ROADS TO Resolution ~ Closure ~ Certainty Jean M. Lawler

Sharing with you today's "Thursday Tip of the Day". Embrace and enjoy your summer!Reconnect with friends, family, yourself. Put on your flip flops and shorts. Enjoy the beach, mountains, rivers, cities, planes and trains - wherever your summer will take you."In the words of Chris Erskine, Writer, from his column this week, titled "Summer Love", I quote:"I prefer a summer day that yawns a little. I like a moon that stays up late.It's the heart of summer. Eat some custard. Count your bles...

To be an excellent lawyer for a client in mediation it is not enough to just say, “Oh I’ve got a mediation tomorrow, here, let me pick up the file and head on out.” To be excellent, it takes more than that. Listen to this episode as Host, Jean Lawler–commercial + insurance mediator and arbitrator–shares her list of top 3 things that excellent lawyers do for their clients in mediation.Resources mentioned:Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Diffusing Tension by Hesha Abr...

You know, people think that they are at an impasse... But are they really?Is there perhaps more room to move? Or are you really done?In this episode, Host, Jean Lawler–commercial + insurance mediator and arbitrator–discusses the following:Two important mediator tools that she uses to test whether parties are at an impasse in mediation: “ifs” and ranges The benefits of “ifs”, andHow to know when you are at an impasseResource Link:Ambassador & Former National Security Advisor, Robert O...

Now, we all learned early in life that you tell the truth. Right? And this is very true when it comes to an application for insurance. In this episode, Host, Jean Lawler–commercial + insurance mediator and arbitrator–discusses recission of an insurance policy and answers the following questions:When does rescission of insurance policies happen?What kind of situations can you get into with this?Who could potentially be dragged into these suits?To read the full episode transcript please s...

We have contracts all over. You buy a car, you have a contract. You rent a property, you have a contract. You buy a house, you have a contract. Our lives are filled with contracts, and most of us probably don’t read them word for word. However, to put it simply: Read the Contracts!In this episode, Host, Jean Lawler–commercial + insurance mediator and arbitrator–discusses four examples of conditions in contracts that can become impediments to rights if not complied with.To read the full episod...