Alternative Dispute Resolution in Los Angeles, CA is not like ADR in other states. Why not, you ask? Well because people in Los Angeles seem to have different priorities when it comes to resolving disputes. We are so set on filing a lawsuit against our perceived opposition that thinking outside the box never crosses our minds….
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Mediation can solve the problems without the mess.
In her short article, Anne Marie Hartford talks about the ease and simplicity of using mediation in order to resolve your disputes quickly and cleanly. http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1445058
Mediation and The City
Los Angeles is a melting pot of cultures, industries, social and religious divides. This city of almost 4 million people is bound to have an enormous number of disputes happening every day. Unfortunately, most of these disputes end up in court. Mostly due to the fact the the general public does not know any other…
Meditate to mediate
A mediator must stay neutral and impartial in every negotiation in order to achieve the best possible result. Well, let me tell you that finding center is as hard as balancing on one leg in the turtle kissing the sun pose. Whatever that is. I always try to see both sides of every argument and…
Emotions
One of the greatest benefits of using a mediator to assist you in resolving your dispute is the emotional disconnect. Jest think about how much easier it would be to deal with things when emotions are not part of the equation. Be it a lawsuit, a collection matter or even a small lover’s spat. Whenever…
Credit Card Company Has Filed a Lawsuit Against Me
Yes, credit card companies can and will sue you. When that happens, you have a few choices. Do nothing – If you do nothing they will win an automatic judgment against you and eventually will garnish wages, place liens on property and levies on bank accounts. In other words, doing nothing will not result in…
9/11 Ten Year Anniversary
It is hard to believe that 10 years has gone by since that tragic day in 2001. I remember it very clearly; seeing the images on TV I initially did not realize that I was watching the news, rather, I thought that I had left the channel on some action flick. Then, everything became very…
…but my friend’s friend did it.
Lately, due to a not so stabilized economy and the overall financial state of Americans, I have been dealing with a lot of collection cases. Whether from credit card companies, auto repossessions, medical bills, real estate and many others. People who seek my services have at times tried other avenues of settling these cases prior to…
Labor Day Weekend
It has been a long week. August ended, September began and all the end of the month and beginning of the month tasks had piled up and had to be tackled promptly. We, at RTM, are most certainly all ready for the long weekend. One thing that always bothers me about a three day weekend…
Would you give up your salary?
Larry Powell, Fresno County School Superintendent has recently decided to give $800,000 of his 3 years salary back to the schools and work for an amount less than a first year teacher. “How much do we need to keep accumulating?” asks Powell, 63. “There’s no reason for me to keep stockpiling money.” After I read about…