Dear friends,
It is my great pleasure to introduce Tracy Walters McCormack, former Director of Advocacy at The University of Texas School of Law, who will be joining our team as an experienced mediator, arbitrator, and consultant.
Tracy is available immediately for mediations and arbitrations, both in-person and remote, as well as the services below.…

However, by March 1998, after consideration from Congress and the NWS headquarters, it was determined that NWS Key West would remain a separate office. In 1997, there was a proposal to merge NWS Key West into NWS Miami. That cinematic culinary melee may have been frowned upon by Dean Wormer, however there are real, organized…

Online Dispute Resolution
For parties located around the world
It’s no secret the last several years have accelerated trends in technology that have transformed the way business is done around the world.
In line with this rising demand for more flexible working arrangements and reduced corporate travel, Karl Bayer is now providing experienced, end-to-end online dispute resolution services (ODR) that will allow…

In a December 7, 2021 guest post, I reported that the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (ACAM) had opened up its membership to people who have never previously served as special masters and was working on a training and mentoring program.  OK, so here’s the sequel.
The Academy has now announced a new training and mentoring…

Mark LeHochey has written a wonderful publication titled, “Road to Somewhere.”  We invite you to check out the piece addressing, “How can attorneys take steps to improve settlement efforts and avoid unpleasant surprises as they map out a dispute resolution? One litigator-turned-general counsel-turned mediator (with some help from a distinguished rock star) points…

The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to consider whether asking a party to an arbitration agreement to demonstrate prejudice when claiming a waiver defense violates the requirement established 10 years ago in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, which stated courts must “place arbitration agreements on an equal footing with other contracts.” …

In a September 15, 2021 post, I described the decision by the Academy of Court-Appointed Master (ACAM) (1) to try to open up the special masters profession by inviting people who had not previously served as special masters to join our organization and to receive training, mentoring and professional standards; and (2) to partner…