Most parties, especially first timers, come to mediation with a great deal of trepidation. A well-timed joke may help put the parties at ease. A party may feel that “this […]
You have forwarded your mediation summary to the mediator. You have prepared your client for mediation. Everyone is at the mediation and the mediator has gone over the rules governing […]
Saw the following on a t-shirt, “People who think they know everything are really annoying to those of us who do.” This meme, obviously meant to be funny, has strategic […]
In most mediations, the real issue is dollars and cents. During the mediation process, offers will be exchanged, often with a statement of one party’s legal position as a justification […]
The purpose of mediation is to get the case settled, stop the bleeding (i.e. attorney’s fees and costs) and allow clients who are not regulars in the courtroom to take […]
Gibbons Neuman is proud to announce that firm President, Rod B. Neuman has been selected as a Top Rated Dispute Resolution Attorney by Super Lawyers. Mr. Neuman mediates cases throughout […]
When lawsuits are filed, Plaintiffs often plead a variety of causes of action (throwing in the “kitchen sink”) and Defendants who are being sued often respond in kind. At some […]
So the settlement agreement has a confidentiality provision. Nobody really pays attention to that right? Think again. In the case of Gulliver Schools v. Snay, 137 So.3d 1045 (Fla. 3DCA […]
Most mediations begin with a general session. In the general session, the parties and their attorneys are present and the attorneys will present their client’s case through an opening statement. […]
When mediating a case in which attorney’s fees and costs are available to the prevailing party, each side should come to the mediation with an up-to-date accounting of their attorney’s […]