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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“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 →
Mediation Goes to the Movies
By David Hoffman Mediators often say that our services would be more widely used if people saw mediation on TV or in →
Follow the Science: Proven Strategies for Reducing Unconscious Bias
By David Hoffman and Helen Winter [The following is adapted from an article with the same title to be published in the Harvard →
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 →
The Use of NDAs in Workplace Sexual Misconduct Cases: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By Jody Newman Having spent decades representing victims in sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault cases, I came to see the →
Workplace DEI Efforts: Diversity Theater or Genuine Progress?
By Jody L. Newman As an employment lawyer and mediator, with decades of experience representing employees seeking redress in discrimination cases, I watched →