CONTENTS // August / September 2023
VOL . 22 , NO . 2
CONTENTS // August / September 2023
04 President ’ s Message Working Together By Amy B . Cheng community in the profession
08 3 Essential Topics to Discuss with Your Client Before Mediation
By Gregory J . Parent
12 Mediation : Effective Preparation & Communication By Joyce B . Klemmer
16 Consider the Special Master to Keep Your Cases Moving By Hon . Randy Rich
18 Unlocking Resolution : Exploring Best Practices , Benefits , and Pitfalls of Court-Ordered Mediation By Caitlin Livingston
22 Early Dispute Resolution & Our Business Cases By Andrew B . Flake
26 Staff Attorney Conference : A Hybrid Affair Following the DeKalb Courthouse Water Damage , Things We Learned at the Georgia Judicial Staff Attorney Conference . By Jacob O . Davis
ON THE COVER : This issue ' s ADR contributors include Gregory J . Parent , Hon . Randy Rich , David Root , Joyce B . Klemmer , Andrew B . Flake , and Caitlin Livingston
28 Book Review : Never Split the Difference By Carlos A . Fernandez
30 The Code of Abilene By David Root
membership
33 There & Back Again : A Note to Eversheds Sutherland By E . Tyron Brown
35 My Experience Working on the Atlanta Bar LRIS Panel By Jacqueline Taylor
36 The Atlanta Bar Wellness Committee : Changing of the Wellness Guard By Minerva A . Steele and Ashley M . Bowcott
38 The Legal Runaround 5k Run , Walk , & Trot
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42 Updates & Happenings
46 Bankruptcy Law Section
47 Dispute Resolution Section
47 Women in the Profession Section
COLUMNS
05 A Farewell to The Atlanta Lawyer ' s Jordan Coleman
05 Welcome to Our New Atlanta Bar Staffers