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Online Dispute Resolution: A Modern ADR Approach Effective Dispute Resolution in the Health Care Industry: Progress and Opportunities Mediating Family and Divorce Cases in Louisiana Casenote: Arbitration LegierCo haystack NO Mag Aug09 8/12/09 4:37 PM Page 1 The Needle In A Haystack how we can help you file Ask Claims utilizing BP Oil Spill the latest court-supervised settlement methodology. Complex financial litigation cases often require the engagement of experts who can find “the needle in a haystack.” A substantial edge is gained when you have Legier & Company’s Forensic & Investigative CPA and Expert Witness Group on your team to help you find obscured financial facts that build and prove stronger cases. 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Breaux .................................................................................................178 Association Actions .............. 194 Practice Management........... 202 Effective Dispute Resolution in the Health Care Industry: Progress and Opportunities Lawyers Assistance .............. 203 By R. Christopher Martin ......................................................................................182 Focus on Professionalism .... 204 Puzzle ................................... 206 Mediating Family and Divorce Cases in Louisiana By Charles N. Branton, Pamela N. Breedlove and Bobby Marzine Harges .........186 Discipline Reports................. 208 Recent Developments .......... 212 Casenote: Arbitration By the Publications Subcommittee of the La. Center for Law and Louisiana State Bar Association’s Ethics Advisory Committee .............................190 Civic Education ................. 230 Young Lawyers ..................... 232 Who’s Who in ADR 2014 Check out the separate supplement mailed with this issue! Judicial Notes ....................... 236 People .................................. 237 News..................................... 240 Classified .............................. 245 The Last Word ...................... 248 Also Inside Who’s Who Member Services.................. 174 in ADR Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline.. 206 2014 SOLACE ............................... 236 Advertisers’ Index ................. 247 Supplement to the Louisiana Bar Journal Volume 62, No. 3 Louisiana Bar Journal Vol. 62, No. 3 Who’s Who in ADR 2014 1 Louisiana Bar Journal Vol. 62, No. 3 171 ® Officers 2014-15 President Editorial Board Joseph L. (Larry) Shea, Jr. • (318)934-4017 Barry H. Grodsky Winfield E. 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