In most cases, the parties, their counsel, an insurance representative — if it involves an insurance issue — and someone with authority to settle the case.
In most cases, the parties, their counsel, an insurance representative — if it involves an insurance issue — and someone with authority to settle the case.
Judge Burke successfully mediated a complicated case with little chance of being resolved. He read every word of the parties' submissions, asked astute questions, and worked hard to find a path to resolution. Judge Burke communicated with the parties themselves - so that they felt they were important participants in working toward resolution. The case I thought was never going to settle, settled.
Robert W. Smyth, Jr., Esq.Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth