon. When such as serious incident arises, you would hope that there are resources available to make [...]

If you are going through a divorce, or seriously considering one, then you need the best people on your side. By best, I don’t mean the ones that will FIGHT it out on your behalf. You need people that are understanding of your specific situation. They must take step by step measures and develop specific [...]

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 [...]

In this line or work, there are ups and downs. When we are able to resolve complex disputes and see parties leave better off than when they arrived, many times with a smile or strong sense  of relief, there is no feeling better than that. This is especially true in family feuds. Knowing that our [...]

Everyone would love to live in a world of peace. Well, almost. But you and I know that it’s not going to happen. Until the time that human beings are the wired the way they are today, they are going to find some reason in some part of the world, to go to war about [...]

President Obama’s rise up the Congressional ladder and, ultimately, winning the presidential race, was closely followed by thousands of political analysts and people all over the world. You might remember how he was hardly even mentioned among the top presidential candidates early on in 2006 and early 2007. Eventually, when the democratic candidate race was [...]

Mediation is the process whereby two or more parties engaged in a dispute, decide, usually voluntarily, to  utilize the services of a neutral third party to help them settle their personal. professional or legal differences to try to reach a fair and just resolution. Best Ideas Win Mediation: Over the last 20 years, this process has [...]

In the family mediation line of work, there are ups and downs and a great diversity of opinions. When we are able to resolve complex disputes and see both parties leave with a smile, there is no feeling better than that. This is especially true in family feuds. Knowing that our work can help a [...]