Monday, November 23, 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009

Mindfulness & Mediation


Mindfulness & Mediation
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Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services completed 1.5 hours of continued education on the topic of Mindfulness & Mediation. Being present in the mediation process.

The class was in Oakland, CA at the Alameda County Bar Association on 11-19-2009.

This topic will indeed make me a better mediator and with practice will improve all communications skills of active listening.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Foreclosure Home For Sale

Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services will partake in 3 hours of continuing education with the Alameda County Bar Association on Foreclosures, Loan Modifications and Bankruptcy.

Real Estate Mediation Services offers alternative dispute resolution in real estate disputes.

www.RealEstateMediation.org

Monday, November 16, 2009

St. Landry Catholic Church

ST. LOUIS | The St. Louis Archdiocese has released financial figures showing it spent $352,000 last fiscal year on payments to victims of predator priests — and more than twice that amount on lawyers.

Numbers released by the archdiocese Friday show more was paid in legal fees than to victims for five of the past 10 fiscal years

November 16 2009

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Appointment of Mediator

Jim W Hildreth Mediator was appointed to mediate a construction dispute in the Amador County Superior Court in Jackson CA.

The mediation will occur in early December 2009.

Both the Plaintiff and Defendant have agreed to Mediate their dispute, prior to a jury trial.

Best Time for Mediation?

Mediation is appropriate at any stage of conflict! It is never too late! Some parties use mediation proactively. For instance, if parties anticipate a problem arising in the near future, they may use mediation to facilitate a dialogue and agree ahead of time as to how that problem will be handled. Other parties insert mediation clauses into their agreement, providing for the mediation of future conflicts.

As an example all contracts with the California Association of Realtors, call out for Mediation in a Dispute.

Buyer- seller and landlord-tenant contracts.

Most often, parties contact a mediator when they recognize a conflict has arisen and is not going to go away.

Mediation often starts as a gateway from a law office.

There is very little to lose in doing so, and so much to gain.

Repeatedly, parties surprise one another and, even in the midst of litigation, engage in mediation to a successful agreement.

Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services, schedules Mediations 6 days per week and Saturday or eveing hours are designed for the convenience of the disputants.

Often partners or working couples find it difficult to take a half day off during the work week.

Mediation is appropriate and any time.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Outcome of a Mediation

Who determines the outcome of a Mediation? The parties determine their own solutions. The disputants are able to communicate directly with one another and to gain understandings.

The parties often no more about the dispute and are empowered to arrive at their own solutions.