The Time Has Come for the Uniform Collaborative Law Act
David A. Hoffman For 14 years, a bill has languished in the Legislature that would help divorcing couples part ways peaceably and →
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Recent Developments in Arbitration: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater (Part II)
By David Hoffman [Last month’s blog post described the growing use of mandatory arbitration in employment and consumer disputes and expressed concern →
“It Was Twenty Years Ago Today”: Perspectives on the Passing of a Great Law Firm
By David Hoffman On December 7, 2002, the partners at Hill & Barlow – a venerable, 107-year-old Boston law firm – voted →
Communications Guidelines
By David A. Hoffman In a recent family-business mediation, I was asked by the family members to help them develop a communications →
The End of Roe v. Wade: An Appalling Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
By David A. Hoffman When I was 19 years old, my 17-year-old girlfriend got pregnant. It was 1966, and abortion was illegal. →
In Praise of Mediation Observers
By David Hoffman Like many mediators, I am asked from time to time by mediators-in-training whether they might observe one of my →
Law as a Spiritual Practice
By David A. Hoffman If you are reading these words, thank you! You have gotten past the title, which for some people →