Alternative Dispute Resolution
Oct. 14, 2024
Sharpening the focus on 'alternative' in alternative dispute resolution
Mediators can (and should) do far more than shuttle offers back and forth.
Deb Graceffa
Graceffa mediates civil and real estate disputes across a wide spectrum of parties and issues. Prior to practicing law, she was a residential and commercial real estate broker.
Back when I was litigating full time, I once defended a homeowner who had power-washed his front porch to paint it. Some paint chips had flecked off his porch and the wind carried them onto his neighbor's yard. Because my client's house was built in the 1920s, those paint chips may have had lead paint in them. When the neighbors noticed the chips, World War III erupted. They came flying out of their house screaming at the top of their lungs. My client apologized once he had s...
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