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Resolving Conflicts between Properties with an Old Tool: Collaborative Land Use Easements

As an experienced litigator or real estate lawyer, what are your available strategies if you encounter situations like these? Noise, dust, and vibrations from an operating gravel quarry have not impacted the surrounding ranches, but a housing developer seeks land…

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Pandemic Arbitration

I try jury trials. I also try arbitrations. Unfortunately, anyone expecting to talk to a jury this year is likely out of luck. Although a small number of social-distanced jury trials were attempted in 2020, for the most part they were…

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Evolving ADR: Remote Mediations, Silver Linings and Adapting

As we approach a full year of pandemic-driven shutdown orders, it’s easy to focus on what we miss with online mediation – in-person get togethers. We don’t sit across the table, walk together down hallways, or share a cup of…

Cooperative Federalism in Class Actions

A computer maker knows that its laptops will break after a few months because of a manufacturing problem, but sells them without disclosing the problem or its effects. Can people who bought the laptops in California recover under the…

BASF Mediation Services Welcomes Back Dr. Urs Martin Laeuchli

After a brief time traveling and working abroad, Dr. Urs Martin Laeuchli is returning to BASF’s Bay Area Mediation Services panel. Dr. Laeuchli is an international attorney with over twenty years’ experience in ADR. He mediates international commercial, insurance, real estate, family, education, and…

BASF Mediation Services Panelists: A Wide Spectrum of Skills

Do you have cases ripe for mediation? Below you will find a selection of some the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Mediation Services panelists and their areas of expertise. BASF mediators can assist with almost any type of dispute,…

Learn from the Best, Sharpen Your Skills to Become a Mediator

Ron Kelly: Best trainer in all of Northern California from Bar Association of San Francisco on Vimeo. Sign up for this widely acclaimed 40-hour Mediator Certificate training and learn the skills and confidence to resolve almost any dispute in just five days.…

BASF’s ADR Department Greets Delegation from China

In September, the International Law Institute from Washington, D.C., hosted 25 members of the China Law Society (CLS) on their multi-city tour to consult with representatives from Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs. CLS is an academic organization involved in developing,…

BASF Welcomes Kevin Haroff to the Bay Area Mediation Services Panel

Kevin T. Haroff is the San Francisco managing partner of the national environmental and business litigation firm Marten Law. A litigator and mediator, he holds degrees from Cornell University’s Law School and Graduate School of Management. Haroff has helped resolve…

Housing Dispute? Handle it Quickly Online

Housing disputes emerge daily across San Francisco and the Bay Area. Escalating roommate disagreements, behavioral problems that disrupt a housing community, and unlawful detainer legal actions—blended with the most expensive rental prices in the United States—make for a perfect storm.…

Preparing for the Inevitable: BASF’s Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program

Fee disputes are inevitable. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a solo practitioner or a partner at an Am Law 100 firm—if you are charging a fee for your services, you are going to have a client who complains about the…

Conflict Resolution to Support Kids’ Learning: The San Francisco Unified School District Partners with the Bar Association of San Francisco

Shiela comes to the school one day and sees her son’s speech language pathologist with a baby. She discovers that the pathologist had been out on maternity leave. She is extremely upset that this was not communicated to her. The…

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