Facilitating positive change in the workplace

by | Dec 1, 2018 | The ADR Blog

  Laura A. Athens Facilitation can be an invaluable tool to promote a positive work environment and prevent escalation of employment disputes.In contrast to mediation, which focuses on disputes that have reached an impasse or resulted in filing of a formal...

Who Is Bound to An Agreement to Arbitrate?

by | Dec 31, 2017 | The ADR Blog

  By William D. Gilbride Jr. In some circumstances, non-signatories to agreements mandating arbitration can be compelled to have their complaints decided in arbitration. This article describes five situations in which a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement may...

Arbitration Advocacy

by | Jan 5, 2017 | The ADR Blog

  Martin Weisman Arbitrations are meant to be cost efficient, quick and more informal than courtroom litigation. However, many litigators seem to forget that. Arbitration pre-hearing conference orders often include phrases such as “the rules of evidence will be...

Functus Officio

by | Nov 29, 2016 | The ADR Blog

  By William D. Gilbride Jr. One area of the law that has recently received some noteworthy attention is the arbitration doctrine of functus officio. The doctrine of functus officio provides that an arbitrator’s duties are generally discharged upon the rendering of a...