The feminization of family law
August 25, 2012
Two generations ago there were few woman lawyers. The early career paths of our first female Supreme Court Justices, Sandra Day O’Connor (Stanford 1952) and
Advanced Family Law Mediation Training
July 13, 2012
As one of my tasks for the board of the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston (MMCC), I have organized an advanced family law mediation
New Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston website
July 2, 2012
The Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston (MMCC), whose board I joined earlier this year, has a new and improved website. The updated website
July 1, 2012
I conducted a mediation last week in which, with quite a bit of more arm twisting of both parties, I suspect I might have been
Should child custody be revisited every few years?
May 21, 2012
There was a thoughtful Op-Ed piece in the May 20, 2012 New York Times titled “In Whose Best Interests?” by Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family
Recent amendments to the ADR Rules – “Early Neutral Evaluation”
May 5, 2012
From guest blogger: Barry W. Knobel of Knobel Mediation Services If you have not had the time to review them, on April 30, 2012, we received
Rethinking my opposition to family court arbitration
October 1, 2011
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?
May 19, 2011
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
