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Published: Oakland County Legal News
June 30, 2025
Mindfulness Revisited
By Joe C. Basta, JD
Twenty- three years ago, mediation author and teacher Leonard Riskin gave a workshop to the Michigan ADR community entitled “Mindfulness in Dispute Resolution and the Law: Dealing With Stress and Enhancing Satisfaction and Performance.” Riskin was attempting to address two problems he then saw in the legal profession: increasing unhappiness among lawyers, manifested in increasing evidence of stress, depression, divorce and burnout, and missed opportunities to better serve our…
Mediator of the Month
Joseph Basta uniquely combines wide-ranging experience in trial and litigation work with a deep background in mediation.
Beginning his career as a federal judicial law clerk in the Eastern District of Michigan, Joe moved to Dykema Gossett PLLC where, for over 34 years, he tried jury and non-jury cases and litigated disputes for Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, and individuals alike. His work spanned automotive, aircraft and industrial product liability, toxic torts, personal injury, business disputes, environmental, and intellectual property matters. He litigated in many state and…
What is PREMi?
PREMi is an organization of attorney dispute resolution experts who have numerous years of experience in both conflict resolution processes and subject matter knowledge in many industries and disciplines.
What WE Do…
Courtroom litigation can be expensive in both dollars and time.
That’s why you need PREMi.
Mediation: For lasting resolutions
Why PREMi? PREMi’s independent mediators have years of experience successfully helping parties settle a wide variety of disputes. Mediation allows the parties to shape their own resolutions, resulting in agreements that last.
What is mediation? A PREMi…
Arbitration: A Streamlined process to reach a decision
PREMi can customize an arbitration process to your unique case. We are innate problem solvers with a full range of subject matter expertise, able to focus on the issues and facts in the case and determine the right process. Feel free to call us Today.
Med-arb: An adaptation to conventional arbitration
Med-Arb is a combination of both resolution processes – Mediation and Arbitration. The parties agree in advance that they will first try to resolve the matter by mediation, and if they are not successful in resolving the dispute, then a PREMi…
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process and subject matter expertise-to meet
the unique needs of your dispute.
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will walk you through your options.
Plan a First Meeting
Whether by text, email, phone, video conference, or in person, PREMi will facilitate the first contact among attorneys and parties to help you design a dispute resolution process to fit your particular dispute. Do you need a facilitator, evaluator, negotiation coach, or an arbitrator? How many sessions? Who should attend? A PREMi professional can help you answer these critical questions and more.
Find the Right Mediator
A legal dispute can be one of the most difficult experiences a person may ever deal with. It is important that your mediator is a “good fit” for all participants and that the mediator is effective in resolving the dispute.
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PO Box 191
Birmingham, MI 48012-0191