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Victoria Pynchon

I mediate and arbitrate complex commercial disputes, the former with ADR Services, Inc. in Century City and the latter with...

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The 33 cent wage and income gap is unacceptable and unnecessary. So is the cliché glass ceiling. Bottom line, our...

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ABA DRS Committee to Offer Ethical Guidance

I've been following numerous discussions on mediation ethics on a couple of ADR listserv's.  As a result, I can tell you there are a lot of ethical questions circulating among mediators, many of them too important to remain the subject of private discussion. So I'm pleased to announce that the ABA has formed a new committee -- the Committee on Mediator Ethical Guidance.  According to the most recent ABA e-newsletter, the Committee will provide advisory responses on ethics for mediators. Established by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, the committee will interpret the 2005 Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators published by the... More

Ethical Negotiation is NOT an Oxymoron

  Check out this tele-seminar on Legal Ethics in Negotiation -- a fascinating topic and one that deserves greater attention.  The seminar will take place at 1:00 pm ET on Thursday, December 21, 2006. The telephone-based program will last 60 minutes and is approved for one hour of ethics CLE credit in Kentucky.  Click on the link above and here for Ben Cowgill's stellar Legal Ethics Newsletter. ... More
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