Mediation is a process in which a neutral person, the mediator, helps people involved in a dispute to negotiate effectively with each other, promotes constructive and creative bargaining tactics, brings the parties to closure, and ties down the settlement terms in writing. It is an area of expertise sanctioned by the American Bar Association and...Read More

There has been widespread national publicity given to several class action lawsuits concerning workplace discrimination over recent years, and it behooves all of us to re-examine the diversity programs of our businesses to determine if we have been successful in creating tolerant and understanding workplaces. As one of the most serious and challenging employment issues,...Read More

By Dalton B. Floyd, Jr. & Collin R. Jewell From an employer’s perspective, the ability to control and run a business is crucial, and this includes the right to fire or discharge employees of the company. If an employee has an “at-will” employment status, in most states, the employer may discharge the employee at any...Read More

A Power of Attorney is simply a power given to an Agent by a Principal to allow the Agent to act on behalf of the Principal. One of the problems with the Standard Power of Attorney is that the Power is valid only to the extent that the Principal could have acted at the time...Read More

By Dalton Floyd, Jr. Over the years, we have examined some areas of liability that affect golf courses such as errant golf ball liability, lightning liability, soft spike liability, liquor liability, and premises liability. There is no “fool proof” way you can totally alleviate and prevent lawsuits from being filed against you. Just as golf...Read More