Guest Bloggers
From time to time, I’ll host guests who will blog or dialogue.
David B. River On Ethics, Mediators and Lawyers
David is on the Board of the New Mexico Mediation Association, and is a full-time mediator in Santa Fe, New Mexico while finishing up a Masters Degree in Dispute Resolution with the University of Massachusetts. You can find out more about him and his practice at his firm’s website, River & Cadiz Mediation Services, www.rivercadiz.com.
He’ll guest blog about ethical issues mediators face with bi-weekly posts over a two-month (or so) period, beginning the week of July 10th, 2006. Earlier, I posted a link to David’s article, In Pursuit of Justice: Lawyers and Mediators Negotiating Identity (see the March 31, 2006 post titled “Those ‘Other’ Conflict Specialists ….” or use the SEARCH function in this blog). The article is published in the Vol. 5 No. 1, Winter 2006 issue, Family Mediation Quarterly — here’s an updated link to the full article: http://www.rivercadiz.com/Articles/FamilyMediationQuarterly-InPursuitofJustice.pdf.
Rawle Andrews Jr. of Andrews & Bowe, Washington, DC On Ethics, Mediators and Lawyers
Mr. Andrews was honored as the 2006 Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by the District of Columbia Bar Association. In addition to his law practice, he is an American Arbitration Association Neutral. Rawle will guest blog about ethical issues alternating with Guest Blogger David E. River, with bi-weekly posts over a two-month (or so) period, beginning on July 17th, 2006.
He practices in the areas of business, commercial, and regulatory matters, including business torts, employment law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, contracts, and mortgage and real estate controversies. He also specializes in insurance coverage disputes, all phases of ADR, and government relations. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Bar Association. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Andrews is frequent author and lecturer on business and employment law issues; a fellow of the Center for International Legal Studies, a nonprofit research institute headquartered in Salzburg, Austria; a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; a member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Alumni Association; and a participating pro bono attorney to AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly.
His firm’s website is: http://www.lobbylawfirm.com/.
