Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jul

Mediator Malpractice In New Jersey

July 28, 2011

There are so few reported cases in New Jersey involving claims of mediator malpractice that...

Jun

Should A Mediation Be Terminated When There Is A Power Imbalance Between The Participants?

June 21, 2011

(The following is part of a discussion, taken from a listserv, or electronic bulletin board,...

Jun

Intentionally Withholding Information In Mediation Will Not Invalidate The Resulting Settlement Agreement

June 15, 2011

A New Jersey appellate court held that intentionally withholding information in mediation does not invalidate...

Apr

Divorce Mediation 101

April 25, 2011

Couples who are facing the difficult prospect of divorce have a critical decision to make: whether...

Apr

Models Of Mediation Practice

April 18, 2011

Mediation is generally recognized as a process in which parties in conflict (often on their...

Mar

The Development Of Collaborative Law In New Jersey: Good News Or Bad News For Divorce Mediators?

March 15, 2011

What Is Collaborative Law? Collaborative law is an emerging dispute resolution technique in which each...

Feb

NJAPM Officers and Board Members

February 9, 2011

The New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) is an association of professionals engaged in...

Feb

WALL STREET JOURNAL Reports On Elder Mediation

February 5, 2011

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal provides an overview of Elder Mediation that may...

Oct

Guide To Overcoming Legal and Psychological Barriers to Settlement in Elder Mediation

October 26, 2010

Problem: Communication / Negotiation Issues Example: Siblings’ long-standing mistrust of each other prevents them...

Oct

Convening A Mediation

October 21, 2010

Convening a mediation involves getting often recalcitrant parties to participate in the mediation. It is...

Jun

How Collaborative Divorce Is Different From Divorce Mediation

June 17, 2010

When a couple decides to divorce, the spouses have important choices to make about how...

Mar

What Does A Court Mean When Litigants Are Ordered To "Mediate In Good Faith?"

March 5, 2010

Two recent non-NJ courts have taken a look at what constitutes “good faith” by a...

Nov

NY Times Offers Advice From Financial Experts About What They Learned After Going Through Their Own Divorces

November 23, 2009

Here’s a memorable sentence: “Nobody can relate to the raw, visceral experience of ending a...

Nov

First Training Session On Elder Mediation Held In New Jersey Is A Success

November 13, 2009

The Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey (EMC-NJ), a collaborative alliance of elder law mediators...

Oct

Divorcing Couples in New Jersey Have The Right To Arbitrate Rather Than Litigate, But Cannot Be Ordered To Arbitrate By The Court

October 1, 2009

Recent cases illustrate two important legal principals involving the right to resolve family disputes in...

Sep

Amendments to New Jersey Court Rules Affect Mediators in the Court Mediation Program

September 17, 2009

Chief Justice Rabner has issued an order which approves amendments to the NJ Court Rules...

Sep

The ABA Says That Mediation Jobs Are Growing In The Economic Downturn. I Say The Opposite Is True. What Do You Think?

September 16, 2009

A recent article in the August 2009 edition of the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal...

Aug

Elder Mediation Training In New Jersey – CEU Opportunity

August 15, 2009

The Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey (EMC-NJ), a collaborative alliance of independent mediators, attorneys...

Jul

Crain's Business Newspaper Confirms That Mediation Firms Are Thriving

July 7, 2009

According to an article in the July 6th edition of Crain’s Chicago Business, the recession...

Jun

Wall Street Journal Advises Divorcing Couples In Financial Straits to Consider Mediation

June 28, 2009

The Wall Street Journal published an article today discussing the increasing number of couples separating...

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