April 28, 2011
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
March 26, 2011
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
March 26, 2011
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Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel The South Carolina Court of Appeals filed what I consider to be an important unpublished family court opinion which,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
March 11, 2011
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
December 10, 2010
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?
October 19, 2010
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
October 16, 2010
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,
Mr. & Mrs. Smith meet Mr. & Mrs. Forman
July 9, 2010
One of the two grand ironic jests in the movie “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is that this bored suburban couple–who drip utter contempt for each
