About a decade ago I attended a lunch meeting in Contra Costa County with about 50 other area attorneys. The guest speaker, a mediator-attorney...
I would like to share a rather tricky concept which I discuss with some of my clients as they struggle with their painful fears around...
I’ve recently been re-reading the seminal book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, and enjoying the reminder of how it’s often futile to...
I recently received an email from a European-based association which trains legal professionals from around the world. They are currently offering a class in Brussels...
I was sitting down with two potential clients in a one-hour consultation the other day when one of the people said to me, “Explain your...
I have practiced mediation and Collaborative lawyering for over a decade now and after much talk with colleagues and a few clients, I have dedicated...
One of the most important moments of people’s divorce process is when they assess their different process choices—courts, cooperative law, Collaborative Practice, mediation, do-it-yourself—and then...
Over the years, I have developed ways to keep clients’ costs down by creating systems, information, and processes which enable clients to do as much...
As I wrote last month, I always look forward to speaking with potential clients during a free 15 minute phone consultation. I enjoy having a...
I always look forward to speaking with potential clients during a free 15 minute phone consultation. I enjoy having a bit of my workday that...
Unmani is exceptionally gifted at mediating difficult situations. At critical moments when the dialogues seemed about to derail, Unmani masterfully steered us back on course. Her calming influence, insights on the legal requirements, and laser focus on the relevant issues very positively influenced the outcome of our divorce settlement and subsequent mediation qualitatively and quantitatively. In fact, my ex-wife and I would not have the solid, congenial co-parenting relationship we have today without key conversations—including very difficult ones—we had only because it was safe to have them with Unmani present.
