by Donald R. McNeil | Jan 15, 2020 | Mediation
Nominations for 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning with one notable epic film “The Irishman” up for Best Picture. This classic mob movie collected 10 nominations, with Martin Scorsese receiving his ninth nomination for best director. Robert...
by Donald R. McNeil | Nov 27, 2019 | Arbitration, Mediation
The financial world is abuzz about the fact that many major players in the broker-dealer world are leaving the Protocol for Broker Recruiting. There was a time where broker-dealers regularly litigated over non-solicit and non-competition agreements with their former...
by Donald R. McNeil | Oct 1, 2019 | Mediation
The Annual Report to the Community from the Minnesota Judicial Branch, submitted by Chief Justice Lori Gildea of the Minnesota Supreme Court, was released a few weeks ago....
by Donald R. McNeil | Jun 28, 2019 | Mediation
Over the last few months, I have served as a mediator for attorneys in unique business disputes involving the financial industry. The attorneys involved quickly were able to avoid legal landmines in two critical areas by using a local mediator with experience in that...
by Donald R. McNeil | May 24, 2019 | Mediation
The one thing you need to know about early mediation is that it saves boat loads of money! In the last several years as part of my legal practice, I have seen a number of fee petitions submitted to the arbitrator or judge relating to business and employment disputes,...
by Donald R. McNeil | Mar 1, 2019 | Arbitration, Mediation
Mediation works. Every now and then there will be reported some statistics about the success of mediation in resolving lawsuits. Recently, FINRA Dispute Resolution published its year-end statistics regarding cases involving customer disputes. In 2018, there were 3,064...
