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Drafting the Perfect Arbitration Agreement

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by Scott Van Soye

What does the perfect arbitration agreement look like? If you are seeking one agreement that will be ideal across-the-board, there is no such thing. Of course, there are provisions that probably should be in your agreement, but not as many as you might think. For example, what about a loser-pays attorneys’ fees provision? It depends. …

7 Proven Steps to Start Creating An Excellent Mediation Brief

August 14, 2020August 12, 2020 by Mark Fotohabadi

Attorneys receive lots of training and spend countless hours practicing to prepare winning appellate briefs, arguments, and summary judgment motions. With that said, it’s important to also focus on mediation brief. Unfortunately, mediation briefs are either overlooked, prepared at the last minute, or both. However, mediation briefs have much more of an influence on the mediation process than you might think.