Ah, that unforgettable line uttered by Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. As a matrimonial attorney, this is what it feels like we deal with quite often.
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How Not to Settle Your Case – Part II
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Last year, I wrote on this blog about “How to Not Settle Your Case.” This case on the heels of several months of “interesting”, to say the least,…
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Enter the Realm of Reasonableness
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Yesterday, I blogged about the illusory "final offer", noting that most cases settle. The reason for that is that there is a realm of reason, a range if you will,
This Is My Final Offer, Except When It's Not
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This is my final offer!!! Don’t you just love the ultimatum, the line in the sand, the threat of Armageddon if capitulation is not immediately at hand? I sure do. Is
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The Never Ending Negotiation – Death By A Thousand Paper Cuts
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Several years ago, I posted a blog entitled "Some Times You Just Have to Try a Case." In that post, I discussed that there are some times where a litigant
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No One Ever Just Says That Their Client Changed Their Mind
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I sit here stewing on this overcast Friday because the other side reneged on the settlement in two matters, after we believed we were all but resolved in both. Whether
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Putting A Stop to Threatening, Bad Faith Negotiations
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Recently, I was involved in a negotiation that seemed, for the first time, to be moving in the right direction. However, at one point when it was getting toward the
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How to Not Settle Your Case
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Having just experienced several months of "interesting", to say the least, negotiations on several matters, it got me thinking about creating a list of things to do if you really
4 Way Conferences – They Are Not Only for Final Settlement
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I have to admit it. I have not always been a fan of the 4-way conference. Often, they have been the bastion of bad behavior, posturing and often just not as productive
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Creating "Settlement Anxiety" at Mediation – Is It Fair When One Party is Acting Unreasonably?
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Last year, I blogged on this topic after I was at a mediation where the mediator, when telling us his assessment of my client’s case, said that he was creating "settlement