ADR organization extends its divorce mediation depth with addition of Bingham Farms attorney DETROIT, MI (press release) – Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan, LLC (PREMi), a group of renowned and respected alternative dispute resolution neutrals, is pleased to announce that Lisa Taylor is its newest member. Ms. Taylor, who is based in Bingham Farms, possesses […]

I have conducted commercial mediations for many years, attended ICLE’s forty hour training seminar and received many additional hours of advanced mediation training. To my knowledge, however, none of the training seminars focus upon what attorneys and advocates are looking for from a mediator or the mediation process. So, several years ago I conducted a […]

In some circumstances, non-signatories to agreements mandating arbitration can be compelled to have their complaints decided in arbitration. This article describes five situations in which a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement may be compelled to arbitrate or be bound by the decision of the arbitrator. State and Federal Policy Favor Arbitration The Federal Arbitration Act […]

PREMi professional and former State Bar of Michigan ADR Section chair Joseph Basta recently spoke to a Michigan legislative committee about House Bill 5073, which would generally require legal disputes to be referred to mediation. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Klint Kesto of Oakland County, would impose the requirement on civil non-domestic relations actions in […]

Four respected PREMi professionals have been included on DBusiness Magazine’s 2018 list of “Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit” for their outstanding accomplishments in Arbitration and Mediation: Gene Esshaki William Gilbride Paul Monicatti Martin Weisman DBusiness selects attorneys based on votes and opinions from other attorneys in the local legal community. PREMi congratulates our colleagues as well as […]

When it seems like everything around you, globally and locally, is in a constant state of dysfunctional conflict and turmoil, it is easy to think and act like it’s normal to be disruptive and disagreeable. Nothing could be further from the truth. It doesn’t have to be that way when it comes to the practice […]