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Feb. 20, 2009
The Neutrality Tightrope
A case involving deeply sensitive issues showed Judicate West's Rubin Fields just how tricky it can be for a mediator to balance emotionally driven accusations and hard evidence.
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By Janet Rubin Fields One of the most rewarding cases I have settled during my decade as a mediator occurred last year. On paper, it involved a business litigation partnership dispute involving two married couples whom had worked together in various business ventures, including managing real estate properties and launching a restaurant franchise. Unhappy with the profitable results, the couples wished to dissolve the partners...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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