Danette Ross Watson of West Texas Community Mediation Center in Big Spring, TX, joined Fran Brochstein of Familylaw4u.com, and Mac and Natalia of OPLawyers.org and InstantMediations.com, to discuss school truancy mediation. When a child is absent from school too often, that child will suffer academically in ways that hurt their educational opportunities for life. In […]
PART 1: Hints Pro Ses (Non-lawyers) Should Remember When Attenting Mediation
Fran Brochstein, a Texas-based mediator at familylaw4u.com, discusses common hints for people who don’t have lawyers: 1. Mediations are binding. 2. You’ll need to “paper” the case yourself; mediators typically do not do this act. 3. Research the law and talk to a lawyer. 4. Mediator is not your lawyer; even if they are a […]
Mediation As An Initial Option to Many Legal Disputes
A question I typically ask parties at the beginning of a mediation session is whether or not they had mediated before. The common response is no. But when it is a yes, I often learn that the party had previously participated at mediation at the direction of their attorney and/or by order of a court. […]
March 2021 Decision-Making in Mediations – A Book Review
Mediator and InstantMediations.com Advisor Fran Brochstein, whose mediation experience spans decades, provides mediation tips to mediators and parties engaged in dispute resolution. She is based in Marble Falls, Texas and can mediate online with parties from anywhere. Contact her through her site Familylaw4u.com at Fran@Familylaw4u.com. If you have any suggestions for future columns, please feel free to contact […]
February 2021 Negotiations in Mediations
Mediator and InstantMediations.com Advisor Fran Brochstein, whose mediation experience spans decades, provides mediation tips to mediators and parties engaged in dispute resolution. She is based in Marble Falls, Texas and can mediate online with parties from anywhere. Contact her through her site Familylaw4u.com at Fran@Familylaw4u.com. If you have any suggestions for future columns, please feel free to contact […]
January 2021 Tips by Fran – New Year Reflections on Zoom Mediations After 2020
Mediator and InstantMediations.com Advisor Fran Brochstein, whose mediation experience spans decades, provides mediation tips to mediators and parties engaged in dispute resolution. She is based in Marble Falls, Texas and can mediate online with parties from anywhere. Contact her through her site Familylaw4u.com at Fran@Familylaw4u.com. If you have any suggestions for future columns, please feel free to contact […]
DANIELLE COMEAUX (TEXAS)
Attorney Danielle Comeaux offers professional mediation services to individuals & companies. Continue reading profile on mediator map…
Texas
General Overview of Mediations in Texas Texas mediations involve mediators helping parties resolve disputed claims in many various areas of areas. Whether the issues deal with family, probate, insurance, or personal injury, or it’s related to basic civils cases involving contracts or real property, Texas mediators help resolve an infinite variety of suits outside of […]
December 2020 Tips by Fran – Mediator Communications
Mediator and InstantMediations.com Advisor Fran Brochstein, whose mediation experience spans decades, provides mediation tips to mediators and parties engaged in dispute resolution. She is based in Marble Falls, Texas and can mediate online with parties from anywhere. Contact her through her site Familylaw4u.com at Fran@Familylaw4u.com. If you have any suggestions for future columns, please feel free to contact […]
2020 Peacebuilding Community Award for Volunteerism
In spring 2020, when covid-19 shut everything down in Southeast Texas, including the ability to host in-person mediations, we went to work helping volunteer mediators at the Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center. Our aim was to help them help their clients work on resolving pending legal disputes in a time of uncertainty. In those early […]