Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Woodbridge, Connecticut Rotary Club about mediation and conflict management. We discussed tips for preventing conflict, reducing conflict, and resolving conflict. One particular point stood out. I often talk about the great dangers that accompany the great benefits of email. We’ve all heard about the huge […]
Elder Mediation presentation at Apple Rehab Guilford (CT)
On January 27, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., I will present a talk on Elder Mediation at Apple Rehab Guilford, 10 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT. The program is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. To reserve your seat, please call Apple Rehab Guilford at (203) 453-3725. This interactive program […]
A New Look for Connecticut Mediation and Consulting
As you can see, the Dovetail Resolutions website has a new look! I wanted a clean, attractive, easy-to-read, easy-to-navigate, easy-to-update site. And I think I have it. Many, many thanks to Leslie Olding and Laurin Killian of Streamlined Development. It was an absolute pleasure to work with them: while Laurin was doing things (that I […]
Exclusively Connecticut Mediation and Consulting
I am pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2010, my full focus has become Connecticut mediation and consulting through Dovetail Resolutions. After a gradual decrease in my work as an attorney, I wrapped up the practice of law as of December 31, 2009. I was never an unhappy attorney and I take pride in […]
Shoreline Eldercare Alliance December presentation – Part II
Earlier this month, the Shoreline Eldercare Alliance (SEA) gave a presentation on loss and change at Peregrine’s Landing in Clinton, Connecticut. The evening featured excellent speakers and an attentive audience. The emphasis on “change” was an especially helpful one. It is easy to think of aging as simply decline and inevitably negative. This perspective reinforces […]
Mediation vs. Arbitration: who is in control?
Sometimes one party to a dispute contacts me to pursue mediation, fully convinced that the mediation process is the right way to resolve a conflict as effectively as possible. At times, another party to that dispute is reluctant to pursue mediation and asks me to serve as an arbitrator. Most people have had little or […]
“ADR” vs. “DR”
“ADR” is short for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Lawyers, in particular, know the term as one that describes alternatives to litigation. ADR certainly includes arbitration and mediation, and may be used to include certain types of fact-finding, negotiation, facilitation and related processes for conflict resolution. “DR” stands for Dispute Resolution. This term is an explicit recognition […]
Holidays and tough conversations – Part III
In Parts I and II, I wrote about the holidays as a time when families might be together face to face for the first time in a number of months. Changes that might not have been obvious on the telephone become clear or statements from a local sibling that Mom needs more help may be […]
Holidays and tough conversations – Part II
Last time, I wrote about the changes in an aging loved one’s emotional and physical health that family members might notice at the holidays. If a face-to-face holiday visit is the first one in a number of months, a decline in health may be both obvious and startling. The prospect of a difficult conversation can […]
Holidays and tough conversations – Part I
Today is Thanksgiving and some families are gathering together, face to face, for the first time in many months. The general press talks about how large a role family dynamics — or dysfunction — can play in these get-togethers. The holidays are also a time to witness change in an aging loved one. A physical […]
