Rethinking my opposition to family court arbitration
Posted Saturday, October 1st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
For a few years my friend and colleague, Barry W. Knobel of Knobel Mediation Services, LLC, has been encouraging me to rethink my opposition to
Are court-appointed mediators underpaid and overcharging?
Posted Thursday, May 19th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Though I greatly enjoy doing mediation work, there’s a reason I haven’t tried to make mediation a significant part of my legal practice: South Carolina’s
Posted Thursday, April 28th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I was in a mediation earlier this week in which my client was seeking a requirement that his children’s mother consult with him before making
Posted Thursday, April 28th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
My wife, Karen Anne Klickstein-Forman, and I both became certified family court mediators in 2009. Since that time both of us have handled paid mediations
Mediation is an alternative to trial, not to litigation: avoid premature mediation
Posted Saturday, March 26th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
There are some common issues that lead to mediations failing to resolve family court disputes. One common problem is when one or both parties to
Posted Saturday, March 26th, 2011 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel The South Carolina Court of Appeals filed what I consider to be an important unpublished family court opinion which,
Counseling a client to disobey a court order
Posted Friday, March 11th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific
I conducted a court-ordered mediation today in which one of the parties failed to show up. This party’s counsel explained she had told her client
Posted Friday, December 10th, 2010 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel 1. If your clients or you have any questions regarding the mediator’s fees and the mediator’s billing/invoicing practices,
Trial or mediation – why not let your clients decide?
Posted Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel I recently mediated a case in which an attorney informed her client that “you can add a minimum
Posted Saturday, October 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I have represented litigants in family court mediation for over a decade and been a certified family court mediator for a little over a year,
