Margaret
Huff Mediation
Listen. . . Communicate. . .
Move to Solutions.____________________________________________________________________________
Margaret Huff Mediation PO Box 121951 Nashville TN 37212-1951
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Margaret M. ("Marnie") Huff
- experienced
- Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator
- alternative dispute resolution services (ADR)
- custom designed ADR services for businesses, organizations, and individuals in Tennessee
- conflict resolution services include mediation, arbitration, collaborative problem solving, and consulting on workplace conflict management
Read more about the Nashville TN ADR firm, Margaret Huff Mediation. Contact Marnie at 615-812-5557 or email Margaret Huff Mediation.
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ADR News and Reports, a selection of national, state and local news of interest to Tennessee attorneys, mediators and arbitrators.
- TN Gov. Haslam has proclaimed Feb. 14, 2014 as Mediation Day in Tennessee.
- In January 2014, the Tennessee Bar Association and others commented on proposed amendments to Rule31governing the conduct of mediators.
- The New York County Court's Commercial Division Advisory Council recommended that the Court adopt a pilot program for mandatory mediation in 1 out of 5 new commercial cases. The Court's Task force on Commercial Litigation in the 21st Century had found that mediation was underutilized in commercial cases, despite the potential to resolve disputes and reduce discovery disputes.
- Why mediate a probate case? A British solicitor suggests 10 reasons to mediate in a January 2014 online posting.
- Do clients prefer negotiation, mediation, non-binding arbitration, binding arbitration, jury trials, or judge trials? In a recent study, law professor Donna Shetowsky finds that litigants preferred mediation, judge trials, and attorney negotiations with the clients present. Read Shetowsky's law review article, The Psychology of Procedural Preference: How Litigants Evaluate Legal Procedures Ex Ante.
- ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's annual Spring Conference will be April 2-5, 2013 in Miami FL.
- A new resource on planned early dispute resolution (PEDR) for mediators, negotiators and their clients is the webpage created by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's PEDR Task Force. The webpage includes a link to a Planned Early Dispute Resolution User Guide.
- Public Service Announcements on mediation: Check out these ABA Section of Dispute Resolution public service announcements on "Mediation. Efficient. Effective. Economical." - "Play Nice" and "Equal Levels."
For details and more ADR news and reports, go to our web pages on ADR News/Reports and TN ADR Caselaw Update.
Marnie Huff is an elected member of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Council and co-chairs the Section's Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Institute. She is Co-Chair of the Nashville Bar Association ADR Committee, past Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section and a founding member of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators.
