CKA Mediation and Arbitration Services Blog
Recovering litigator Christopher Annunziata opines about all aspects of alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration and recent developments in Georgia law and beyond. Expect to find topics to enlighten the practicing attorney and nonlawyer alike, as well as the occasional humorous story.
Author: Christopher Annunziata is a civil mediator and attorney in Atlanta.
Blawg Related Categories: Alternative Dispute Resolution • States • Georgia • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from CKA Mediation and Arbitration Services Blog
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New Georgia Ethics Opinion Results in First Ever “De-Registration” of Mediator
As I have mentioned in the past, the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (GODR) oversees the court-referred mediation programs in the State of Georgia. Georgia has minimum training and professional experience requirements for mediators that…
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More Divorcing Couples Utilize ADR.
A recent survey of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts (CDFA) indicates that a vast majority of those polled stating that the number of clients unable to continue to afford their services in this economy has increased…
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Why mediation works.
I came across this interesting quote the other day: We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others. - Blaise Pascal I think this…
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Wherein I Stopped Being A Mediator and Started Being a Businessman.
Quite plainly afraid of confrontation, he always calls in the 7:00 hour, morning or night, wholly unaware that my office line rolls to my cell. Like the other conversations, it beings with the exhortation that…
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What brought you here . . . and will there be a blog for you to read anymore?
Every now and again, Popehat (one of my favorite blogs) examines the “Road to Popehat“, that is, the search queries that bring random guests to their blog. Of course, I have far fewer readers than…
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These Guys Give Ambulance Chasing a Bad Name.
Esquire recently posted five of the most poorly produced, highly offensive lawyer ads you’ve likely ever seen. These are ads that make the guys on the sides of city buses look like Clarence Darrow. One…
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Please support me in this charitable cause!
I know I’ve been offline for a while, but I’ve been quite busy. Some work, some travel. I am hoping that my friends and colleagues will support me in a charitable event this weekend –…
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I’m the fool.
I pity myself for acting like a little girl and whining about the possibility of sitting on jury duty for 4 weeks to help convict 6 violent criminals when Mr. T appeared for duty willingly…
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Don’t Mediate that Case??
Sandra Upchurch of the Florida-based mediation practice group Upchurch Watson White & Max discusses an interesting article from Human Resources Leader magazine entitled, “Don’t rush to mediate that employee complaint …” The article makes some…
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How to Screw Up A Mediation.
Over at The Strategic Mediator, Florida Mediator Sandra C. Upchurch spells out the Top 10 Ways that a practitioner can “botch” a mediation (she’s more polite than I). She echoes the complaints I repeatedly hear…