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Neutral Spotlight
Mediator Patrick Walsh employs facilitative negotiation and frank evaluations in mediations
August 05, 2022 - The Velvet Hammer Mediator Patrick Walsh employs facilitative negotiation and frank evaluations in mediations. R etired U.S. Magistrate Judge Patr...
Neutral Spotlight
$175M Trademark Infringement Award Upheld
July 05, 2022 - ...
Thought Leadership
A perfect storm? Are bankruptcy filings about to skyrocket?
May 09, 2022 - By Hon. Catherine Bauer (Ret.) Bankruptcy attorneys joke that business is good for them when things are bad for everyone else. Assuming this is tr...
Thought Leadership
Groundwater adjudication cases are best resolved through mediation
April 26, 2022 - By Hon. Patrick Walsh (Ret.) You don’t have to be a water lawyer to know that California is finding it increasingly dif- ficult to find enough w...
Thought Leadership
What Does it Mean to Apologize in Employment Mediations?
March 08, 2022 - ing to acknowledge the process could have been handled better. Perhaps, the employer should not have escorted the person out of the office after ...
Neutral Spotlight
Straus Institute’s 1st Senior Fellow in Dispute Resolution is Former Justice
December 15, 2021 - Kamila Knaudt Daily Journal Staff Writer T he Straus Institute for Dispute Resolu- tion at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law has selected Signat...
Announcement
Signature Resolution Adds Four Neutrals in San Diego
November 03, 2021 - S ignature Resolution added four neutrals to its office in San Diego, the firm an nounced Tuesday. “We are cementing ourselves in the San...
Neutral Spotlight
Brokering Help, Mediator Douglas Glass Doesn’t Offer False Praise or Dole Out Unnecessary Criticism
October 15, 2021 - By Shane Nelson Special to the Daily Journal L ongtime neutral Douglas A. Glass, now with Signature Resolution, likes to tell peo- ple he tries ...
Thought Leadership
Are Cryptocurrencies the kryptonite of the SEC?
September 30, 2021 - in the world of cryptocurrency it’s better to ask forgiveness than seek permission. But, in fact, SEC enforcement activities have a legit- imate...
Neutral Spotlight
‘Velvet Hammer’
August 13, 2021 - Scott S. Markus Signature Resolution San Diego Areas of Specialty: Employment, Professional Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Real Proper...
Thought Leadership
A Deep Dive into Senate Bill 724, the New Conservatorship Bill
June 03, 2021 - By Clifford L. Klein A deep dive into Senate Bill 724, the new conservatorship bill Notwithstanding the dangers of celebrity-legislating, the a...
Thought Leadership
Are Mega Attorney Fees in Mega Chapter 11s Unavoidable?
May 25, 2021 - By Catherine E. Bauer Are mega attorney fees in mega Chapter 11s unavoidable? T he recently reported mega attorney fees in the mega NRA and Boy Sco...
