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As Seen In Authority Magazine: Abbey Kaplan, How To Create A Successful Career In Conflict Resolution & Mediation

By May 11, 2023

Listening, and recognizing that there are three sides to every story and be ready with different answers because you will never always be right. What does it take to create a highly successful career in conflict resolution and mediation? As a part of this series, we had the pleasure of …

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Virtual Mediation: “People want to get their cases resolved, and they have the opportunity to do it now.”

By December 2, 2020

Amidst the pandemic, I have seen the legal industry adapt with ease to a technology-driven world, especially one area in particular: virtual mediation. In fact, outside of operating in a remote environment, the mediation process has not changed at all; the only difference is that attorneys are no longer sitting …

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth: What to do when Multi-Party Mediation Derails Your Settlement Efforts

By October 16, 2012

By Abbey L. Kaplan Recently I found myself in multi-party mediations where parties on the other side were represented by one attorney.  Problems arose when my client and I believed we settled the case only to find that the interests of the parties represented by joint counsel diverged, derailing the …

Breaking Up (Your Business) is Hard to Do…But Here is How it Can be Easier

By October 12, 2012

By Todd A. Levine I handle many so-called “business divorces,” where partnerships or other business entities split up.  Because I am a trial lawyer, most of these cases are already heading towards litigation when the client first consults me.  However, I find it is generally in the client’s best interest …