by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 23, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
This is one of the most common questions I get. The answer is no. Why? There are a number of reasons. Mediating a dispute is not about the law. Trials and motions are about the law. Mediating is about identifying the issues in dispute, fact finding and...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 27, 2008 | Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Professors Lela Love and Stewart Sterk of Cardozo Law School have written a paper which addresses the use of mediation clauses in estate planning. The highlights are as follows: In recent years, a number of states have developed mediation programs for resolution of...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 3, 2008 | Arbitration, Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Two interesting cases have come up in NJ neighbors dealing with raises for judges. In New York, judges have not been granted a raise in salary by the legislature and governor in 10 years. Their salaries were tied to the fate of those of the legislators and governor...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 18, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Should a government who drafts, passes and enforces laws hold copyright to those laws? Carl Malamud, a Sebastapol, CA resident says no. The Press Democrat reports he is leading a fight to make sure that all types of government statutes, codes and other laws are...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 17, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
You hire a lawyer to represent your interests in various legal matters….divorces, lawsuits, contract negotiations, etc. They are supposed to be working for you, right? Check out this Wall Street Journal blog entry about the financial troubles of west coast law...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 10, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Yesterday, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal released a report entitled “Interim Report on Problems Associated with Discovery”. Discovery is the pre-trial process where each side engaged in...
