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The Limitations of Mediator Proposals

By Paul F. Monicatti - Introduction Much has been said and written about the subject of mediator proposals used to potentially close a deal in mediation. A search of Mediate.com, a leading source of scholarly articles, produced 11 pages listing 320 articles under the...

Waiver of Arbitration Post-Morgan v. Sundance – by Laura Athens

  Waiver of ArbitrationPost-Morgan v. Sundance by Laura Athens   Three years ago, the United States Supreme Court significantly changed the standard for determining whether a party has waived arbitration. In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., the Supreme Court...

Mindfulness Revisited – By Joseph C. Basta, JD

Joe Basta 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...

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Adverse Inferences in Arbitration

By Lee Hornberger,Arbitrator and Mediator This is an overview of adverse inferences in labor arbitration. This includes reviewing provider organization rules, labor arbitration awards, case law, and treatises on labor arbitration. American Arbitration Association...

The New Michigan Uniform Power of Attorney Act

Laura A. Athens The Michigan Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA), signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on November 7, 2023, took effect on July 1, 2024.[1] Michigan has joined 30 other states in adopting this model statute. The Act replaces the prior...

The Unauthorized Practice of Law in Michigan ADR – A Journey

By Michael S. Leib, Mediator and Arbitrator Introduction  In 2023 I was appointed to arbitrate a matter in which an out-of-state resident was a party to the proceedings.  The parties had agreed by contract to arbitrate here in Michigan and that Michigan law would...

Newly Neutral

By Lisa W. Timmons, Esq. I have been immersed in the field of ADR as both a provider and practitioner for over 25 years. I am probably most widely known as the Executive Director of the Mediation Tribunal Association (MTA). MTA, the once pilot program that resulted in...

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