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2017 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR JUDGES, POLITICIANS, AND POLICY MAKERS
As the New Year approaches, all of us traditionally hope for a better time than the past year provided us….

The Role of the Expert in 21st Century Dispute Resolution – A Recovering Judge’s Perspective
THE INTERSECTION OF ADVOCACY AND FINANCIAL FORENSICS “THE ROLE OF THE EXPERT IN 21ST CENTURY DISPUTE RESOLUTION – A RECOVERING…

Arbitration that works. Careful selection the key
My last two columns described and illustrated the perils to counsel and clients of not paying sufficient attention to the…

Which ADR Technique – Choose Carefully
Which dispute resolution technique should parties and their counsel use in the courthouse or conference room of the future? That…

Litigation vs ADR – Different Strokes for Different Folks
My last column described the cultural, economic and structural changes in the legal and business communities that have transposed “Alternative…

The New and Improved Resolution of Disputes
This column is the first of a series of columns which will detail the parallel growth and development of ADR…

IS POLITICS CORRUPT? STAY TUNED TO YOUR SUPREME COURT STATION!
Good news! The Supreme Court of the United States has finally agreed to define the term “corruption.” That term has…

Do We Still Believe in the Future?
In 1953 Bernard Baruch, a financier and advisor to Presidents’ Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman made…

Criminal Justice System Reform
The most valuable lesson that I learned as a result of being lucky enough to have been appointed and elected…

Trump-Speak v. Candidate-Speak
Donald Trump has clearly taken Political Theater to a new level and the mainstream media not to mention social media…