Today’s New York Times includes a story by Charles V. Bagli titled “Family Feud Over a Will Nears an End After 25 Years.” Yes, 25 years in the New York court system. Two sisters, Evelyn and Diana, say that they had believed that their father had died broke and without a will in 1956. They […]
Read more...A recent article posted on mediate.com, ” The Culture of the Code” by Daniel Rainey and Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, mentioned an eye-catching statistic. It stated that the largest Section, or interest group, in the American Bar Association is now the Section on Dispute Resolution. It is remarkable that more people choose to join that Section […]
Read more...As part of my work as a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section, I maintain a listing of Dispute Resolution websites of interest to Section members and the general public. Periodically I update the listing and I welcome suggestions of new sites or sites not listed […]
Read more...Most reactions to the word “conflict” are bad. People assume it is expensive, emotionally damaging, and time-consuming. Negative conflict is exactly that. Yet conflict is inevitable as long as we are human. We have different experiences, perspectives, values, needs, and resources. Disputes can arise over any number of issues. In fact, positive conflict is essential. […]
Read more...Earlier this month, the American Bar Association (ABA) held its mid-year meeting in Boston. At that meeting, the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution co-sponsored a program with ABA groups related to aging, the Association for Conflict Resolution New England Chapter (NEACR), and another group of elder law attorneys. The program was titled “Elder Mediation: The […]
Read more...I’ve written before (November, 2007) about the perils of e-mail. I talked about it at the WBDC program on Managing Conflicts as a Small Business Owner earlier this month. It struck a chord with the participants. All knew of at least one instance when e-mail had made mischief, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Part of the […]
Read more...Next week I will have the pleasure of presenting a program for the Women’s Business Development Center at their Waterbury office. I was happy to able to agree to their request that I do a program on “Managing Conflicts As A Small Business Owner.” The program is on Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 6:00 to […]
Read more...Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had recently worked to position himself as a mediator between Israel and the Arab world, with some success. Yet, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a well-publicized outburst condeming Israel for its actions in Gaza undermined his credibility. A Time magazine article online, “Behind the Turkish Prime Minster’s […]
Read more...There has been some news coverage about George Mitchell’s new assignment as Middle East special envoy. In particular, his recent trip to the region has been described as a “listening tour”. Unlike efforts to force a solution on parties, efforts to mediate a solution are based on what the parties themselves view as their priorities, […]
Read more...The New York Times Metropolitan Diary on January 26, 2009 included a story about a parking dispute on a New York street. Two drivers vied for the same parking space, each part way in the space, one nose first and one backed in. Neither would give in and neither could convince the other to give […]
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