Do You Know What Information Zoom Has About Your Communications? Mediators, arbitrators, litigators, and parties are rightly concerned about the confidentiality of communications. Mediators rely on the mediation confidentiality protections in the California Evidence Code, sections 1119 et seq, and litigators and arbitrators rely on confidentiality agreements. Today, many of us are using online […]
Tips For Using Zoom For Remote Mediation Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been conducting remote mediations with Zoom. Based on my experience with Zoom, I have collected tips for mediators, attorneys, clients, and other persons who will be participating in remote mediations conducted via Zoom. While a number of other […]
Remote ADR Is An Effective Way To Resolve Disputes At A Time When COVID-19 Has Shuttered Courts And Delayed Legal Procedures. The COVID-19 Task Force of the Orange County, California Bar and the ADR Section of the Bar jointly hosted a Zoom webinar on August 14, 2020 about the effective use of remote mediation. […]
"Nuts and Bolts of Videoconference Dispute Resolution in the Time of Covid-19." With remarkable speed, mediators, arbitrators, judges, and attorneys have learned to use videoconferencing as a work tool. Back in March, after we began "sheltering in place" in California, I drafted an article on the "Nuts and Bolts of Videoconference Dispute Resolution in […]