Mediation in Family Law Matters
Bad Legal Advice: taking advice from friends, relatives & coworkers vs. taking advice of a lawyer
Over on my How to Use a Lawyer blog, I posted a blog with the title above. For some reason, this seems to continue to happen all the time, but especially in family law matters, where everyone else seems to know better.
Read MoreWhy mediations fail
I was attending a continuing legal education seminar the other day entitled, “Domestic Mediation: Who, What, Where, When, Why?,” presented by a local attorney master mediator whom I really respect. One of the topics covered was the question, “Why Mediations Fail?” Here are the points that were made: The parties are not yet ready to…
Read MoreMediation requires full disclosure
Today I represented a client at mediation. The mediation did not result in a negotiated agreement that resolved the case. The mediator did a fine job. So why didn’t the case get resolved? The obvious, broad answer is that the parties were unable to reach a compromise, so the real underlying question is, what kept…
Read MoreWhy mediation works
Mediation is generally very successful in family law cases. It provides a safe forum for people to sit down and communicate respectfully regarding their concerns and desires, as well as to have their reality challenged if they are a bit off. The setting is confidential, so nothing that is said in mediation can be used…
Read MoreFree Legal Clinic October 25, 2011, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
NEWSRELEASE October 5, 2011 UVU’S LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM TO SPONSOR FREE LEGAL CLINIC Through a joint effort between Utah Valley University’s Legal Studies Program and the local legal community, those in need of legal services will be able to receive free legal advice at a clinic scheduled for Oct. 25 in the UVU Library. “This…
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