Most mediation briefs read like recycled motion papers, and that makes them far less useful than they could be. A modern brief should be a problem-solving tool that orients the mediator, sets a realistic path to resolution, and uses confidentiality…
It’s 2 a.m. Your client isn’t thinking about EEOC charge deadlines or discovery timelines. They are replaying the meeting where they were told their position was being eliminated just three months after they filed an internal complaint. They’re wondering whether…
AI Contract Comparison — AJS Resolutions AI Contract Comparison Tool An example of how AI can identify changes between two contract drafts Settlement Agreement — Version Comparison Below is a sample of how AI can compare two versions of a…
What Your Business Dispute is Doing to Your Client and What You Can Do About It It’s 2 a.m. Your client isn’t thinking about deposition strategy or motion deadlines. They’re wondering whether the company they spent fifteen years building is…
Not long ago, two attorneys reached out to me before agreeing to bring me on as their mediator. They wanted to understand my experience with their specific, niche commercial matter. The attorneys asked about my process, my strategies, and subject-matter…
Virtual mediation was a lifeline when the world shut down in 2020. Six years later, it’s worth asking an uncomfortable question: are we still choosing it because it works best or because it’s convenient? Across Philadelphia, attorneys are streaming back into…
The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas has announced that discovery motion hearings will now go back in person. Personally, this is a welcome development. As a young attorney, this was the way for me to learn how to practice…
I. Introduction: The Split-Second Decision That Shapes Negotiations Picture a familiar scene. You are in a mediation late in the day. The numbers are close, emotions are high, and someone on the other side makes a comment that feels dismissive,…
Why Mediation Protects the Most Valuable Business Asset — People Picture this: Two long-time employees, each vital to the success of a growing Philadelphia company, suddenly find themselves at odds. Miscommunication over responsibilities turns into frustration. Productivity dips. Morale declines….
Conflicts Will Occur Between Businesses — Growth Happens from How Conflict Is Handled Long-term business relationships generate 60–70% more revenue than constantly chasing new ones. Yet across Philadelphia, South Jersey, the Delaware Valley (and beyond), many businesses make the same…
