by Treblaw | Oct 3, 2017 | Mediation
“A good lawyer makes a living, a great lawyer makes a difference.” Preet Bharara – September 26, 2017.With our society mired in fractionalized discord. When people can no longer talk with each other. When positions replace interests. When no matter what happened, my...
by Treblaw | Oct 2, 2017 | Litigation
Image description: Chris Trebatoski and Haben Girma dancing at the House of Blues in New Orleans. Chris and Haben are in the process of completing a dance move known as a wrap turn. Their fingertips are touching to guide the turn. Both are smiling and enjoying the...
by Treblaw | Sep 19, 2017 | Mediation
When I first graduated from law school more than thirty years ago, I always viewed the dispute resolution provisions contained in contracts between business partners or businesses with continuing relationships to be a necessary evil to muddle through before the...
by Treblaw | Sep 14, 2017 | Mediation
I have been a trial lawyer for more than thirty-three years. For the first twenty-seven of those years I trusted every jury I stood in front of to listen to the evidence, follow the judge’s instructions and reach results based upon what was presented at trial. Five...
by Treblaw | Jul 10, 2017 | Mediation
There was a time – not so long ago – when Americans believed in truth and the viability of American institutions. We can all see from the national political discourse – one cannot call it dialog because that assumes two sides listening to each other – that what was...