A Bid Auction for a Slice of Pie

A Bid Auction for a Slice of Pie

by | Nov 10, 2017 | Arbitration, Mediation

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...
Voltaire and the Cost of a Lawsuit

Voltaire and the Cost of a Lawsuit

by | Oct 9, 2017 | Arbitration, Mediation

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 my...