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January 20, 2023

The Uniqueness and Satisfaction of Being An Employment Lawyer …  and Mediating With Them

It wasn’t a straight path, but it rarely is.  First, I had to flunk out of the architecture program at college.  Then, a realization mid-way through law school that a foreign service career was impossible because I couldn’t learn a foreign language.  Then, no job offer from any firm practicing antitrust law.  But, something else was waiting, and it wasn’t third base for the Yankees. It had action and immediacy.  Within ten days of being sworn in, I was representing …

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March 15, 2021

Mediations Via Zoom: Resistance, Reluctance, Reality

This article has been published in the PLI Chronicle, https://plus.pli.edu. Early in the pandemic, I posted a blog with my thoughts on Zoom Mediations. In short, and not surprisingly, as a full-time mediator I was concerned about the impersonalization that threatened the process. My acronym, HINT, provided some guidance to Humanize, Individualize, Navigate, and Triangulate the Zoom Mediation. My hope was that participants, including the mediator, would self-correct for the lack …

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May 23, 2020

Zoom Mediations – My HINT for Success

I like acronyms.  They helped me pass Geology in college because memorizing layers of rock formations didn’t come naturally.  They also helped me pass the bar exam, because IRAC (issue, rule, application, conclusion) was a proven formula for tackling essays.  So, HINT is my acronym for Zoom mediations, based on my experience as a mediator handling these during the past few months. HUMANIZE.  Zoom mediations are inherently “cold.”  Typical mediations cause folks to …

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