by blantonmassey | Oct 23, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
1. Lawyer Ethics impose total responsibility on the lawyer for your court case. Even if suit has not been filed, most lawyers will feel that same responsibility once you hire them. Thus, when you choose to stay in control of your case using the mediation process, many...
by blantonmassey | Oct 23, 2020 | Parenting, Virginia Mediation Blog
Schedule: Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9 am to 1 pm over Zoom. Virginia Mediation’s Parent Education Seminars have always covered the subjects required by Virginia Code Section 16.1-278.15 as to Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court (custody) cases...
by blantonmassey | Oct 23, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
6 Second Stress Reduction developed by Charles Stroebel, MD, PhD with modifications here by Bob Whitehouse, EdD, & A.Blanton Massey, JD,LLM Practice this 6 second technique many times a day to develop a stress reducing habit. It counters the STRESS ALARM Reflex...
by LeAnne Perkowski | Jun 5, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
Some attorneys consulted by clients before and during mediation tend to give the clients only generic “legal information” about “legal rights.” They tell their clients what the statutory and case law says and how a judge generally tends to rule on typical issues. Even...
by LeAnne Perkowski | May 29, 2020 | Mediation vs. Litigation, Virginia Mediation Blog
A couple of 1983 graduates of U.Va.’s law school summarized the time/cost factor of litigation by quoting the famous Lexus automobile slogan “relentless pursuit of perfection.” They reflect over the years since meeting at law school orientation 27 years ago. “Through...
by LeAnne Perkowski | May 22, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
Over 30 years ago the Virginia Supreme Court received a Report on what the future of the Virginia judicial system should look like, and what it should offer. The Report recommended that “the judicial system will…provide…dispute resolution alternatives…” Why? Because...
