Hats have had a long and varied history in our country. They have been a necessity for some (hard hats, beekeepers’ hats, motorcycle...

We like it when things are predictable, known, and foreseeable. We like things to be the same. We rarely like change, and we don’t always...

I am often asked who should come to mediation. The answer is easy - it depends. While we, as lawyers, frequently give that answer to our...

Let’s face it. Most of us are not good listeners. As lawyers, we become adept at hearing what we need in a given situation, whether it’s...

Environmental compliance and litigation involve an alphabet soup of agencies and laws. Regardless of the scheme, the overarching policies...

I think it is fair to say that virtually every civil case is right for mediation. Mediation is merely using the services of an...

At the recent Academy Awards, tuxedos and evening gowns had little impact on the dignity of the proceedings. In case you somehow missed...

The Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution (which is made up of justices, judges, practitioners, and mediators) approved...

Mediation is helpful in any type of dispute. Few cases couldn’t benefit from mediation. The success of a mediation is not wholly...

There are lots of opportunities for unreasonable people to be an obstacle to a compromise settlement. When discussing this topic,...

By: R. Cooper Shattuck and H. Harold Stephens The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on virtually everyone, and lawyers are no...

By: R. Cooper Shattuck and H. Harold Stephens Breakout rooms allow you to seamlessly split your Zoom mediation into separate virtual...

You know the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them for you. We don’t see much of that in litigation, except turned on its...

Remote mediation is a whole new world! In a webinar held on September 17, 2021, Harold Stephens and Cooper Shattuck explored the changes,...

While serving as General Counsel of The University of Alabama System, Cooper Shattuck co-authored this article with Lee Armstrong,...