A prominent business litigation attorney (okay, it was Mike Mahoney) recently told me the story of two young men fighting over grandma's apple pie. They could not agree on how to split up the pie. Each wanted to cut the pie their own way leaving the smaller slice to...

At the conclusion of a particularly acrimonious yet victorious trial, a client gave me a framed quote from Voltaire: “I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won.” I keep that picture in a prominent location in my office for all...

In 1798, Benjamin Franklin sent a letter to his friend Jean-Baptiste Leroy reporting “our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Two hundred...

Over the last few years, Bill O’Reilly was the subject of at least five claims of sexual harassment that reached a supposed confidential settlement. The settlements occurred before litigation and before there were any public filings at the local courthouse. It was...

You are representing a client in a multi-party dispute, and no one wants to offer more than the other party to settle the case. Everyone is pointing at someone else or trying to lay low in order to avoid attention. The parties are dug in and heading full steam toward...

Mediations that involve individuals with disabilities that are subject to a guardianship present unique legal challenges. (But, please, this blog does not apply for a mediation involving a person with a disability that does not have a guardian.) In order to have a...