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In Harm's Way? Family Mediation And The Role Of The Attorney Advocate, Mary Pat Treuthart
In Harm's Way? Family Mediation And The Role Of The Attorney Advocate, Mary Pat Treuthart
Golden Gate University Law Review
The first part of this article presents some background information about mediation and the current mediation trend, emphasizes that the use of mediation is dangerous and inappropriate when one disputant has been abused by the other, and identifies potential problems for women which may be created by family mediation. The second part of this article focuses on the role and responsibilities of the attorney advocate when the client chooses, or is compelled, to mediate, with particular attention to the special concerns involved in representing battered women. In the scholarly literature, much time and energy has been devoted to issues addressed …
La Ricusazione Dell'arbitro Nella Legge E Nella Giurisprudenza Tedesche, Valerio Sangiovanni
La Ricusazione Dell'arbitro Nella Legge E Nella Giurisprudenza Tedesche, Valerio Sangiovanni
Valerio Sangiovanni
No abstract provided.
Authority And Contemporary International Arbitration, Tony Cole
Authority And Contemporary International Arbitration, Tony Cole
Louisiana Law Review
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Attorneys As Arbitrators, Adam C. Pritchard, Stephen J. Choi, Jill E. Fisch
Attorneys As Arbitrators, Adam C. Pritchard, Stephen J. Choi, Jill E. Fisch
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We study the role of attorneys as arbitrators in securities arbitration. We find that arbitrators who also represent brokerage firms or brokers in other arbitrations award significantly less compensation to investor-claimants than do other arbitrators. We find no significant effect for attorney-arbitrators who represent investors or both investors and brokerage firms. The relation between representing brokerage firms and arbitration awards remains significant even when we control for political outlook. Arbitrators who donate money to Democratic political candidates award greater compensation than do arbitrators who donate to Republican can-didates. We also study the dynamics of panel interaction. We find that the …