The Supreme Court let stand a ruling that ultimately could affect as many as one-third of all Americans — anyone in a stepfamily. But you'll probably never realize it from any news reports on the ruling.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1195205,00.html#ixzz1WWXAC0o8
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Lawyers need to be problem solvers and not our problem!
Good article from today's edition of Pasadena Star-News on the need for lawyers to be problem solvers. The article can be found at the following link: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/ci_18639868
As a mediator, I have had many divorce mediations where I have had to mediate between the two attorneys. In particular, two women attorneys who did not like each other, and kept putting the other one down. If I knew I'd be at cat fight, I would have bought some cat nip to the session!
If more lawyers were problem solvers as Attorney Mark Baer suggests, the costs of litigation would not be as high as they are today. What do you think?
As a mediator, I have had many divorce mediations where I have had to mediate between the two attorneys. In particular, two women attorneys who did not like each other, and kept putting the other one down. If I knew I'd be at cat fight, I would have bought some cat nip to the session!
If more lawyers were problem solvers as Attorney Mark Baer suggests, the costs of litigation would not be as high as they are today. What do you think?
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