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Determine When Should a Case Go To a Personal Injury Mediator

If you have a client who has been in a car accident recently, you should consult with a Houston personal injury mediator to determine whether mediation is a better venue. Personal injury cases that go to litigation are notoriously complex and...

Why Should Contract Disputes Go Through Mediation?

Rather than allowing the issue to escalate to litigation, many attorneys are advising their clients about the potential results available through mediation. For a number of Houston contract disputes, it makes sense to recommend this alternative to...

What Kinds of Cases Does a Construction Mediator Help With?

Construction is its own complex industry with norms, rules, and construction-specific issues at play. That’s why retaining a Houston construction mediator ensures that you’re working with someone who understands the complicated nature of most...

Top Three Tips to Resolve Houston Trade Secret Dispute

Mediation is more likely to be successful when you’re prepared for it properly. What follows are some of the top tips for getting your client ready for mediation when you are involved in a Houston trade secret dispute. Doing your homework ahead of...

Linking Discrimination and Wrongful Termination

In many states, an employee can be terminated for no reason whatsoever. However, this does not mean that it is legal to terminate employees for reasons that are against the laws of the nation. Wrongful termination in Texas, if linked to...

Difference Between Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace

Many employees fail to realize that there is a difference in harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Under federal and state regulations, it is unlawful to discriminate against or harass someone that works for the employer. Below are...

Preparing for the Opening Session with a Wrongful Termination Mediator

Mediation for wrongful termination claims and other legal matters is used quite often. Mediation is a way for the employer and an employee involved in a wrongful termination suit to come to an agreement during mediation instead of going through a...

How do I Start a Wrongful Termination Case in Texas?

In today’s world, there are laws that protect people from being terminated from a job for unlawful reasons. If an employee feels that he/she was fired without good cause, then the employee needs to contact a reputable lawyer to talk about the...

How to Identify a Good Wrongful Termination Mediator?

No one wants to be engaged in a legal dispute over wrongful termination, and this is why parties on both sides may see the benefit to mediation. Mediation takes the conflict outside of court and empowers the parties to work together under the...

The Basics of Employment Discrimination

There are protections in place for employees regarding discrimination in the workplace. Since the civil rights movement, state and federal governments have created and enacted a variety of laws that prohibit employers from discriminating against...