tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39695848564891590512011-08-21T05:02:23.294-07:00RTM was established not only to provide affordable mediation services, but also to educate the public, and to introduce the advantages and benefits of this alternative dispute resolution. In 2007 RTM merged with American Mediation and history in virtual alternative dispute resolution was made.Alex Dukhovnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642696973411238966noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969584856489159051.post-38758120563041480542009-10-12T18:46:00.000-07:002009-10-14T12:10:52.274-07:00

The 2009 Noble Peace Prize was awarded to President Barack Obama, "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The keyword being efforts. After the award was announced by the world media a frenzy broke out; and in this frenzy not many were in support of this decision. In my humble opinion it is all because of the keyword.Now I do not want

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This article is taken from Yahoo.comThis benefit should be the cornerstone of your retirement planning. The answers to these five questions will help you to get the most out of it.(Money Magazine) -- You've probably spent a lot of time sweating over your 401(k) and IRA. But have you given much thought to the way Social Security will fit into your retirement plans?You should. In fact, Social

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Recently I have been hired to assist in structuring a real estate deal. Should this not be the job or a real estate agent?A property buyer asked me to assist in structuring a purchase deal... well, scratch that, assist in assisting the two RE agents to come to a consensus over the real estate deal they are making. I was very skeptical. However, I realized that sometimes, when the parties cannot

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This is going to be a quick one.We finally launched a debt settlement service through an affiliate with superb statistics. I am very excited to be able to put my name on a product I trust and provide debt settlement services to new and existing clients in California.Take a look at it: http://www.rtmediation.com/debt_settlement.htmMore to come later.

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Apple announced today that they will be slicing prices on the full iPod line in order to compete with Zune and of course sell more product. Meanwhile, people are getting deeper and deeper in debt and are unable to resolve their lawsuits with creditors.I realize that this sounds like a broken record, but come on, isn't it time for us to stop listening to songs and start fixing our lives?

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Bankruptcy is a word we hear a lot these days. From TV commercials, to magazine ads and newspapers. Everyone is talking about bankruptcies. In general, I have no problem with someone in trouble filing for a bankruptcy. After all, Donald Trump did it. However, what does bother me is everyday people who get into a little bit of trouble and think that bankruptcy is the cure-all for all their

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Couple of days ago I had a client who was very worried that he did not have enough time to mediate his case and wanted to settle immediately. The terms were simple, the dispute was pretty straightforward and he did not care much about meeting the other side in person. So, I decided to do a virtual mediation and get things done via phone, fax and email. The client (defendant) was very sure about

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Today I decided to start a new discussion group on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2258694). This group focuses on educating and assisting people from all walks of life to resolve their disputes. Disputes happen every single day and most people have a pretty good handle on small problems which they are able to resolve them selves. However, sometimes an opinion from a third party can

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What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Well, in my case, the immovable object wins. However, if you cannot move this object then you must go around it.In my recent negotiation it seemed like all the moves were being made by the defendant and not the plaintiff. It took a little while to figure this out, but the reason for this paradox was due to the fact that the

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In the workplace arguments happen all the time. Bosses are not satisfied with the employees, employees are pissed of at the bosses, employees vs. employees, etc. Communication is the key, right?Let's say there is a company out there with a boss who wants to get quicker payments from the vendors. He or she poses a question to the billing department, "What do you think is going to expedite the

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I think somewhere around my last post I promised to write more often. Of course, I broke that promise. New policy: Don't make promises you cannot keep.Case in point - A potential mediation client of mine asked me what kind of guarantee can I give him that the case will get resolved and I answered, zero! He was very surprised that this was my answer, he straight out told me that he would never

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On Tuesday, Nov 4 the polls will open for our votes and although I am sure most of you already know for whom you will cast your vote, what is not clear, are all those propositions.In California there are quite a few important issues for us to consider, but the problem is that the media and everyone else for that matter is influencing our decisions. Let us take Prop 8, the proposition against gay

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This October, while all the kids will be going trick or treating, the adults will wonder just how much of their candy purchases should they put on the already full credit card. The scariest part about this holiday is that the fun must go on, but someone will have to pay.In the past few weeks I actually heard consumers telling me that they cannot settle with their creditors because they must spend

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It isn't often that I agree with president George Bush, but after hearing his short speech regarding the escalating situation in Georgia and a suggestion for an international mediation, I was impressed."...President Bush on Monday demanded that Russia end a 'dramatic and brutal escalation' of violence in Georgia, agree to an immediate cease-fire and accept international mediation to end the

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FresnoBee.com: California: Federal mediator to help resolve tribal dispute: "A federal mediator has been asked to resolve a San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians tribal membership dispute.The lineage of about 80 tribal members is at stake.Tribal Chairman Allen Lawson wrote the Bureau of Indian Affairs asking for mediation services to resolve feuding factions in the tribe, which operates the Valley

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It seem s that everyday someone will have somehow misunderstand as to what mediation really is. Day in and day out I have to come up with a easier to understand layman's term, which with every revision gets dumber and dumber.People seem to think that mediators are their to serve as a debt negotiator - no matter the case. Every time I get into heated negotiations over a debt, for instance, and a

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Over the past few months I spent a good amount of my mediation time concentrating on settling collection cases. These cases varied from simple credit card companies trying to collect from their debtors to complex B2B cases and everything in between. This is a short summary of my observations:The GoodPeople and companies are extremely receptive to settling their cases without resorting to the

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American Airlines, flight dispatchers to seek mediator 09:50 PM CDT on Thursday, July 24, 2008By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News tmaxon@dallasnews.com American Airlines Inc. and the union representing its flight dispatchers have agreed to jointly ask the National Mediation Board to become involved in their talks. American and the Transport Workers Union plan to submit their request for

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I am re-posting and article from MSN's Money website, but before you read one, remember that the best perk of a credit card, or a credit card company is that no matter how stuck you may think you are in your debt, you may always settle your case through mediation. As addictive as plastic-cocaine is, "rehab" is available.==============================If you purchase on plastic, you may have

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Finally! A website dedicated to providing consumers with accurate and free court summons response information.July 18, 2008 -- Right Triangle Mediation and American Mediation of Los Angeles County has launched a new public service website, www.SummonsHelp.com. In an effort to help consumers properly answer their court summonses and minimize the number of default judgment granted in plaintiff's

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The AP wire had this headline today, "Consumer confidence sinks to lowest level in five years." What they are talking about is the fact that the consumers stopped spending money, thus sending our economy on a very quick downfall. Meanwhile, President Bush had issued a $600 check to be sent along with the tax returns - for who ever qualifies, but in fact, in the above referenced article, that

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It has been quite a long time since my last Blog entry. Is it because I had nothing to say? Is it because I did not want to say anything? Or is it because I forgot? Yes, forgot. I always wondered how people could forget to take care of something important, something that seems impossible to neglect. Paying your bills, picking up your kid from school, going to an interview or getting legal help.

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First and foremost, since my last post was on Thanksgiving, please allow me to say Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and a Happy New Year! - I hope I did not forget anyone.Over the holidays I found my self in a very interesting dilemma. I was following up on a few cases I had mediated, but not yet settled and ran into a problem. It appeared that I had absolutely no problem of getting

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Every year around this time I cannot help myself, but to remember a pro-bono mediation I had at the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office. Two neighbours were fighting over the fate of an innocent rooster who just happened to live in the the heart of Santa Monica. Not to make a long story, the plaintiff, who did not like being woken up by the rooster every morning suggested that it would be served

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For the past few months I have been in desperate need of a reliable and professional court researcher. Good help is hard to find. I am really loosing my respect for humanity. People who are supposed to run professional and respectable businesses are extremely unreliable. It even goes beyond that, most of them simply lack courtesy. I am not talking about something extreme, nor am I being picky. It

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The Daily Record, a Maryland publication has posted an interesting article about mediation in business conflicts. At the risk of being redundant, instead of giving you my opinion and review, I will simply give you the link to the article. It's full of mediation goodness:http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=3370&type=UTTMFeel free to comment and of course view all of the Services available

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A federal mediator has been brought in to mediate the Writer's Guild Strike. Sadly, it wasn't me. This dispute is a very common medium for a mediation. Unions have used federal mediators for years to help them settle strikes. Of course, Jimmy Hoffa wasn't that lucky. From a mediator's standpoint, I must say that the task for the neutral in this dispute could workout in two ways. Either very easy

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A couple of minutes ago I got off a phone call with a new client, or what I hope is going to be the new client. This Mr. X was extremely sceptical of me, mediation and how I can help him resolve his $10,000 debt. In fact, he was so reluctant to share information with me that he did not event want to give me his name in the beginning. Of course, initially I thought, well here's another wacko, but

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Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title. ~From Scooby-DooScooby-Doo is right, we really try not to go in anywhere where it is scary, spooky or forbidden, but then why do we always like to bring our matters into court? When asked, the majority of people is terrified of standing in front of the judge - terrified. And even so, we still end

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My heart goes out to everyone who was effected by the recent California fires.It happened before, the '94 earthquakes, '03 fire, Catrina and other unfortunate disasters, which caused us millions in dollars and moral devastation. There is no question in my mind that after all the fires are put out in Sand Diego, Malibu, Riverside, Antelope Valley and everywhere and anywhere else the scorcher took

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Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.~ Benjamin FranklinThis quote was true then and it is true now; however, I think that it may use, as so many of our things today, an upgrade. In this world nothing is certain but death, taxes and debt. In the Menshealth.com article titled, "Is Your City a Debt Trap?" The writer grades the cities of the USA depending on their

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