There has been a lot of pro-se clients who after paying off their debts and settling their credit card lawsuits through mediation ask this question, “How to Dispute Errors on my Credit Report?” Here is an article that gives you a pretty good start on this subject. By Brian O’Connell Monday, October 31, 2011 Yahoo!…
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Homeowner Associations – Past Due Fees and Mediation
Problems between homeowner associations and tenants are as old as time itself. From maintenance issues to escalating monthly payments, there is always something to argue about with your homeowner’s board. The tenants have a contention that the board is lazy do-nothing slackers and the board is not very fond of the tenants either. Ironically, all the members of the board are of course tenants themselves….
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…
Can I do it myself?
Oftentimes my clients ask me a very interesting question, “Can I do it myself?” Putting aside the grammatical meaning of this inquiry, I would like to address this the best way I can. In reality there is not a person or an object stopping you from negotiating a resolution to your lawsuit your self, but like…