Resources for Construction Lawyers and ADR Professionals
The Alabama Bar Construction Section 12th Annual Construction Law Summit is in the books. I was pleased and honored to be on a panel with my old friends (and experienced arbitrators), Allen Gibson[i] and Harper Heckman.[ii] We discussed a variety of common…
There are several reasons. Most commonly, arbitrators may have health problems making them unable to serve, they may pass away or they may have a conflict with a party or witness, requiring recusal.
Arbitration is touted as an efficient, cost-effective dispute resolution method, but some complain it’s not meeting these goals. Do arbitrations take too long and cost too much? Why does it take one or two years to build a bridge, but three or…
How can attorneys be more effective in presenting arbitration cases? At last Friday’s panel at the Miami-Dade Bar’s 2025 “LawCon”[i] four experienced arbitrators, Richard Suarez[ii], Scott Silverman[iii] and John Thornton[iv] and I presented tips from our arbitration experiences. Patricia Thompson[v], another experienced…
Most experienced construction attorneys are familiar with binding arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method. Some attorneys and clients are wary of binding arbitration because neither the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Florida Rules of Evidence apply in most…
If the parties are unable to settle at mediation, is that the end of the mediator’s role? Not necessarily! Impasse at mediation may not be “all she wrote” for the mediation process. “Mediated case management” allows the parties and the mediator to…