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I currently mediate all of my cases on Zoom. I have mediated hundreds of cases on Zoom since March 2020. I have found a Zoom mediation to be a convenient, efficient, cost-effective and beneficial method of settling disputes....more

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Virtual Arbitration at a Glance

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On June 25, 2020, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section co-sponsored with JAMS a live webinar featuring an interactive mock virtual arbitration of a commercial dispute. The Hon. Ariel E. Belen, arbitrator/mediator at...more

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[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals See Strong Future for Hybrid ADR Proceedings

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A podcast from JAMS featuring neutrals Zee Claiborne and Michael Young on their experiences conducting hybrid proceedings at JAMS. In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Zee Claiborne and Michael Young discuss virtual and hybrid...more

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Insurer Considerations For Post-Pandemic Virtual Mediation

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As the number of COVID-19 cases increased in the course of the pandemic, so too did the use of virtual mediation as a means of dispute resolution. The utilization of mediation to resolve disputes has quickly become even more...more

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Virtual ADR: Life After Lockdown

With vaccinations on the rise—and our spirits with them– there is increasing talk of returning to the office, probably after Labor Day, to resume a somewhat normal work schedule, including renewed person-to-person contact...more

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The Masked Mediator - A Personal Account of an In-Person Mediation

This past year has been unlike any other in almost every aspect of life. I feel blessed that my family and I have remained healthy, and that through Zoom technology and NAM's IT department, I have been able to continue to...more

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Five Lessons Learned From My First Virtual Arbitration—Including Be Sure to Wear Sunscreen

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I just finished my first virtual arbitration, which involved a multi-million-dollar dispute between a large medical system and an extensive payer network, two weeks of testimony and hundreds of thousands of pages of...more

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A New Tool for Resolving Litigation: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual Mediations

In March of 2020, when state-wide coronavirus lockdowns began in earnest, litigations confronted the fact that practically everything on the schedule — depositions, mediations, and court appearances — had been canceled. To...more

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[NAWJ Podcast] Technology in the Courts and in ADR: Meeting the Moment

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In a recent podcast produced by the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), Richard Birke, executive director of the JAMS Institute, and JAMS neutrals Hon. Frank Maas (Ret.) and Hon. Elizabeth White (Ret.), president...more

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Arbitration by Videoconference: Not as Scary as You Think

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I have heard from many lawyers who have reluctantly adapted to virtual mediations that even though Zoom and other platforms work well for mediations, they do not work so well for arbitrations. These lawyers have asked that I...more

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[PODCAST] Resolving Employment Disputes through Mediation

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From health and safety concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, to systemic discrimination issues amidst the Black Lives Matter movement, to continued fallout from the #MeToo movement, employers are currently facing a unique...more

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The Future of ADR, Post-COVID: Personal Musings From a Neutral

These past several months have certainly been a challenge, to say the least. Lock downs, face masks, heroic doctors, hospital workers, and first responders, sickness, death, shuttered businesses, and furloughed workers all...more

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Back To The Future - Where Does Mediation Go From Here?

Is there dialogue from a film more apropos to our current wants and desires than the following? Doc Brown:  Marty, you gotta come back with me! Marty McFly:  Where? Doc Brown:  Back to the future! Back to the Future –...more

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