Advocate Sept24 cvr EZINE

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Insurance bad-faith mediations

Bad-faith mediations present a challenging set of issues and dynamics that affect how they are best approached and conducted


Evidence Code mediation rules

Know the official rules for mediation and keep yourself out of avoidable predicaments



A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations

Can the success with Proposition 65 environmental lawsuits be had in other plaintiffs’ cases?


Resolving construction disputes through mediation

A primer for construction-defect law and mediating a construction dispute


Recent developments in employment arbitration

Important employment-arbitration-law decisions from 2023 and 2024


Mediating mass torts

Understanding the basics for mass-tort mediation, including the use of bankruptcy courts


Crafting a plaintiff’s mediation brief for a standard personal-injury case

The importance of a clear, concise and informative mediation brief


Elder-healthcare-facility arbitration agreements and the California Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court holds that signing an optional arbitration agreement is not a “healthcare decision”


Arbitration and PAGA rights, post [[case]]Adolph v. Uber[[/case]]

Arbitrating individual Labor Code violations after [[case]]Adolph[[/case]]


Distressed real estate and ADR

Analyzing various remedies available thru ADR when a real-estate default arises


Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control

A quick-read refresher course on arbitration preparation and success


Getting the most out of a pre-mediation conference

Mediation has become a linchpin in an attorney’s arsenal, and a pre-mediation conference has become essential in a mediator’s toolbox


You say you want a resolution (but what you really want is a deal)

A mediator with strong business skills can improve your chances of achieving settlement


The humanity of human suffering

Senate Bill 447 allows courts to award damages for a deceased person’s non-economic damages of pain, suffering, or disfigurement


We’re about much more than just lobbying

A look at all we do to protect your clients’ rights and your practice



Collaborative leadership

Becoming an effective leader in volunteer roles


The art of ADR

What happens when mediation, improvisation, and trial advocacy converge?