SUCCESSFUL MEDIATION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES. Judge Padrick relentlessly seeks to resolve all legal disputes in which he is hired to mediate. In a CLE on Mediating Legal Disputes for the Virginia Beach Bar Association, Judge Padrick covered the basics of mediating difficult cases, the benefits of mediation over litigation, common barriers to settlement, and frequent problems with decisional authority, as well as similar issues related Continue Reading
The most frequent question family lawyers hear from their clients is “when will this be over?!” From the first day when a spouse learns that his or her marriage is irretrievably broken, until the final divorce decree is entered, can be a very long period of time, occasionally stretching years. Lawyers who specialize in divorce are great problem solvers but they are also tasked to Continue Reading