Month: March 2026
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A Role Model for All Lawyers: Marian Mayer Berkett
By Leslie King O’Neal Commemorating Women’s History Month and the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebration, this week’s post showcases Marian Mayer Berkett’s long and storied legal career. Marian Mayer Berkett: Inspiring generations of lawyers The length and breadth of her law practice make her a role model for all lawyers. Tulane
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Front End Alignment & The Art of Dispute Prevention
By Leslie King O’Neal Front-End Alignment Keeps a Car on Track If your car is pulling to one side, the steering wheel is vibrating and the tires are squealing, these are signs the car may need a front-end alignment. With a proper front-end alignment the vehicle tracks straight and maintains predictable steering, making it easier
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Surety’s “Do Nothing” Strategy Backfires
By Leslie King O’Neal The “Do Nothing” Strategy is Risky in Arbitration Parties have options when faced with a demand for arbitration. They can participate in the arbitration process, receive the arbitration award and pursue confirmation or vacatur, if appropriate. Or parties can put their heads in the sand, choose to “do nothing” and simply
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Move Over, AI Arbitrator! AAA Introduces AI “Resolution Simulator”
By Leslie King O’Neal Designed for One Party Use in Documents-Only Construction Cases Unlike the AI Arbitrator, the Resolution Simulator is designed for one party use in documents-only construction cases. The user submits relevant documents and information about the dispute to the Simulator, which provides a summary for the user to review and approve. After
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Good Ideas Don’t Stop at the Border: What U.S. Attorneys Can Learn from International Arbitration
By Leslie King O’Neal Although arbitration is widely used to resolve disputes globally, not all arbitrations look the same. Arbitration proceedings vary widely depending on the parties’, counsels’, and arbitrators’ legal traditions.[1] At the American College of Construction Lawyers’ annual meeting, four seasoned international arbitrators[2] discussed how “importing” some international arbitration practices can make U.S.
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