Peace Award Recipient: John Sarratt
Many mediators describe themselves as reformed litigators – lawyers who have spent decades in the litigation trenches, fighting court battles for their…
What’s Going On in the Dispute Resolution Section
Jim Cooley here. Vice chairs, like vice presidents, don’t have much productive to do, so I thought I would give you a quick report on the Council’s…
Happy Fall from the Chair!
It is a privilege to serve as your Section Chair for 2021-2022, particularly with our team of officers this year: Vice-Chair Jim Cooley, Secretary Jim Oden,…
Dispute Resolution Commission: Amendments to the Rule
The North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission would like to share with the members of the NCBA Dispute Resolution Section amendments the Supreme Court of…
Spotlight on Roy Baroff: He’s Just Getting Started (The Peace Award)
What is an ombudsman? I’m not sure it matters, although Roy Baroff might disagree. What really matters is that Roy happens to be one, and he’s one of the…
Join Us for Continuing Education on March 11 and 12
The NCBA Dispute Resolution Section will host a 6-hour CLE on March 11 and 12. The title of the program is “Who Are You? Pleased to Meet Me – What You…
News Straight from the Dispute Resolution Commission
The Dispute Resolution Commission would like to welcome four new members to the DRC! Zachary Bolen, Ketan Soni, Jayne Zanglein, and Lisa Johnson-Tonkins have…
Zoom Update Offers a New Feature
If you do any type of Zoom meetings with multiple people on a regular basis, go do an update right now. Why? There is a new feature that allows you to move…
Mediation: Supreme Court Amendments, Mitchell Case
The Supreme Court has amended three rule sets affecting mediation in North Carolina as of November 23, 2020, which you can review by clicking here. Briefly:…
Superior Court Observation – Via Video!
If you really want to skip everything I’m going to say below and get to the trailer, click here! The password is “mediation.” Think back to the days…