Blog

The attorneys at Bell, Davis & Pitt are committed to staying current in our respective areas of practice. We maintain this blog to serve as an additional resource for our clients and our communities. Our aim is to provide useful and thoughtful content for anyone in search of information in these areas.

Visit one of our topic-centric pages, or keep scanning for a collective of posts from all of our areas of focus. If you have ideas for posts, comments, or suggestions, please reach out to one of our authors.

Colleen Byers Jason James mediation presentation

Colleen Byers and Jason James to Present "Effective Advocacy in Mediation and Arbitration"

June 13, 2019
Mediation & Arbitration Blog Firm News
Colleen Byers and Jason James, both attorneys and mediators at Bell, Davis & Pitt, will present on "Effective Advocacy in Mediation and Arbitration" to Forsyth County Bar Association members on Monday, July 8. Attendees will receive a 1-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit.  This session will explore how to make the most of mediation and arbitration on behalf of your clients, including:

Colleen Byers to Present "Practical Techniques for Being the Calm within the Storm"

May 23, 2019
Mediation & Arbitration Blog Firm News
Bell, Davis & Pitt attorney Colleen Byers will present on “Practical Techniques for Being the Calm within the Storm,” as well as lead a Yoga for Lawyers session, at the NC Bar Association's Collaborative Practice Continuing Legal Education (CLE) conference, being held June 19–20 in Asheville.  During her presentation, Colleen will share techniques for:
Marc Gustafson Employment Law Mediator

Full-Time Mediator Should Not Be a Retirement Plan

April 30, 2019
Marc E. Gustafson
Mediation & Arbitration Blog
I’ve heard from fellow lawyers more than a few times: “I’m just going to get my mediation certification so I can start building my mediation practice for when I’m ready to slow down.”  Having mediated for a few years now, these statements make my skin crawl. Being a mediator is often thought of as just that.  A nice way to transition out of an active litigation process and toward retirement.  Or, said another way, slowing down.  I think that mentality, which is fairly pervasive among lawyers, does a disservice to the mediation process.
be flexible and expect change

11 Parenting Tips for an Amicable Divorce

February 22, 2019
Robin J. Stinson
Divorce & Family Law Blog
You no longer live with each other. You may not even like each other. But you are parents for life. The way you and your former partner behave around each other and your children can create a life of uncertainly and chaos, or a life of emotional stability and security.  What follows are a series of “tips” for how you and your partner can forge a path for your children to live with a sense of the latter — emotional stability and security. These suggestions are based on handling more than 1,000 divorce and separation cases during the past 34 years practicing law.

Blogs

Categories

Topics