April 25, 2018

by Judge Frank Evans, Don Philbin, and Colin Rule. Conflict in human interactions is perennial. But our understanding of behavior in conflict is advancing and opening opportunities for the next… Read More »The Future of ADR

by Hesha Abrams. Intellectual property disputes, especially those involving patents, offer some unique mediation challenges. The time frame for resolution, in particular, depends heavily on a few key crossroads in… Read More »Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes: Tactics & Strategies

by John Allen Chalk. Arbitration begins with a contract, but often does not end there. If one of the parties challenges the arbitration agreement, the court where the arbitration dispute lands must… Read More »Arbitration

by Trey Bergman. Mediation skills are key to a successful practice. But if no one knows about your fabulous skills, they won’t beat down your door to hire you. That’s… Read More »The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediation Marketers

by Hon. Guadalupe Rivera (Ret.). Mediation isn’t unheard of at the appellate level courts in Texas, but on the whole it’s used infrequently. Hon. Guadalupe Rivera (Ret.) digs through the… Read More »ADR Procedures at the Appellate Level

by Lawrence Maxwell, Jr. & Sherrie Abney. Texas adopted its collaborative law statute in 2001. Sixteen other jurisdictions have adopted a collaborative law statute as well. Despite this gain in… Read More »Collaborative Law: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

by Eric Galton. What can lawyers do to improve their mediation outcomes? Successful outcomes, Eric Galton says, start when the lawyers are setting up the mediation itself. Galton walks through a… Read More »Mediation Advocacy: Nuts and Bolts

by Gene Roberts & John DeGroote. Assuming mediation skills are equally strong, what makes one mediation practice more successful than another? Gene Roberts and John DeGroote informally surveyed more than… Read More »Mediation Logistics: Faciliities, Food, and Other Forgotten Details