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Jim W Hildreth-Mediatorwww.RealEstateMediation.org
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Addiction: Prescription Drugs
As we approach the holidays, we celebrate with our families, we share gifts, we watch the magic of delight with children as they open presents.
For many holidays may not be the holidays as we have had in our lives.
Last week while sitting in family court, the realty of shared custody, anger, resentment, substance abuse were a realty that goes beyond on our holidays.
Alcohol abuse has been apart of my family history going back for generations and today both drug of choice seems to run rampant in our society.
The impacts effect every family member in some manner and those impacts impact society.
My blog today is not about making accusations, but offering a messaage that being sober, loving life, is a worthy goal for ones self
in the steps of recovery.
I'm so apprecitive of the 12 step programs offered in each of our communities, as they offer support, love, guidance. AA, NA, ACOA,
Co-Depencdency.
In our economic times, its so easy to alter our behaviors often in a self destructive pattern.
Perhaps this message, may be a the keys of opportunity, that will give us the support in developing our own journey that we can reclaim our lives today and for tomorrow.
Being sober, love of self, love of our future generations, is well worth the reminder during our upcoming holidays.
Jim W Hildreth
Friday, December 17, 2010
Auburn CA Courthouse
The California Gold Country has had a rich history of the lure of gold in cities such as Mariposa Nevada City, Columbia, Sonora, Angels Camp, Placerville, Auburn, Jamestown, Murphys, Paradise in Butte County.
Migrations of emigrants followed the "Gold Fever" from the 1800's.
Today a new migration wave in the Gold Country is the urban dweller who seeks a better lifestyle and a desire for a simpler life of the white picket fence, acreage and a place to retire or raise a family.
With that wave came a real estate boom starting in the 1970's.
Large acreage parcels were subdivided creating acre lots or less and the demand for commercial retail for the new storefront was the new enterprise.
With those changes and migrations of the urban dweller have created disputes involving real estate.
This week alone, Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services was busy mediating real estate disputes.
Paradise was a buyer/seller/real estate broker dispute, Jackson California had a non disclosure dispute between the buyer and seller over water runoff. Amador County has a new easement issues among neighbors. Sonora Superior Court in Tuolumne County had a neighbor vs neighbor dispute where a restraining order was placed and a landlord tenant issue over non-payment that exceeded $7,500.
When populations increase conflict will occur. Attorneys will be the gateway to those conflicts.
Today both the courts and the legal system are offering Alternative Dispute Resolution to those conflicts with both Mediation and Arbitration as an alternative to costly litigation and saving time to those in conflict. Often the courts may be backed up for months and the anger, resentment in conflicts cannot wait for the judicial system.
The Gold Country or the Mother Lode of California will continue to see increased populations with new subdivisions, new storefronts and naturally disputes will occur.
It is the wise community both in the legal and real estate community that offers both private and court appointed opportunities to resolve conflict and mediation does play a large role in settlement and resolve.
Jim W Hildreth is a Mediator who's focus is real estate disputes and his home is in Sonora, CA. His boyhood was in Sutter Creek, Jackson and Grass Valley.
Migrations of emigrants followed the "Gold Fever" from the 1800's.
Today a new migration wave in the Gold Country is the urban dweller who seeks a better lifestyle and a desire for a simpler life of the white picket fence, acreage and a place to retire or raise a family.
With that wave came a real estate boom starting in the 1970's.
Large acreage parcels were subdivided creating acre lots or less and the demand for commercial retail for the new storefront was the new enterprise.
With those changes and migrations of the urban dweller have created disputes involving real estate.
This week alone, Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services was busy mediating real estate disputes.
Paradise was a buyer/seller/real estate broker dispute, Jackson California had a non disclosure dispute between the buyer and seller over water runoff. Amador County has a new easement issues among neighbors. Sonora Superior Court in Tuolumne County had a neighbor vs neighbor dispute where a restraining order was placed and a landlord tenant issue over non-payment that exceeded $7,500.
When populations increase conflict will occur. Attorneys will be the gateway to those conflicts.
Today both the courts and the legal system are offering Alternative Dispute Resolution to those conflicts with both Mediation and Arbitration as an alternative to costly litigation and saving time to those in conflict. Often the courts may be backed up for months and the anger, resentment in conflicts cannot wait for the judicial system.
The Gold Country or the Mother Lode of California will continue to see increased populations with new subdivisions, new storefronts and naturally disputes will occur.
It is the wise community both in the legal and real estate community that offers both private and court appointed opportunities to resolve conflict and mediation does play a large role in settlement and resolve.
Jim W Hildreth is a Mediator who's focus is real estate disputes and his home is in Sonora, CA. His boyhood was in Sutter Creek, Jackson and Grass Valley.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Paradise, CA; It actually is Paradise!
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services was asked to be a mediator in Paradise over a real estate dispute.
The dispute was between buyer and seller. Hildreth based in Sonora was selected for his Real Estate knowledge in settling real estate disputes and his neutrality of the parties and community.
Spending 24 hours in Paradise CA with the parties and the community and the county of Butte, was enjoyable.
The dispute was between buyer and seller. Hildreth based in Sonora was selected for his Real Estate knowledge in settling real estate disputes and his neutrality of the parties and community.
Spending 24 hours in Paradise CA with the parties and the community and the county of Butte, was enjoyable.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Amador County Superior Court
Jim W Hildreth Mediator was appointed to act as a mediator, "Neutral" for a County of Amador, Superior Court Dispute.
Hildreth is based in Sonora, and works closely with multiple courts in Northern California. He also works closely with the legal community and disputes involving real estate.
Hildreth is based in Sonora, and works closely with multiple courts in Northern California. He also works closely with the legal community and disputes involving real estate.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Alternative Dispute Resolution its Present & Future
Alternative Dispute Resolution its Present & Future
Nearly five years ago, I had the opportunity to take the basic course of mediation through UC Berkeley Extension and Mediator Ron Kelly.
The room was filled with attorneys students who sought a alternative to the route of litigation.
For me, it was a opportunity of using 33 years as a California Real Estate Broker and with an interest
in applying decades of experience and applying it to disputes involving real estate.
For the past decade, a trend seem to be occurring that the job market for lawyers was getting tighter.
I recall a conversation with an attorney who stated to me it was more cost effective hiring an attorney than a secretary.
I read articles that in the past five years and every year, more and more people graduate from law school and there are fewer and fewer jobs.
A recent article in Yahoo news talked of the shrinking job picture for judges.
Recently a article caught my interest that this is a “Gaping Hole” in the Legal Services for the middle class as it applies to targeted mass foreclosures and debt collection suits.
The article written University law professor Larry Ribstein thinks a change in lawyer regulations could help middle class defendants.
His thought was that he suggest favoring, a legal service sector regulation based on certification rather than licensing. In his view, a law license isn't necessarily needed to provide all kinds of legal help.
In my experience this may be the case with Alternative Dispute Resolution or mediation where both attorney and non-attorneys have blended their people and mediation skills in acting as “neutrals” and having parties craft settlements vs tying the hands of local courts.
A small rural county East of San Francisco, Tuolumne County has seen in excess of 75% settlement rates with a pilot Alternative Dispute Resolution program funded by a initial grant by Judicial Council of California AOC. In six months, that is over 100 cases that offered the public alternative and freeing time for the judicial officers.
Ribstein elaborated in an article with the American Bar Association Journal. “I'm not suggesting that we completely deregulate the practice of law”, I think the problem is not too much regulation or too little regulation, but that we are linked into a single business model that cant evolve.”
Perhaps one avenue is to combine law practice with nonlegal services.
This may be a good match for Alternative Dispute Resolution or Mediation.
Its a concept that is worthy of discussion in our law schools and the many who serve local community boards where mediation plays a increased role.
Its a concept that should be discussed with local bar associations and clearly adopted and supported with leaders such as the Alameda County Bar Association in Oakland, CA where both the legal and non-legal have established a bond in membership.
Its a concept that should be discussed openly for consideration at the 2010 Conference of Delegates
for non- partisan solutions to law related issues for the benefits of Californians.
Furthermore its a opportunity for the California AOC to consider long term funding vs seed money on the value of Alternative Dispute Resolution-Mediation on a local level.
The demand of conflict will increase, more parties will turn to Pro-Per and small claims, many attorneys will suggest that cases under $25,000 may not be cost effective and suggest mediation.
The present and future of mediation and demand for disputes and the overcrowding of our courtrooms
may bring about healthy changes, solutions for the future of opportunities for both those who are licensed attorneys and those who have been certified with non-legal services.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator.
Real Estate Mediation Services
http://www.RealEstateMediation.org
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